Tulsa
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Golden Hurricane Faces Arkansas-Pine Bluff Tonight
12/3/2019 2:54:00 PM | Men's Basketball
| GAME #8: TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE (6-1) vs. ARKANSAS - PINE BLUFF (1-5) | |
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| Date/Time: | Wednesday • Dec. 4, 2019 • 7:00 p.m. (CT) |
| Site: | Donald W. Reynolds Center (8,355) • Tulsa, Okla. |
| Coaches: | Tulsa – Frank Haith (Elon '88), 5th year UAPB – George Ivory (Mississippi Valley St. '86), 12th year |
| TV: | ESPN3 |
| Radio: | Big Country 99.5 FM (Bruce Howard & J.R. Rollo) |
| Live Stats: | Live Stats |
| Series: | First Meeting |
| Twitter: | @TUMBasketball | @TulsaHurricane |
| Instagram: | TulsaMBasketball |
| Game Notes: | Tulsa (PDF) |
THE GAME
• This is the second meeting between Tulsa and Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
• The game is the first home game of a three game home stand in the month of December for the Hurricane.
• The Golden Lions are 1-5 on the season … Arkansas-Pine Bluff's only win has come against Champion Christian while the losses have come at South Florida, Kansas State and against Gonzaga.
THE SERIES
• Tulsa has a 1-0 series lead against the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
• The only meeting between the two teams came on 11/27/1999 as Tulsa took the win 97-45 at home.
THE LAST GAME
• Tulsa won their first road game of the season against Vanderbilt at Memorial Gym.
• JC Transfer Brandon Rachal led the Hurricane with 17 points in 25 minutes of action.
•Tulsa ended with 2 players with double digit scoring ... Rachal (17) and Elijah Joiner (12).
• In the second half Tulsa outscored the Commodores 33-28 ... as down the stretch Joiner went on a 7-0 run by himself to stretch the Hurricane lead to double-digits.
• Tulsa shot the ball well from behind the free throw line the entire night going 16-20 (80.0) ... Joiner (6-7), Rachal (6-6) and Igbanu (3-4) leading the Hurricane.
• The Hurricane forced 16 turnovers scoring 22 points off of them.
THE LAST HOME GAME
• Tulsa moved to 5-0 at home this season with a 78-47 against South Carolina State on Wednesday.
• Transfer Reggie Jones led the Hurricane with 18 points in 23 minutes of action.
•Tulsa ended with 4 players with double digit scoring ... Reggie Jones (18), Martins Igbanu (12), Jeriah Horne (12) and Brandon Rachal (11).
• In the second half Tulsa outscored the Bulldogs 46-20 starting the half on a 14-2 run extending their lead to 17 points.
• Tulsa shot the ball well from behind the three-point line the entire night going 12-26 (46.2) ... Jones (5-8), Horne (4-7) and Korita (3-4) totaled all of the Hurricane' threes.
• The Hurricane forced 13 turnovers scoring 19 points off of them.
SCOUTING THE GOLDEN LIONS
• Arkansas-Pine- Bluff was picked to finish 7th in The Southwestern Athletic Conference.
• The Golden Lions had two players selected to the preseason Second Team All-SWAC ... junior forwards Shaun Doss and Terrance Banyard.
• UAPB finished last season going 13-19 overall and 10-8 in SWAC play losing in the first round of their conference tournament to Grambling State.
• Arkansas-Pine Bluff comes into Wednesday's matchup following a 75-67 win at home against Champion Christian ... they were led by Dequan Morris with 22 points off of the bench.
• Preseason Second-team all-conference pick Shaun Doss leads the Golden Lions in scoring with 12.3 ppg. He is followed close behind by Markedric Bell who averages 11.3 ppg.
• The Golden Lions are averaging 53.7 ppg for the season while their opponent average of 73.7 points per game.
A TULSA WIN WOULD
• Give Tulsa their sixth home victory of the season continuing the winning streak the Hurricane have at Donald W. Reynolds Center.
• Maintain Tulsa's dominance over the Southwestern Athletic Conference ... the Hurricane is currently 23-0 against SWAC opponents.
