Tulsa Captures 69-61 Win Over Austin Peay in FAU Thanksgiving Tournament

Saturday, November 27

Boca Raton, Fla.

11:00 am

Tulsa

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Austin Peay

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Tulsa

Austin Peay

Tulsa Captures 69-61 Win Over Austin Peay in FAU Thanksgiving Tournament

11/27/2021 1:02:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Maya Mayberry scored a team-best 20 points, while Wyvette Mayberry added 17, Maddie Bittle had 13 and Rebecca Lescay scored 10 to lead Tulsa to a 69-61 win over Austin Peay on Saturday afternoon in the FAU Thanksgiving Tournament at Abessinio Court at FAU Arena in Boca Raton, Fla. The Golden Hurricane moved to 6-0 on the season, while the Governors fell to 3-3 overall.

"I am so proud of this team and their balanced attack and what they do offensively," Head Coach Angie Nelp said. "We did some good things in the first half, but we knew it was going to take all of us. I love that we all play together. The fight that this team has, there are moments that we know we are tired, but we are working hard, and we dug a little deeper at the end to get the win."

Tulsa had a 13-7 lead in steals and a 3-2 edge in blocks, while AP had a 16-12 advantage in assists and both teams had 25 rebounds.

Tulsa scored 24 points off turnovers, 38 points in the paint and 14 fast break points, while Austin Peay had 34 points in the paint, 25 points off the bench and 12 points off turnovers.

Wyvette Mayberry, Lescay, Temira Poindexter and Delanie Crawford all pulled down four rebounds, while Crawford had four assists, and Bittle, Wyvette Mayberry and Crawford all had three steals, and Poindexter had two blocks.

Tulsa and Austin Peay were tied 6-6 at the 5:10 mark of the first quarter, but then the Governors scored the next six points to take a 12-6 advantage with 2:32 to play in the frame. AP climbed to an 18-10 advantage with just 40-seconds on the clock, but two free throws made by Wyvette Mayberry made it a six point game at the end of the quarter. Austin Peay shot a solid 53.8-percent from the field, while TU made just 36.4-percent of their attempts in the first 10 minutes.

The Governors climbed to a 23-14 lead with 8:05 on the clock in the second quarter, but Tulsa scored 16-straight points to take a 30-23 advantage at the 3:16 mark. The Golden Hurricane maintained that seven point lead at the break, 38-31. Tulsa shot 71-percent from the field, including 75-percent from three-point range, in the second quarter and Maya Mayberry went into halftime with 18 points to lead all scorers.

Tulsa continued to inch ahead in the third quarter, owning a 14-point lead (51-37) with 4:12 on the clock, but AP scored the next eight-straight points to pull to within six, 51-45, with 1:30 to play in the frame. TU owned a five-point lead heading into the final quarter, 53-48. The Golden Hurricane shot 38.5-percent from the field in the frame, while the Governors shot 63.6-percent.

TU scored six points on layups to take an 11-point lead (59-48) at the 6:12 mark and held AP scoreless until Nina De Leon Negron hit a three-pointer with 4:02 to play in the contest. The Governors inched back into the game, cutting their deficit to just four, 63-59, with 1:30 to play. A layup by Lescay, a pair of made free throws made by Maya Mayberry and a pair of free throws made by Wyvette Mayberry gave TU a 69-61 win.

Karle Pace scored a team-best 16 points for the Governors, while Yamia Johnson added 11 points. Lyric Cole had six rebounds, while Pace had five assists, and Ella Sawyer had four steals.

Tulsa will return to action on Wednesday, Dec. 1 at Bradley beginning at 11:00 am Central in Peoria, Ill.