Tulsa Women Host UAB Wednesday Night

GAME 27:
TULSA (18-8, 8-5 AAC) vs. UAB (18-8, 9-5 AAC)
Wednesday • Feb. 21, 2024 • 6:30 p.m. (CT)
Donald W. Reynolds Center (8,355), Tulsa, Okla.

RADIO: 93.5 The Jet
LIVE STATS: Click Here
TV: ESPN+
GAME NOTES: Tulsa I UAB

THE COACHES:
Tulsa: Angie Nelp (Colorado State '02), 3^rd year
Career Record: 52-32 (3 years)
School Record: same

UAB: Randy Norton (Iowa '86), 11^th year
Career Record: 195-137 (10 years)
School Record: same

Tulsa's Probable Starters
0     G       Katia Gallegos, 5-7, Sr-1L, El Paso, Texas, 6.1 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.8 apg
2     F        Temira Poindexter, 6-1, Jr-2L, Sapulpa, Okla., 20.1 ppg, 5.4 rpg
5     G       Delanie Crawford, 5-11, Jr-2L, Piedmont, Okla., 18.9 ppg, 5.9 rpg
21   F        Hadley Periman, 6-2, So-1L, Tuttle, Okla., 2.8 ppg, 6.8 rpg
22   G       Mady Cartwright, 5-10, Fr-HS, Greenwood, Ark., 7.0 ppg, 2.7 rpg

UAB's Probable Starters
0     G       Denim DeShields, 5-8, So., Atlanta, Ga., 12.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 5.2 apg
1     G       Mia Moore, 5-6, So-RS, Alpharetta, Ga., 15.8 ppg, 9.2 rpg
21   G       Maddie Walsh, 6-2, Sr., Hartland, Wisc., 10.o ppg, 3.7 rpg
24   F        Tracey Bershers, 6-2, So-RS, Fort Smith, Ark., 9.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg
32   G       Kylee Schneringer, 5-11, Sr., Normal, Ill., 7.1 ppg, 2.4 rpg

Facing UAB
• This is the 13^th meeting between Tulsa and UAB.
• UAB leads the series 11-1, winning the last 11 games.
•    Tulsa's lone win in the series came in the first meeting, 70-60, in the 2003-04 season.
•    This is the only game this season between the Hurricane and Blazers.

8-4 in AAC Play
•     Tulsa has an 8-5 American Athletic Conference record.
•     The Hurricane opened the AAC season with two straight wins, before falling twice to even the league record at 2-2.
•     Tulsa is 5-1 at home and 3-4 on the road in league play.
•        Tulsa won four straight AAC games with wins at FAU and Charlotte and home wins against Wichita State and Rice, before losing at ECU then rebounding against first-place North Texas.
•        In the last four games starting on Feb. 1, Tulsa won its two home games and lost its two rod games.

A Closer Look into Tulsa's 8-5 AAC Record
•        In Tulsa's eight AAC wins, the Hurricane has averaged 75.6 points (605), while holding the opposition to 65.2 points (522) for a 10.4-win margin.
•        Tulsa is shooting 45% from the field (213-473), 39.5% from 3-point range (85-215) and 69.6% from the free throw line (94-135).
•        Tulsa had season-highs in AAC play of 50% from the field vs. Wichita State (1-20), 59% from 3-point range against Rice (1/24) and an .842 free throw percentage vs. Rice (1/24)
•     In the five losses, Tulsa has shot just 35.5% (97-273) from the field, 23.1% from 3-point range (28-121) and 58.8% from the free throw line (57-97).

Crawford Joins Poindexter for 1,000 Career Points; Nearing 500 for Season
•      Delanie Crawford and Temira Poindexter have reached some career milestones in just their
        junior seasons.
•     Earlier this season, Poindexter reached 1,000 career points and is now ranked 5^th on the school's career scoring chart with 1,349 points.
•    Crawford joined Poindexter and became just the 13^th player in school history to reach 1,000 career points as she scored 29 points at Wichita State (2/17) … she now has 1,022 career points for 13^th place on the school's career scoring chart.
•    Against UTSA (2/14), Poindexter became just the fourth player but it was the sixth time to reach 500 points in a season … she now has 523 points.
•    With 492 points this year, Crawford needs eight more points to join Poindexter as the only pair of players to score 500+ points in the same season – only Jillian Robbins (3 years), Taleya Mayberry (1 year) and Allison Curtin (1 year) are the other players with a 500+ season.

What a Finish
•     Tulsa trailed by 13 points, 66-53, at the seven-minute mark against UTSA as the Roadrunners had outscored Tulsa 40-20 since the 4:04 mark of the 2^nd quarter.
•     Temira Poindexter's 3-pointer with 5:21 remaining in the game cut the UTSA advantage to 10 points and began a 21-4 run to close out Tulsa's 74-70 come-from-behind victory.
•     Mady Cartwright followed with a 3-pointer and Delanie Crawford's fastbreak layup that trimmed the UTSA lead to 66-62 in just a span of 1:12.
•     Tulsa finished the game on a 10-1 run beginning with Cartwright and Poindexter again connecting on back-to-back treys, giving the Hurricane a 70-69 lead with just 1:27 left on the game clock.
•     The come-from-behind victory was the fifth 4^th quarter comeback this season for the Hurricane, as well as the largest.

Poindexter Goes for 30 Again
•     Temira Poindexter had her third career 30+ scoring game with a career-high 33 points at
       Rice (2/10).
•     She connected on 11-of-22 field goals and 10-of-11 free throws, while adding 10 rebounds.
•     She now is tied for the second-most 30-point scoring games in the AAC, one behind ECU's
       Danae McNeal's four 30+ scoring games.
•     Poindexter also had 30 points vs. New Orleans (11/10) and 31 vs. Wichita State (1/20).

Tulsa Takes Down Co-Leader North Texas
•      Delanie Crawford scored a game-high 31 points in leading Tulsa to a 79-74 come-from-behind victory over North Texas on Feb. 4.
•      Tulsa took a 44-37 lead into halftime, but North Texas rebounded to outscore the
        Hurricane 16-8 in the third period for a 53-52 lead heading into the final 10 minutes.
•     UNT went on a 14-5 run for the first 4:57 minutes of the fourth quarter for a 67-57 lead with 5:03 remaining in the contest.
•      Katia Gallegos' driving layup began a 22-7 run over the final 4:36 that led Tulsa to the victory.

Nelp Reaches 50 Wins
•     Tulsa's Angie Nelp won her 50^th career game in her three seasons with a 65-55 win at
       Charlotte.
•     She now has a 52-32 record in her three years at Tulsa.
•     No previous Tulsa coach had reached 50 wins in their first three seasons … only three other
       Tulsa head coaches won more than 50 games in their careers.

More on the Junior Duo of Crawford & Poindexter
•     Temira Poindexter and Delanie Crawford have made one formidable tandem for Tulsa.
•      The duo has combined to average 39.0 points for 56-percent of Tulsa's total points.
•      They have become the first pair of Tulsa players in the same season with multiple 30+ scoring games in school history, including three for Poindexter and two for Crawford.
•      They are also the second pair to score 400+ points in the same season … the others were Jillian Robbins (573) and Megan Moody (417) in 2005-06 and
•      Poindexter has 523 points and Crawford 492.
•      Poindexter and Crawford have combined for 27 20+ scoring games this season.
•      The tandem is totaling 54.7-percent of Tulsa's field goals made, 58.9-percent of the team's treys and 59.8-percent from the free throw line.
•      The have also combined for 29.5-percent of Tulsa's rebounds and 35.3-percent of Tulsa's assists.
•      The pair ranks first and third in the American Athletic Conference for scoring – Poindexter (20.1) ranks first and Crawford (18.9) is third.

Fastbreak Points
•    Tulsa has reached over 17 wins for the third straight year, all under Angie Nelp … the previous two seasons Tulsa finished the season with 17 wins.
•    Tulsa is 13-3 when leading after the first quarter and 14-4 when leading at halftime.
•    The Hurricane is 7-0 when two players reach 20 points in the same game, including 6-0 when the two players are Delanie Crawford and Temira Poindexter.
•    In Angie Nelp's three seasons, Tulsa has knocked down double-digit three-pointers in 32 of
      84 games, including – nine in 2021-22, 15 in 2022-23 and eight this year.
•     With a 52-32 coaching record, Nelp has won the most games of any Tulsa coach in their first three seasons.

Career 3-Point Shooters
•     Delanie Crawford and Temira Poindexter have combined for 309 career three-pointers
       made.
•     The duo has made 128 three-pointers this season.
•     In their careers, Crawford has made 156 to rank seventh on the school's all-time list, while
       Poindexter's 153 treys ranks eighth.

Among the League Leaders
•       Temira Poindexter and Delanie Crawford are first and third, respectively, in the American Athletic Conference for scoring with 20.1 and 18.9 averages.
•       With 15 20+ scoring games, Poindexter leads the AAC in that category, while Crawford's 12 20+ scoring games is second in the league … Poindexter's three 30+ games is the second-most in the AAC.
•       Hadley Periman's four 10+ rebounding games ties for eighth-most in the AAC for games with 10+ rebounds.
•       Crawford's three double-doubles is tied for the sixth-most in the AAC.
•       Crawford is ranked second in the league for free throw percentage (.819), third for 3-point field goal percentage (.399), second for 3-pointers made (2.7) and eighth for field goal percentage (.453).
•       Poindexter is ranked fourth in the AAC for blocked shots (35/1.3 pg) and Hadley Periman is ranked sixth (33/1.26 pg).

Going for 20
•      Tulsa players have now combined for 28 games of scoring 20+ points this season.
•      Temira Poindexter has 15 20+ scoring games, Delanie Crawford 12 and Ahrray Young one. Poindexter and Crawford have combined for 25 of those 20+ scoring performances this season, while Poindexter and Ahrray Young combined for one.
•      Poindexter has three 30+ scoring games and Crawford has two this year.
•      Tulsa is 7-0 when two players reach the 20-point mark… Poindexter and Crawford have six games where they each score 20+ points in the same game, including against Lindenwood, New Orleans, Clemson, Florida, Rice and North Texas … Ahrray Young and Poindexter each had 20+ points vs. Tulane.
•       Poindexter has recorded 30 career games with 20+ points and Crawford has 13.
•       Ahrray Young is the only other Hurricane player with a 20+ scoring game in a Tulsa uniform … she had 20 this year vs. Tulane.

Poindexter Moving Up Career Lists
•       Temira Poindexter ranks on the school's all-time top-10 lists for points (1,349) in fifth place, blocks (130) for fourth place, field goals made (493) for fifth place and 3-point field goals made (153) for eighth place.
•       Poindexter averages 16.1 points in 84 career games.
•       She became just the 12^th player in school history to reach the 1,000-point plateau.
•       She reached the 1,000-point mark by scoring 15 points at TCU on Dec. 1, which was her 66^th career game played … she became the second-fastest to reach 1,000 career points, behind Jillian Robbins (2003-07), who accomplished the feat in 63 games.

More on Poindexter
•    Temira Poindexter has now scored in double-digits in all 26 games this year and for the 71^st time in 84 career games.
•    She has scored in double digits in her last 30 games dating back to last season.
•    Poindexter has 15 games with 20+ points this season and 30 times in her career.
•    She had her third 30+ scoring game of the season and her career with 33 against Rice (2/10/24).
•    Poindexter has scored in double digits in the first half of a game 11 times this season –– 15 at Lindenwood, 16 vs. New Orleans, 18 vs. UAPB, 16 vs. #25 Mississippi State, 13 at TCU, 12 vs. UCA, 10 vs. Texas Tech, 17 vs. Tulane, 11 at FAU, 11 at East Carolina and 13 at Rice.
•    Poindexter had her seventh career double-double with 33 points and 10 rebounds in the Rice road game (2/10).

More on Crawford
•       Delanie Crawford has been consistent for the Hurricane this season … she is not only scoring 18.9 points per game to rank second on the roster and third in the American Athletic Conference, but the junior has done it efficiently.
•       Crawford has a .453 field goal percentage, .399 from three-point range and .819 from the charity stripe.
•       She had her second 30+ scoring night with 31 points against North Texas (2/4/24).
•       In the last outing, Crawford missed reaching 30 points again by one point with 29 at Wichita State.
•       Crawford surpassed the 1,000-point plateau against Wichita State and now has 1,022 points in 81 career games and now ranks 13^th on the school's all-time scoring chart
•       In 13 AAC games, Crawford has scored 19.8 points, while shooting .430 from the field, .392 from behind the arc and .841 from the free throw line.
•       Overall, Crawford is also second on the team for rebounds (153) for a 5.9 average and leads Tulsa in assists with 72 for a 2.8 average.
•       Crawford has 23 double-digit scoring games and leads Tulsa with three double-figure rebounding games and three double-doubles.
•       Against Rice (1/24) with the score tied 65-65, Crawford hit four straight free throws in the final 0:29 to help secure the win for the Hurricane.
•       Crawford scored 20 of Tulsa's 48 points against SE Louisiana, and the most important ones came with 0:01 left in the game when she made 2-of-2 free throws for a 48-47 victory.
•       Crawford is seventh on the school's career 3-point field goals made list with 156, just three more than teammate Temira Poindexter.

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Players Mentioned

Mady Cartwright

Delanie Crawford

Katia Gallegos

Hadley Periman

Temira Poindexter

Ahrray Young