Six Players Score in Double Figures to Lead Tulsa to 79-54 Win Over Florida A&M

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Six Players Score in Double Figures to Lead Tulsa to 79-54 Win Over Florida A&M

11/17/2021 9:05:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Six players scored in double figures to lead Tulsa to a 79-54 win over Florida A&M on Wednesday night at the Donald W. Reynolds Center. The Golden Hurricane moved to 3-0 on the season, while the Rattlers fell to 0-2 overall.

This is Tulsa's first 3-0 start since beginning the 2004-05 season with a 7-0 mark.

"I am so excited for the start for this team," Head Coach Angie Nelp said. "Our players have worked extremely hard in the off season and in the fall, and to be able to step on the floor and play another team and find success is huge. It is great building our confidence and it is a huge momentum builder going into next week's games."

Madi Washington came off the bench and had a team-best 14 points, while Maya Mayberry and Rebecca Lescay each added 13, Temira Poindexter posted 11, and Jessika Evans and Wyvette Mayberry both had 10 points. Maddie Bittle and Poindexter both had a team-high six rebounds, while Lescay had six assists, and Maya Mayberry had five steals.

"We definitely had balanced offense on our team and I loved that and I loved our bench production," Nelp said. "It is a total team effort. The scoring was really balanced and we had 19 assists so it is always awesome when you play as a team, you share the ball and everyone found their success."

Tulsa shot a solid 49-percent from the field, including 52-percent from behind the arc, and hit 12-of-15 free throw attempts for 80-percent, while Florida A&M shot 32-percent from the field, 38-percent from three-point range and 73-percent from the line.

This was the first time this season that TU outrebounded their opponent with a 37-34 edge, while also owning a 19-13 lead in assists, an 11-5 advantage in steals and a 2-1 edge in blocks.

It took 2:16 off the clock before Maya Mayberry hit a three-pointer to put the Golden Hurricane on the board, but then TU climbed to a 9-0 lead at the 5:30 mark. Dylan Horton scored the Rattlers' first field goal of the contest with 2:28 left in the frame to trail 12-3, and Tulsa owned a 19-5 advantage at the end of the quarter. TU hit 50-percent of their field goal attempts, while FAMU was just 2-of-11 for 18-percent in the first 10 minutes.

The Golden Hurricane inched ahead to a 21-point halftime lead, 34-13, as they shot 40-percent from the field and held the Rattlers to just 16.7-percent in the second quarter.

Tulsa owned a 29-point advantage, 47-18, at the 5:35 mark of the third quarter, but Florida A&M went on a 14-4 run to cut their deficit to 19 with just 33 seconds in the frame and trailed by 21 (53-32) with one quarter to play.

A three-pointer and two made free throws pulled the Rattlers to within 16 (53-37) at the 8:43 mark of the final quarter, but Tulsa earned a game-high 30-point lead (79-49) with just 2:12 remaining in the contest. FAMU scored the last five points of the contest to give Tulsa the 25-point victory.

Florida A&M was led by Malerie Brooks with 16 points, while Dylan Horton posted 15. Anisah Douglas had nine rebounds and Jamaryn Blair had five assists.

Tulsa will return to action against crosstown rival Oral Roberts on Sunday, November 21 beginning at 2:00 pm at the Mabee Center.