Tulsa
Cincinnati
Tulsa Men Play Cincinnati Tonight in First AAC Road Game
1/8/2020 9:13:00 AM | Men's Basketball
| GAME #15: TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE (9-5) vs. CINCINNATI BEARCATS (8-6) | |
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| Date/Time: | Wednesday • Jan. 8, 2020 • 6:00 p.m. (CT) |
| Site: | Fifth Third Arena (12,012) • Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Coaches: | Tulsa – Frank Haith (Elon '88), 6th year Cincinnati – John Brannen (Marshall '97), 1st year |
| TV: | ESPNU | Mike Corey & Sean Harrington |
| Radio: | Big Country 99.5 FM (Bruce Howard & J.R. Rollo) |
| Live Stats: | Live Stats |
| Series: | 41st Meeting (Cincinnati has a 28-12 advantage) |
| Twitter: | @TUMBasketball | @TulsaHurricane |
| Instagram: | TulsaMBasketball |
| Game Notes: | Tulsa (PDF) | Cincinnati |
THE GAME
• This is the 41st meeting between Tulsa and Cincinnati and the 9th as American Athletic Conference members.
• This game is the first road conference game of the 2019-20 season for Tulsa.
• Cincinnati is 8-6 on the season ... the Bearcats come into Wednesday's match-up after their first conference loss against Tulane on Jan. 4 ... Cincinnati has key wins over UConn, Tennessee and UNLV.
• This will be only game between the two American Athletic Conference teams this season.
THE SERIES
• Cincinnati has a 28-12 series lead ... the Hurricane is 8-10 at home against the Bearcats and 2-17 on the road.
• The Bearcats have won the last 6 meetings against the Hurricane including both of last season's meetings.
• Tulsa's last win in Cincinnati came on Jan. 5, 1967 as the Hurricane won 65-64 ... the teams have only played 8 times in Cincinnati since then.
• The last meeting between the two teams came on Jan. 24 as the Hurricane lost to the Bearcats , 88-64.
• The first game between the two teams came in the 1946-47 season as Tulsa lost to Cincinnati on the road with a final of 43-42.
• Tulsa's last win against the Bearcats was on Feb. 18, 2016, 70-68 in overtime ... the win was the only win the Hurricane has had against Cincinnati in only 4 meetings at the Reynolds Center
LAST MEETING AGAINST CINCINNATI
• The Hurricane took on the Bearcats in a conference road game on Jan. 24, 2019, in Cincinnati, as the Bearcats won by a score of 88-64.
• Tulsa was led by Sterling Taplin who led five Tulsa players with double-digit scoring with 12 points, DaQuan Jeffries put in 11 ... Martins Igbanu, Curran Scott and Darien Jackson all added 10 points.
• Taplin not only led the team in scoring but also had a game-high 7 assists.
• The Hurricane trailed 39-28 at halftime ... the Bearcats were led by Jared Cumberland, who led all scorers, with 23 points and Justin Jenifer tied his career-high 18 points with 6 three-pointers.
LAST WIN AGAINST THE BEARCATS
• The Hurricane took on the Bearcats at home on Feb. 18, 2016, as Tulsa won 70-68.
• Tulsa had 4 players in double-figures led by James Woodard with 19 points ... Pat Birt (13), Rashad Smith (12) and Shaquille Harrison (11) also scored in double-figures.
• The Hurricane used overtime to capture the victory with Birt sinking two free throws with 7 seconds left to seal the win.• In the second half and overtime period, the Hurricane outscored the Bearcats 26-12 in the paint ... Tulsa improved their field goal percentage from 32.3 percent in the first half to 48.4 percent in the final 25 minutes.
• Tulsa closed out the game making 11-11 free throws in the second half and in overtime ... the Hurricane shot 15-20 (75%) from the charity strike during the game.
SCOUTING THE BEARCATS
• Cincinnati was picked to finish 3rd in The American Conference ... the Bearcats received 1 first place vote.
• The Bearcats are 1-1 in conference this season defeating UConn 67-51 and losing to Tulane on Jan. 4, 76-71.
• Cincinnati is 6-1 at home this year with their only loss coming to Colgate on Dec. 14 with a final of 67-66.
• The Bearcats have four players who average over 10 points a game with Chris Vogt (13.6 ppg), Jarron Cumberland (13.2 ppg), Keith Williams (12.4 ppg) and Jaevin Cumberland (10.1 ppg).
• Jarron Cumberland was selected the Preseason American Athletic Conference Player of the Year and named to the American Athletic Conference's preseason first team … Vogt has been named to The American's Weekly Honor Roll once this season.
A TULSA WIN WOULD
• Give Tulsa their 13th victory against Cincinnati ... first road victory over the Bearcats since joining The American.
• Give Tulsa their 2nd win in the month of January.
• Give the Hurricane a 2-0 record in conference for the second time ... the Hurricane started 3-0 in the 2017-18 season.
JACKSON AND JOINER DOING IT ALL
• In the last 4 games, Elijah Joiner has averaged 11.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists against Arkansas, Colorado State, Kansas State and Temple.
• Joiner shot .455 from the field (15-33), .300 from 3-point range (3-10) and 72-percent from the free throw line (13-18) in those 4 games.
• Darien Jackson averages 8.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.6 steals through 14 games … he also is shooting a team-best 62.7 percent from the field, with all of his baskets from 2-point range.
• Guards have led Tulsa in blocks for a combined 8 games ... Joiner has the most games of leading in blocks with 3
• Jackson and Joiner have each led the team 3 times in rebounding ... Jackson has a season-high of 11 against Oral Roberts and Joiner had 9 against Colorado State.
CONFERENCE OPENER SENDS STATEMENT
• Tulsa held Temple to 44 points in its American Athletic Conference ... it is the first time since January 30, 2016 when Tulane scored 48 points that the Hurricane held a conference opponent to under 50 points .
• Tulsa held the Owls to 17 points in the first half forcing them into shooting 19.4-percent (7-36) from the field ... Temple made 2 of the 17 three pointers they attempted in the first half.
• The Hurricane led by 15 or more points throughout the entire second half ... the largest lead of the game was 27 ... Tulsa led for all but 16 seconds of the game.
• Jeriah Horne recorded his 4th 20+ scoring game this season putting in 23 points ... Brandon Rachal added his 12th double-figure scoring game with 19.
• Tulsa moved to 4-2 in conference openers since joining The American Conference.
ACTIVE DEFENSE SHOWS STRONG
• In Tulsa's 9 wins this season, the Hurricane has held each opponent to under 40.3-percent shooting from the field and below 33-percent from 3-point range.
• Eight of those 9 opponents have shot under 40-percent, while only one, SE Louisiana, was over 40-percent at 40.3.
• Six of the 9 foes shot under 30-percent from 3-point range.
• Tulsa has held 8 of the opponents in its 9 wins under 70 points, and 5 of them under 60 points – Temple (44), South Carolina State (47), Vanderbilt (58) and Arkansas-Pine Bluff (39) and Boise State (56).
• Throughout the season only 4 teams have surpassed 70 points ... Houston Baptist (72), UT Arlington (80), Arkansas (98) and Colorado State (111) .
• On average ,Tulsa opponents are shooting 39.5-percent from the field and 30.1-percent from the 3-point line.
• The Tulsa defense forced opponents to turn the ball over 202 times for a 14.4 average per game ... of those turnovers, Tulsa has accounted for 115 steals (8.2 pg).
• Three teams came into the game averaging 80+ points that Tulsa held under 80 points ... Boise State (81.0 ppg) was held to 56 points ... Vanderbilt (85.2 ppg) scored only 58 points ... Austin Peay (92.5) was held to 65 points ... Tulsa held the 3 teams to a combined 26.5 points below their season averages.
