Igbanu, Scott Lead Tulsa Past Tulane on Thursday Night, 72-64

Thursday, February 28

Reynolds Center

8 PM

Tulsa

17-12, 7-9

Tulane

4-23, 0-15

Tulane

Tulsa

Photo by: Bill Powell

Igbanu, Scott Lead Tulsa Past Tulane on Thursday Night, 72-64

2/28/2019 10:41:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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TULSA, Okla. — Martins Igbanu and Curran Scott scored 19 points apiece and Tulsa shot 58.3-percent in the second half to defeat visiting Tulane, 72-64, on Thursday night at the Reynolds Center.

Igbanu went 5-of-6 from the floor and hit nine of his 11 free-throw attempts for the Golden Hurricane (17-12, 7-9), while Scott hit a season-high four 3-pointers en route to his 19 points.

Tulsa scored 28 points in the paint and limited the Green Wave (4-23, 0-15) to 41.9-percent shooting for the night. Tulane was led by Caleb Daniels' double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds.

"From the eight-minute mark on, I thought we played well," head coach Frank Haith said. "We weren't shooting the ball well and you could see us not having the pop we needed. I thought we played well defensively from that eight-minute mark on. It was a good win for us."

Tulane jumped out to a 19-3 lead in the first eight minutes as the Green Wave started the contest shooting 7-of-14 from the field, including a perfect 5-for-5 from behind the arc.

Scott and Igbanu led the comeback charge for the Hurricane and the pair combined to score 23 of the team's 34 points in the first half. Scott hit three 3-pointers during a stretch and Igbanu imposed his will inside, scoring or getting to the free throw line.

Tulsa went on a 9-2 spurt, which was capped by a trey from Jeriah Horne, to take its first lead of the night, 34-33, before Samir Sehic's layup gave Tulane a 35-34 edge at halftime.

After another Sehic basket to start the second half, the Hurricane went on a 10-2 run to take the lead for good.

DaQuan Jeffries, who returned after missing last Saturday's game at Temple, started the run with a layup before Sterling Taplin scored twice in the paint. Igbanu then finished off the spurt with another bucket inside and a pair of free throws for a 44-39 lead.

Tulsa stayed hot from the floor and extended the advantage to 64-52 with 4:09 on the clock following treys by Horne and Scott. Igbanu then went back to work inside with an old-fashioned three-point play down the stretch along with another basket to stop any hopes of a Tulane rally.

Elijah Joiner, who finished with nine points and four assists, and Scott closed the game at the free throw line to give the Hurricane a 72-64 win.

Tulsa will host ECU (10-17, 3-12) at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 3 in the team's regular-season home finale. Tulsa will honor its senior class prior to the contest as part of Senior Day festivities.

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