Tulsa Gets 79-50 Win over Mississippi Valley State

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Tulsa Gets 79-50 Win over Mississippi Valley State

12/19/2023 9:43:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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TULSA, Okla. –– Three freshmen scored in double-figures to lead Tulsa to a 79-50 win over Mississippi Valley State Tuesday night in front of 2,773 fans at the Donald W. Reynolds Center.

The trio of freshmen combined for 36 points as Tyshawn Archie led the way with 14 points, Jarred Hall 12 and PJ Haggerty 10. Isaiah Barnes added 13 points, missing only one field goal on the night. Barnes was 5-of-6 from the field, 2-of-2 from three-point range and made his only free throw.

Mississippi State's Arecko Gipson led all scorers with 19 points.

Tulsa improved to 7-3 on the season and 7-0 at home for its longest win streak to start a season since a nine-game start to the 2018-19 season. MVSU fell to 0-11 on the season as the Delta Devils played their 11^th straight road game.

"I was really pleased with our guys. Their attention – we spent a lot of time on it the last couple of days. We got off to a good start. We executed on the offensive end with a couple of baskets early in the paint with Jared Garcia right around the rim and the dunk from Isaiah Barnes. And then we were able to have confidence that way and get enough stops. Of course, we have to fix the rebounding. We have to keep looking at that and getting better there. But overall, pleased with the win and getting the opportunity to look at some guys and get some minutes there," said Tulsa Head Coach Eric Konkol.

Tulsa took a double-figure lead at 25-14 with 6:59 remaining in the first half and held a double-digit margin for the rest of the contest. Tulsa's largest lead was 30 points twice in the final five minutes. Archie's driving layup at the 4:21 mark put the Hurricane ahead 72-42 and at the 2:37 mark Hall's jumper made the score 76-46.

Archie's three-point at the 0:23 mark gave Tulsa its final 29-point margin of victory.

Tulsa shot a season-highs from the field at 60.9-percent and from behind the arc with a .538 percentage.

HOW IT HAPPENED
IN THE FIRST HALF . . .
Jared Garcia scored six of Tulsa's first eight points for an 8-4 lead in the early going.

Tulsa took a double-digit lead at the 8:59 mark when Cobe Williams scored on a fastbreak layup to make the score 25-14.

The Hurricane kept its lead above 10 points for the remainder of the half, taking its largest lead of 18 points when Mohamed Keita made one of two at the line for a 40-22 lead with 1:14 remaining on the clock.

Tulsa led at halftime by a score of 40-24.

Nine of the 10 players who saw action in the first half scored, while Garcia led the way with nine points.

Tulsa converted 70.8% of its field goals, making 17-of-24 in the first 20 minutes, while also knocking in 80% of its three-pointers (4-of-5). Mississippi Valley State was also strong from the field at 50%, but 0-of-6 from behind the arc.

IN THE SECOND HALF . . .
Tulsa scored the first seven points to take a 23-point lead at 47-24 in the first two minutes of the second half.

After pushing its lead to 20 points in the first two minutes, the Hurricane advantage dropped to under 20 points just once, 18 points, at the 15:11 mark

Tulsa was hitting nearly 75% from the field through the first eight minutes of the half but went through a 1-of-7 stretch that lowered the Hurricane percentage.

Tulsa extended its lead to 30 points twice in the final five minutes and ended the game with the 29-point victory.

GAME NOTES
• Tulsa moved to 7-3 on the season and 7-0 at home.
• The 7-0 home record is the best start at the Reynolds Center since a 9-0 start in the 2018-19 season.
• Tulsa improved its series record over Mississippi Valley State to 4-0.
• Tulsa shot a season-best 60.9% from the field, bettering its previous best of 51% against Loyola-Chicago.
• 10 of 11 Tulsa players that saw action played more than 10 minutes and also scored in the game.
• Isaiah Barnes had his seventh double-figure scoring game of the season.
• Three Tulsa freshman scored in double-digits tonight against Mississippi Valley State, totaling 36 points between them.
• Freshman PJ Haggerty had his ninth double-figure scoring game of the season with 10 points to lead Tulsa for double digit scoring games.
• Freshman Jarred Hall had his first career double-figure scoring game with 12 points.
• Freshman Tyshawn Archie had his fifth double-digit scoring game with 14 points.

Tulsa plays its third of a five-game homestand on Friday night against New Mexico State. Game time is set for 7 p.m. All Tulsa basketball games can be heard on Big Country 9.5 FM Radio.