Saturday, November 16
Springfield, Mo.
1 p.m.
Tulsa
3-1,0-0AAC
106
at
111
Missouri State
2-1,0-0MVC
1
2
OT 1
OT 2
OT 3
F
Tulsa
32
43
12
8
11
106
Missouri St.
33
42
12
8
16
111
Tulsa Comes Up Short in Triple Overtime Battle
11/16/2024 7:38:00 PM | Men's Basketball
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. –– After fighting back from a second half deficit and multiple overtimes, the Golden Hurricane fell just short 111-106 in triple overtime against Missouri State on Saturday afternoon in Great Southern Bank Arena.
The Golden Hurricane (3-1) trailed the Bears (2-1) by as many as 15 in the second half and 13 with 4:30 to play but came back to force overtime and nearly win the game on multiple occasions. Braeden Carrington connected on a halfcourt shot to extend the game to a second overtime, and TU had another long attempt just miss in the second OT that ensured a third extra period.
Newcomers Justin Amadi, Dwon Odom and Carrington each scored more than 20 points for the first time in Tulsa uniforms. Amadi tied his career high and led all scorers with 24 points to go with nine rebounds. Odom scored 21 and had six boards, three assists and five steals. Carrington recorded his first double-double and matched a career mark with 20 points. He pulled down 10 boards and had five assists and five steals. Tyshawn Archie scored 17 and was the fourth Hurricane to finish in double figures.
Seven different Bears finished in double figures, led by Dez White with 20 points. White was one of three Missouri State players with eight rebounds, while Jalen Hampton led the team with nine. The Bears outrebounded Tulsa by one.
Both teams struggled at the free throw line. Tulsa was 30-of-44 (68.2 percent), while the Bears shot 32-of-51 (62.7 percent). TU turned it over more than usual, 18 times that turned into 18 points for Missouri State. However, the Golden Hurricane turned the Bears over 21 times and scored 28 points off those mistakes.
HOW IT HAPPENED
IN THE FIRST HALF . . .
Missouri State knocked down its opening two 3-point attempts, helping the Bears jump ahead to a 13-8 lead at the under 16 timeout. MSU grew its lead as early shooting struggles continued for the Hurricane on Saturday. A Keaston Willis jumper was Tulsa's only bucket between media timeouts as TU went on a 4:46 scoring drought.
Justin Amadi stopped the bleeding off an inbounds play, as Braeden Carrington found him open under the basket for a layup, cutting the deficit to 18-12. It also ended a stretch where Tulsa had hit just two of its past 16 shots.
The Hurricane trailed by 10, 26-16, with 5:21 remaining in the half and began chipping into the lead. Thanks to Amadi's offensive rebound, Archie had a second look at a pair of triples and knocked down the second effort to get within seven. Later, Barnes got a traditional 3-point play off a turnover to cut the lead to six. Each time Tulsa scored, the Bears responded and did so here as well to make it an eight-point game.
Tulsa closed the half with a 10-3 run over the final 3:39 to go into the break down one. Carrington made a long 3-pointer and then Amadi made both chances at the foul line. Dwon Odom then connected on a jumper to get the lead down to one. Amadi would hit two free throws again with 22 seconds left as part of a flagrant foul to bring the game to the halftime score 33-32.
Amadi played a large role off the bench, leading the team with nine points and five rebounds. He was also 5-of-6 from the foul line. Tulsa struggled from the field, shooting 11-of-37 (29.7 percent) in the opening half and hitting just two of its 12 attempts from 3-point range (16.7 percent).
IN THE SECOND HALF . . .
Again, Missouri State was the aggressor starting the second half. The Bears outscored Tulsa 21-8 in the opening six minutes to take a 14-point lead with 13:37 remaining in the game.
Tulsa made a quick run to cut into the lead with jumpers from Archie and Carrington sandwiching a pair of Odom free throws. However, Missouri State responded with a 3-pointer that spurred a 7-0 response to take a 15-point lead, 61-46 at the 11:32 mark.
Down 14 with 7:50 to play, the Golden Hurricane made a push to heavily cut into the lead. A free throw from Barnes, layup from Amadi and four points from Willis helped the Hurricane get the deficit down to 7, 66-59. But the pressure couldn't be sustained and with 4:30 remaining, the lead was back to 13, 73-60.
TU didn't give up though, holding the hosts to just two more points in regulation, both on free throws. Meanwhile, the Tulsa offense chipped away. An Odom free throw and layup got the lead to 10. Amadi scored, and then following MSU split free throws, Odom made another jumper to make the deficit seven. Tulsa's pressure paid off as Archie picked up a steal at midcourt and found Odom for a fastbreak layup to make it a 74-69 game with 1:13 to play.
The Bears went back to the line with 53 seconds remaining and hit the first to go back up six. The second was awry and Carrington brought down the rebound for Tulsa. Odom was fouled on the other end and made his first attempt at the line. His second was short, but Carrington came down the second chance rebound. He found Archie who fired a deep triple from well beyond the top of the key. Archie buried it to cut the lead to two.
The Hurricane pressured the inbounds and trapped Missouri State in the corner. Odom cut in and intercepted an ill-advised pass across the middle and laid it in to tie the game at 75 with 40 seconds to play. Both teams had an opportunity to win the game with a final possession but came up short.
Odom had 16 points in the second half to spur on the Tulsa comeback. He also led the team with five rebounds and three steals in the second 20 minutes. Tulsa shot nearly 56 percent in the frame and knocked down 4-of-9 3-pointers (44.4 percent).
IN FIRST OVERTIME . . .
Tulsa road the momentum from the end of regulation to jump out to a 80-75 lead. Archie made a layup and followed with a pullup 3-pointer on the ensuing possession. Missouri State tied it with one minute remaining and took the lead on an inbounds play that found Dez White open for a 3-pointer.
Odom got the lead back to one with a layup and immediately fouled with 19 seconds remaining. Missouri State made the first and missed the second to give TU a chance to tie. Archie's shot couldn't find its way in the hoop and with four seconds left, Missouri State went to the line looking to seal the win.
Instead, the second shot missed and Barnes came down with the rebound. He raced upcourt and found Carrington who took a shot from just inside midcourt. His effort found nothing but net to send the game to a second overtime tied at 87.
IN THE SECOND OVERTIME . . .
The second overtime never got further than a one possession game. Amadi put Tulsa ahead, but Missouri State responded and then took a two-point lead of its own. Carrington knocked down a step-back three to put Tulsa back ahead.
Odom went to the line with 35 seconds left trailing by one and knocked down one of two free throws to tie the game. After Tulsa defended a layup attempt, Archie grabbed the rebound and got to halfcourt, letting fly a long attempt that hit the side of the rim and the game would move to a third OT tied at 95.
IN THE THIRD OVERTIME . . .
The Bears scored the first three points of the third overtime, but Carrington tied the game with three free throws after getting fouled on a 3-point attempt. MSU became the first team to cross the 100-point threshold as Tulsa went scoreless for the following two minutes.
Amadi made another layup to get the lead back to three, but TU ran out of gas as the lead got to seven with 57 seconds remaining. From there Tulsa didn't get the lead back inside five as Jaye Nash's first points of the game came with a second left to make the final score 111-106.
GAME NOTES
• Tulsa is 21-22 against Missouri State all-time.
• The Hurricane has used the same starting lineup for every game this season.
• This was Tulsa's fifth triple overtime and first since Dec. 21, 2019 against Colorado State.
• TU is now 1-4 in triple overtime games.
• This was Tulsa's first road game of the season.
• Tulsa trailed at the half for the first time this season.
• At least four Tulsa players have scored in double figures in each game this season.
• Tyshawn Archie scored in double figures for the 15th time in his career.
• Dwon Odom finished in double figures for the fourth time at Tulsa and broke 20 points for the first time.
• Braeden Carrington equaled a career high with 20 points.
• Carrington recorded his first career double-double with 10 rebounds.
• Justin Amadi also equaled a career high with his 24 points.
Tulsa returns to the home to host Little Rock on Wednesday. Tipoff in the Donald W. Reynolds Center is set for 7 p.m. and will air on ESPN+.
The Golden Hurricane (3-1) trailed the Bears (2-1) by as many as 15 in the second half and 13 with 4:30 to play but came back to force overtime and nearly win the game on multiple occasions. Braeden Carrington connected on a halfcourt shot to extend the game to a second overtime, and TU had another long attempt just miss in the second OT that ensured a third extra period.
Newcomers Justin Amadi, Dwon Odom and Carrington each scored more than 20 points for the first time in Tulsa uniforms. Amadi tied his career high and led all scorers with 24 points to go with nine rebounds. Odom scored 21 and had six boards, three assists and five steals. Carrington recorded his first double-double and matched a career mark with 20 points. He pulled down 10 boards and had five assists and five steals. Tyshawn Archie scored 17 and was the fourth Hurricane to finish in double figures.
Seven different Bears finished in double figures, led by Dez White with 20 points. White was one of three Missouri State players with eight rebounds, while Jalen Hampton led the team with nine. The Bears outrebounded Tulsa by one.
Both teams struggled at the free throw line. Tulsa was 30-of-44 (68.2 percent), while the Bears shot 32-of-51 (62.7 percent). TU turned it over more than usual, 18 times that turned into 18 points for Missouri State. However, the Golden Hurricane turned the Bears over 21 times and scored 28 points off those mistakes.
HOW IT HAPPENED
IN THE FIRST HALF . . .
Missouri State knocked down its opening two 3-point attempts, helping the Bears jump ahead to a 13-8 lead at the under 16 timeout. MSU grew its lead as early shooting struggles continued for the Hurricane on Saturday. A Keaston Willis jumper was Tulsa's only bucket between media timeouts as TU went on a 4:46 scoring drought.
Justin Amadi stopped the bleeding off an inbounds play, as Braeden Carrington found him open under the basket for a layup, cutting the deficit to 18-12. It also ended a stretch where Tulsa had hit just two of its past 16 shots.
The Hurricane trailed by 10, 26-16, with 5:21 remaining in the half and began chipping into the lead. Thanks to Amadi's offensive rebound, Archie had a second look at a pair of triples and knocked down the second effort to get within seven. Later, Barnes got a traditional 3-point play off a turnover to cut the lead to six. Each time Tulsa scored, the Bears responded and did so here as well to make it an eight-point game.
Tulsa closed the half with a 10-3 run over the final 3:39 to go into the break down one. Carrington made a long 3-pointer and then Amadi made both chances at the foul line. Dwon Odom then connected on a jumper to get the lead down to one. Amadi would hit two free throws again with 22 seconds left as part of a flagrant foul to bring the game to the halftime score 33-32.
Amadi played a large role off the bench, leading the team with nine points and five rebounds. He was also 5-of-6 from the foul line. Tulsa struggled from the field, shooting 11-of-37 (29.7 percent) in the opening half and hitting just two of its 12 attempts from 3-point range (16.7 percent).
IN THE SECOND HALF . . .
Again, Missouri State was the aggressor starting the second half. The Bears outscored Tulsa 21-8 in the opening six minutes to take a 14-point lead with 13:37 remaining in the game.
Tulsa made a quick run to cut into the lead with jumpers from Archie and Carrington sandwiching a pair of Odom free throws. However, Missouri State responded with a 3-pointer that spurred a 7-0 response to take a 15-point lead, 61-46 at the 11:32 mark.
Down 14 with 7:50 to play, the Golden Hurricane made a push to heavily cut into the lead. A free throw from Barnes, layup from Amadi and four points from Willis helped the Hurricane get the deficit down to 7, 66-59. But the pressure couldn't be sustained and with 4:30 remaining, the lead was back to 13, 73-60.
TU didn't give up though, holding the hosts to just two more points in regulation, both on free throws. Meanwhile, the Tulsa offense chipped away. An Odom free throw and layup got the lead to 10. Amadi scored, and then following MSU split free throws, Odom made another jumper to make the deficit seven. Tulsa's pressure paid off as Archie picked up a steal at midcourt and found Odom for a fastbreak layup to make it a 74-69 game with 1:13 to play.
The Bears went back to the line with 53 seconds remaining and hit the first to go back up six. The second was awry and Carrington brought down the rebound for Tulsa. Odom was fouled on the other end and made his first attempt at the line. His second was short, but Carrington came down the second chance rebound. He found Archie who fired a deep triple from well beyond the top of the key. Archie buried it to cut the lead to two.
The Hurricane pressured the inbounds and trapped Missouri State in the corner. Odom cut in and intercepted an ill-advised pass across the middle and laid it in to tie the game at 75 with 40 seconds to play. Both teams had an opportunity to win the game with a final possession but came up short.
Odom had 16 points in the second half to spur on the Tulsa comeback. He also led the team with five rebounds and three steals in the second 20 minutes. Tulsa shot nearly 56 percent in the frame and knocked down 4-of-9 3-pointers (44.4 percent).
IN FIRST OVERTIME . . .
Tulsa road the momentum from the end of regulation to jump out to a 80-75 lead. Archie made a layup and followed with a pullup 3-pointer on the ensuing possession. Missouri State tied it with one minute remaining and took the lead on an inbounds play that found Dez White open for a 3-pointer.
Odom got the lead back to one with a layup and immediately fouled with 19 seconds remaining. Missouri State made the first and missed the second to give TU a chance to tie. Archie's shot couldn't find its way in the hoop and with four seconds left, Missouri State went to the line looking to seal the win.
Instead, the second shot missed and Barnes came down with the rebound. He raced upcourt and found Carrington who took a shot from just inside midcourt. His effort found nothing but net to send the game to a second overtime tied at 87.
IN THE SECOND OVERTIME . . .
The second overtime never got further than a one possession game. Amadi put Tulsa ahead, but Missouri State responded and then took a two-point lead of its own. Carrington knocked down a step-back three to put Tulsa back ahead.
Odom went to the line with 35 seconds left trailing by one and knocked down one of two free throws to tie the game. After Tulsa defended a layup attempt, Archie grabbed the rebound and got to halfcourt, letting fly a long attempt that hit the side of the rim and the game would move to a third OT tied at 95.
IN THE THIRD OVERTIME . . .
The Bears scored the first three points of the third overtime, but Carrington tied the game with three free throws after getting fouled on a 3-point attempt. MSU became the first team to cross the 100-point threshold as Tulsa went scoreless for the following two minutes.
Amadi made another layup to get the lead back to three, but TU ran out of gas as the lead got to seven with 57 seconds remaining. From there Tulsa didn't get the lead back inside five as Jaye Nash's first points of the game came with a second left to make the final score 111-106.
GAME NOTES
• Tulsa is 21-22 against Missouri State all-time.
• The Hurricane has used the same starting lineup for every game this season.
• This was Tulsa's fifth triple overtime and first since Dec. 21, 2019 against Colorado State.
• TU is now 1-4 in triple overtime games.
• This was Tulsa's first road game of the season.
• Tulsa trailed at the half for the first time this season.
• At least four Tulsa players have scored in double figures in each game this season.
• Tyshawn Archie scored in double figures for the 15th time in his career.
• Dwon Odom finished in double figures for the fourth time at Tulsa and broke 20 points for the first time.
• Braeden Carrington equaled a career high with 20 points.
• Carrington recorded his first career double-double with 10 rebounds.
• Justin Amadi also equaled a career high with his 24 points.
Tulsa returns to the home to host Little Rock on Wednesday. Tipoff in the Donald W. Reynolds Center is set for 7 p.m. and will air on ESPN+.
Team Stats
Tulsa
MOST
FG%
.393
.529
3FG%
.231
.438
FT%
.682
.627
RB
51
52
TO
18
21
STL
14
11
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
24
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
8
Pts
20
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
7
Pts
17
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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