Tulsa Women Battle South Florida Sunday at Reynolds Center

Sunday, February 25

Reynolds Center

2:00 PM

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Tulsa Women Battle South Florida Sunday at Reynolds Center

2/24/2024 4:39:00 PM | Women's Basketball

GAME 27:
TULSA (19-8, 9-5 AAC) vs. SOUTH FLORIDA (16-12, 8-7 AAC)
Saturday • Feb. 25, 2024 • 2 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 USF

THE COACHES:
Tulsa: Angie Nelp (Colorado State '02), 3^rd year
Career Record: 53-32 (3 years)
School Record: same

USF: Jose Fernandez (FIU '94), 24th year
Career Record: 459-304 (24 years)
School Record: same

Tulsa's Probable Starters
0     G       Katia Gallegos, 5-7, Sr-1L, El Paso, Texas, 6.4 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.8 apg
2     F        Temira Poindexter, 6-1, Jr-2L, Sapulpa, Okla., 20.5 ppg, 5.4 rpg
5     G       Delanie Crawford, 5-11, Jr-2L, Piedmont, Okla., 18.9 ppg, 6.0 rpg
21   F        Hadley Periman, 6-2, So-1L, Tuttle, Okla., 2.9 ppg, 6.9 rpg
22   G       Mady Cartwright, 5-10, Fr-HS, Greenwood, Ark., 7.2 ppg, 2.9 rpg

South Florida's Probable Starters
5     G       Vittoria Blasigh, 5-9, Fr., Udine, Italy, 14.0 ppg, 2.4 rpg
22   G       Aerial Wilson, 5-10, Sr-RS, Dundas, Ontario, 1.6 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 4.7 apg
23   F        Romi Levy, 6-3, Jr-RS, Herzliya, Israel, 14.6 ppg, 4.3 rpg
24   F        Evelien Schipholt, 6-2, Sr., The Hague, Netherlands, 8.1 ppg, 8.1 rpg
55   F        Carla Brito, 5-11, So., Las Palmas, Spain, 8.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg

Facing South Florida
•    This is the 14^th meeting between Tulsa and South Florida and the second game this season.
•    Tulsa will be looking for its first victory in the series.
•    South Florida won the earlier meeting this year, 68-52, on Jan. 10, to move its overall series lead to 13-0.
•    USF has a 7-0 home record and 6-0 record at Tulsa in the series.

Tulsa 9-5 in AAC Play, Moves into Second Place Tie
•     Tulsa has a 9-5 American Athletic Conference record.
•     With Wednesday's home win over UAB, the Hurricane moved into a second-place tie with North Texas, one game behind league leader Temple.
•     The Hurricane opened the AAC season with two straight wins, before falling twice to even the league record at 2-2.
•     Tulsa is 6-1 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 five games starting on Feb. 1, Tulsa won its three home games and lost its two road games.

A Closer Look into Tulsa's 9-5 AAC Record
•        In Tulsa's nine AAC wins, the Hurricane has averaged 76.6 points (689), while holding the opposition to 66.0 points (594) for a 10.6-win margin.
•        Tulsa is shooting 45.5% from the field (240-528), 41.3% from 3-point range (99-240) and 70.1% from the free throw line (110-157).
•        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 & 500 on the 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 1,379 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 1,039 career points for 13^th place on the school's career scoring chart.
•    Both players have also scored 500+ points on the season … there now is a total of seven 500+ scorers in a single season in Tulsa history, as Poindexter and Crawford have become the fourth and fifth players to do so.
•    Against UTSA (2/14), Poindexter surpassed 500 points in a season and now has 553 points, while Crawford surpassed 500 points against UAB (2/21) and has 509 points.
•    Only Jillian Robbins (3 years), Taleya Mayberry (1 year) and Allison Curtin (1 year) are the other players with a 500+ scoring season … Curtin and Mayberry surpassed 600 + points in that season.

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's 19 wins is the most for a Golden Hurricane team since winning 26 games in the 2005-06 season.
•    Tulsa is 13-3 when leading after the first quarter and 15-4 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 33 of
      85 games, including – nine in 2021-22, 15 in 2022-23 and nine this year.
•   With a 53-32 coaching record, Nelp has won the most games of any Tulsa coach in their first three seasons.

Tulsa Overcomes 15-Point Deficit and Builds a 15-Point Lead
•     In Tulsa's win over UAB, both teams built 15-point leads … UAB had a 15-point lead with 7:19 remaining in the second quarter.
•     Tulsa completely erased that lead by the end of the period to hold a 42-41 halftime lead, outscoring the Blazers 21-5.
•     Tulsa took its 15-point lead at the 3:56 mark of the final quarter and held a double-digit lead until the final buzzer.
•     In the contest, Tulsa shot a season-high 56-percent from three-point range (14-of-25) while holding the Blazers to nearly 10-percent under its season average of .367 to .280 percent on 7-of-25 treys.

Another Comeback
•      In 14 of Tulsa's 19 wins this year, Tulsa has trailed at one point or another in those games.
•      Tulsa has had double-figure deficits in six of those games, including five wins – UCA, Florida, Southeastern Louisiana, North Texas and UTSA – when the Hurricane trailed late in the 4^th quarter.
•      But in the latest comeback, Tulsa was down by a season-high 15 points in the 2^nd quarter against UAB, only to come back and build a 15-point lead of its own in the final stanza.
•      Tulsa trailed in all these games at one point (with the largest deficits listed) – Lindenwood (2 pts, 3^rd QTR), Northwestern State (2 pts, 1^st QTR), UAPB (10 pts, 3^rd QTR), Clemson (12 pts, 2^nd QTR), UCA (8 pts, 3^rd QTR), Florida (6 pts, 4^th QTR), Texas Tech (2 pts, 1^st QTR), Southeastern Louisiana (10 pts, 3^rd QTR), Memphis (9 pts, 2^nd QTR), FAU (5 pts, 3^rd QTR), Charlotte (2 pts, 3^rd QTR), North Texas (10 pts, 4^th QTR), UTSA (13 pts, 4^th QTR) and UAB (15 pts, 2^nd QTR).

A Closer Look into the 4^th Quarter Comebacks
•      Here's a closer look at what happened in Tulsa's five fourth quarter come-from-behind victories …
•      Against UCA, Tulsa trailed by two points at the 4:47 mark before Madi Cartwright hit a 3-pointer at the 4:05 mark to give Tulsa the lead for good in a 60-58 win.
•      In the Florida game, Temira Poindexter's two free throws at the 3:38 mark cut a one-point deficit to a tie game at 62-62, before Ahrray Young's layup at the 2:56 mark gave Tulsa the lead for good in a 72-64 victory.
•      Against SE Louisiana, Tulsa trailed by 10 at the 7:48 mark of the third quarter, by four with 6:34 remaining and by one point with 0:04 on the clock … Delanie Crawford's two free throws with 0:01 left gave Tulsa a 48-47 win.
•       In the North Texas game, Tulsa trailed 67-57 with 5:03 left … Katia Gallegos' layup at the
4:36 mark began a rally that saw Tulsa tie the score at 69 with 2:09 left and go on for the 5-point win, 79-74, by outscoring UNT 12-5 in the final five minutes.
•    Against UTSA, Tulsa trailed by 13 points, 66-53, at the seven-minute mark of the final frame … Poindexter's 3-pointer with 5:21 to play began a 21-4 Tulsa run to close-out the come-from-behind victory. … Cartwright followed with a 3-pointer and 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 for a 74-70 win.

Poindexter Goes for Fourth 30-Point Game, Ties for AAC Lead
•     Temira Poindexter had her fourth career 30+ scoring games, all coming this year, with 30
       points against UAB.
•     She converted 9-of-16 from the field, 5-of-8 behind the arc and 7-of-7 from the free throw
       line against the Blazers.
•     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.
•     Poindexter also had 30 points vs. New Orleans (11/10) and 31 vs. Wichita State (1/20).
•     She now is tied for the most 30-point scoring games in the AAC with ECU's Danae McNeal.

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 53-32 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 39.4 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 four for Poindexter and two for Crawford.
•      They are also the second pair to score 400+ points in the same season and the first pair to score 500+ points in the same year… Jillian Robbins (573) and Megan Moody (417) in 2005-06 were the only other 400+ scorers.
•      Poindexter now has 553 points and Crawford 509.
•      Poindexter and Crawford have combined for 28 20+ scoring games this season.
•      The tandem is totaling 54.7-percent of Tulsa's field goals made, 58.4-percent of the team's treys and 59.9-percent from the free throw line.
•      The have also combined for 29.8-percent of Tulsa's rebounds and 34.5-percent of Tulsa's assists.
•      The pair ranks first and third in the American Athletic Conference for scoring – Poindexter (20.48) ranks first and Crawford (18.8) is third.

Career 3-Point Shooters
•     Delanie Crawford and Temira Poindexter have combined for 309 career three-pointers
       made.
•     The duo has made 135 three-pointers this season.
•     In their careers, Crawford and Poindexter have each made 158 three-pointers to rank
       seventh on the school's all-time list, needing one to move into sixth place and seven for
       fifth place.

Among the League Leaders
•       Temira Poindexter and Delanie Crawford are first and third, respectively, in the American Athletic Conference for scoring with 20.48 and 18.8 averages.
•       With 16 20+ scoring games, Poindexter leads the AAC in that category, while Crawford's 12 20+ scoring games is second in the league … Poindexter's four 30+ games is tied for most in the AAC.
•       Crawford's and Hadley Periman's four 10+ rebounding games ties for sixth-most in the AAC for games with 10+ rebounds.
•       Crawford's four double-doubles is tied for the sixth-most in the AAC.
•       Crawford is ranked third in the league for free throw percentage (.817), third for 3-point field goal percentage (.397) and seventh for field goal percentage (.446).
•       Poindexter is ranked fourth in the AAC for blocked shots (37/1.37 pg) and Hadley Periman is ranked seventh (34/1.26 pg).

Going for 20
•      Tulsa players have now combined for 29 games of scoring 20+ points this season.
•      Temira Poindexter has 16 20+ scoring games, Delanie Crawford 12 and Ahrray Young one. Poindexter and Crawford have combined for 28 of those 20+ scoring performances this season, while Poindexter and Ahrray Young combined for one.
•      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 31 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 (1,379) in fifth place, blocks (132) for fourth place, field goals made (502) for fifth place and 3-point field goals made (158) for seventh place.
•       Poindexter averages 16.2 points in 85 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 27 games this year and for the 72^nd time in 85 career games.
•    She has scored in double digits in her last 31 games dating back to last season.
•    Poindexter has 16 games with 20+ points this season and 31 times in her career.
•    She had her fourth 30+ scoring game of the season and her career with 30 against UAB (2/21).
•    Poindexter has scored in double digits in the first half of a game 12 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, 13 at Rice and 15 vs. UAB/
•    Poindexter had her seventh career double-double with 33 points and 10 rebounds against Rice (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 .446 field goal percentage, .397 from three-point range and .817 from the charity stripe.
•       She had her second 30+ scoring night with 31 points against North Texas (2/4).
•       Crawford missed reaching 30 points again by one point with 29 at Wichita State (2/17).
•       Crawford surpassed the 1,000-point plateau against Wichita State and now has 1,039 points in 82 career games and now ranks 13^th on the school's all-time scoring chart
•       In 14 AAC games, Crawford has scored 20.1 points, while shooting .420 from the field, .389 from behind the arc and .836 from the free throw line.
•       Overall, Crawford is also second on the team for rebounds (163) for a 6.0 average and leads Tulsa in assists with 74 for a 2.7 average.
•       Crawford has 24double-digit scoring games and leads Tulsa with four double-figure rebounding games and four 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 158.

Katia Returns to the Lineup in a Big Way
•       Tulsa senior guard Katia Gallegos started the first 13 games before missing the next nine contests with an injury.
•       She returned against North Texas (2/4) and in Tulsa's fourth quarter comeback victory, Gallegos scored seven points and had one assist, one steal and one rebound while playing 7:27 in the period … all seven of her points came in the final 4:36 with Tulsa trailing by 10 points.
•       This year Gallegos has shown her ability to score.
•       A year ago, in her first with the Hurricane, Gallegos averaged just 2.3 points, while shooting 23% from the field and 10% from behind the arc.
•       Gallegos scored just 45 points in 20 games a year ago, while this year she has totaled 115 points for a 6.4 scoring average in 18 games.
•       She also averages 2.8 assists, 2.9 rebounds and is shooting 51% from the field.
•       Gallegos has five double-figure scoring games this year as compared to zero last season.
•       She scored her Tulsa career-high of 18 points twice this year, coming against Lindenwood and UAPB.