Saturday, March 2
Reynolds Center
2:00 PM
Tulsa
vs
SMU
Photo by: Bill Powell
First-Place Tulsa Hosts SMU in Home Finale Saturday at 2 pm
3/1/2024 3:37:00 PM | Women's Basketball
GAME 30:
TULSA (21-8, 11-5 AAC) vs. SMU (14-13, 8-8 AAC)
Saturday • March 2, 2024 • 2 p.m. (CT)
Donald W. Reynolds Center (8,355) • Tula, Okla.
RADIO: 93.5 The Jet
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TV: ESPN+
GAME NOTES: Tulsa I SMU
THE COACHES:
Tulsa: Angie Nelp (Colorado State '02), 3rd year
Career Record: 55-32 (3 years)
School Record: same
SMU: Toyelle Wilson (Manhattan College '03), 3rd year
Career Record: 100-84 (6 years)
School Record: 45-41 (3 years)
Tulsa's Probable Starters
0 G Katia Gallegos, 5-7, Sr-1L, El Paso, Texas, 6.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.7 apg
2 F Temira Poindexter, 6-1, Jr-2L, Sapulpa, Okla., 20.8 ppg, 5.4 rpg
5 G Delanie Crawford, 5-11, Jr-2L, Piedmont, Okla., 19.4ppg, 5.8 rpg
21 F Hadley Periman, 6-2, So-1L, Tuttle, Okla., 2.8 ppg, 6.9 rpg
22 G Mady Cartwright, 5-10, Fr-HS, Greenwood, Ark., 7.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg
SMU's Probable Starters
1 G Tiarra Young, 5-9, Gr., Shreveport, La., 17.1 ppg, 5.3 rpg
2 G TK Pitts, 6-1, So., Lubbock, Texas, 5.9 ppg, 4.3 rpg
10 G Maya Chandler, 5-7, Sr., Martinsville, Ind. 4.8 ppg, 1.7 rpg
13 G Reagan Bradley, 5-8, Gr., Little Rock, Ark., 9.8 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 4.1 apg
33 F Chantae Embry, 6-1., Jr., Norman, Okla., 12.4 ppg, 5.5 rpg
Facing SMU
• This is the 52nd meeting between Tulsa and SMU and the only meeting this season.
• SMU leads the series 32-19 and has won the last three games.
• Tulsa's last win in the series came in the 2019-20 season with a 65-58 victory.
• The Mustangs won the first 13 games in the series.
The Seniors
• Tulsa has three seniors playing in their final regular season home game – Jessika Evans, Katia Gallegos and Katelyn Levings.
• Evans has played 71 games in her four years, averaging 4.5 points and 4.8 rebounds in 18.6 minutes … she missed all but 11 games last year and has played in just 13 games this season due to injury.
• Gallegos has played two seasons at Tulsa after three years at UTEP … has averaged 4.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 40 games at Tulsa, while has scored 1,131 points in her entire career.
• Levings has also battled through injuries in her two seasons at Tulsa after transferring from Arizona State … she has played in 29 games at Tulsa and has averaged 3.2 points and 2.5 rebounds.
Tulsa Tied for First Place in AAC with 11-5 Record
• Tulsa has an 11-5 American Athletic Conference record.
• The Hurricane is in a three-way tie for first place in the AAC with North Texas and Temple.
• Tulsa is 2-1 against those two teams, including 1-0 vs. North Texas and 1-01 vs. Temple.
• The Hurricane opened the AAC season with two straight wins, before falling twice to even the league record at 2-2.
• Tulsa is 7-1 at home and 4-4 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 eight games starting on Feb. 1, Tulsa won its four home games and 1-3 on the road.
A Closer Look into Tulsa's 11-5 AAC Record
• In Tulsa's 11 AAC wins, the Hurricane has averaged 76.1 points (837), while holding the opposition to 66.0 points (726) for a 10.1-win margin.
• Tulsa is shooting 44.5% from the field (288-647), 40.3% from 3-point range (118-293) and 72.6% from the free throw line (143-197) in its wins.
• 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 .864 free throw percentage at Temple (2/28).
• 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).
Tulsa Gets Road Win Over First-Place Temple
• Tulsa had its second win of the season over the first-place team when the Hurricane won a road game, 76-67, at Temple (2/28).
• The win over Temple moved Tulsa into a three-way tie for first place with two games remaining in the regular season.
• Earlier in the league season, Tulsa defeated first-place North Texas at home, 79-74, on Feb. 4.
Tulsa Reaches 20 Wins
• For just the second time in school history Tulsa has reached 20 victories with a 21-8 record.
• The last 20-win season Tulsa posted a 26-6 record and NCAA appearance in the 2005-06 season.
• Tulsa has now posted three-straight winning seasons, the second-most in school history behind four straight winning seasons from 2001-06.
Poindexter Goes Over 600
• Temira Poindexter became just the third player in school history to score 600+ points in a single season.
• Her 604 points in 29 games ranks behind 1st place Allison Curtin's 692 points in 30 games in the 2002-03 campaign and 2nd place Taleya Mayberry's 616 points in 33 games in the 2012-
13 season.
• She surpassed the 600-point plateau with her 30-point performance at Temple.
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 5th on the school's career scoring chart with 1,430 points.
• Crawford joined Poindexter and became just the 13th player in school history to reach 1,000 career points as she scored 29 points at Wichita State (2/17) … she now has 1,093 career points for 11th 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.
• They are the first pair of teammates to reach 500 points in the same season.
• Against UTSA (2/14), Poindexter surpassed 500 points in a season and now has 604 points, while Crawford surpassed 500 points against UAB (2/21) and has 563 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.
• Crawford is just 37 points shy of also surpassing 600 points in a season, giving Tulsa its first pair of 600+ scorers in the same season.
Fastbreak Points
• Tulsa's 21 wins is the second 20+ win season for Tulsa and only other since the 2005-06 season.
• The Hurricane has made 10+ three-pointers in a total of 10 games this season, including three of the last four games.
• 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 15-4 when leading at halftime.
• Tulsa is now 5-4 when trailing at halftime.
• The Hurricane is 9-0 when two players reach 20 points in the same game, including 8-0 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 34 of 87 games, including – nine in 2021-22, 15 in 2022-23 and 10 this year.
• With a 55-32 coaching record, Nelp has won the most games of any Tulsa coach in their first three seasons.
• Crawford scored Tulsa's final 10 points on two treys and 4-of-4 free throws to preserve the win.
Two More Comebacks
• In 16 of 21 wins this year, Tulsa has trailed at one point or another in those games.
• Tulsa has had double-figure deficits in seven of those games, all wins – UCA, Florida, Southeastern Louisiana, North Texas, UTSA, UAB and South Florida – and five of those came in the 4th quarter.
• In two recent games – UAB and South Florida – Tulsa had its highest double-digit deficits in both games … 15 against UAB and 16 against USF, both of those deficits coming in the second quarter
• Against UAB, Tulsa was down by a season-high 15 points in the 2nd 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, 3rd QTR), Northwestern State (2 pts, 1st QTR), UAPB (10 pts, 3rd QTR), Clemson (12 pts, 2nd QTR), UCA (8 pts, 3rd QTR), Florida (6 pts, 4th QTR), Texas Tech (2 pts, 1st QTR), Southeastern Louisiana (10 pts, 3rd QTR), Memphis (9 pts, 2nd QTR), FAU (5 pts, 3rd QTR), Charlotte (2 pts, 3rd QTR), North Texas (10 pts, 4th QTR), UTSA (13 pts, 4th QTR), UAB (15 pts, 2nd QTR), South Florida (16 pts, 2nd QTR) and Temple (9 pts, 2nd QTR).
Poindexter Has AAC Best Five 30+ Scoring Games
• Temira Poindexter now has the most 30-point scoring games in the AAC.
• She had her fifth career 30+ scoring game, all coming this year, with 30 points at Temple (2/28).
• She connected on 11-of-21 from the field, 4-of-10 from 3-point range and 4-of-4 from the charity stripe.
• Two games earlier, Poindexter had her fourth 30-point game against UAB (2/21).
• 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).
Crawford Follows Poindexter's 30 with 30 of Her Own, 25 in the Second Half
• In the game after Poindexter reached 30 points against UAB, junior teammate Delanie Crawford went for 30 of her own against South Florida.
• Crawford exploded in the second half for 25 of Tulsa's 40 points, after she was limited to five points in seven minutes in foul-troubled first half.
• Poindexter added a third straight game for a Tulsa player with 30 points a game after Crawford at Temple.
• Crawford has now scored 30 points in three games this year.
Nelp Reaches 50 Wins
• Tulsa's Angie Nelp won her 50th career game in her three seasons with a 65-55 win at Charlotte.
• She now has a 55-32 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 40.2 points for 57.1-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 five for Poindexter and three 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 604 points and Crawford 563.
• Poindexter and Crawford have combined for 32 20+ scoring games this season.
• The tandem is totaling 55.9-percent of Tulsa's field goals made, 59.6-percent of the team's
treys and 60.3-percent from the free throw line.
• The have also combined for 29.4-percent of Tulsa's rebounds and 34.1-percent of Tulsa's
assists.
3-Point Plateau
• Delanie Crawford and Temira Poindexter have combined for 323 career three-pointers made.
• The duo has made 149 three-pointers this season.
• Crawford's 80 treys this season is a new single-season record breaking the previous mark of 77 set by Athena Pirpich in the 2000-01 season.
• Poindexter's 69 treys three-pointers this year is tied for 3rd-most in a single season.
• In their careers, Crawford and Poindexter have each made 165 career treys to rank 5th on the school's all-time list.
Among the League Leaders
• Temira Poindexter and Delanie Crawford are first and third, respectively, in the American Athletic Conference for scoring with 20.8 and 19.4 averages.
• With 18 20+ scoring games, Poindexter leads the AAC in that category, while Crawford's 14 20+ scoring games is second in the league … Poindexter's five 30+ games leads the AAC and Crawford's three ties for third.
• Crawford's and Hadley Periman's four 10+ rebounding games ties for eighth-most in the AAC for games with 10+ rebounds.• Crawford's four double-doubles is tied for the eighth-most in the AAC.
• Crawford is ranked third in the league for free throw percentage (.825), third for 3-point field goal percentage (.400) and sixth for field goal percentage (.452).
• Poindexter and Hadley Periman are tied for third place in the AAC for blocked shots with 41 for a 1.4 average.
Going for 20
• Tulsa players have now combined for 33 games of scoring 20+ points this season.
• Temira Poindexter has 18 20+ scoring games, Delanie Crawford 14 and Ahrray Young one. Poindexter and Crawford have combined for 32 of those 20+ scoring performances this season, while Poindexter and Ahrray Young combined for one.
• Tulsa is 9-0 when two players reach the 20-point mark… Poindexter and Crawford have eight games where they each score 20+ points in the same game, including against Lindenwood, New Orleans, Clemson, Florida, Rice, North Texas, USF an Temple … Ahrray Young and Poindexter each had 20+ points vs. Tulane.
• Poindexter has recorded 33 career games with 20+ points and Crawford has 15.
• Ahrray Young is the only other Hurricane player with a 20+ scoring game this year … 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 (1,430) in fifth place, blocks (136) for fourth place, field goals made (521) for fifth place and 3-point field goals
made (165) for fifth place.
• Poindexter averages 16.4 points in 87 career games.
• She became just the 12th 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 66th career game played.
• Poindexter 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 29 games this year and for the 74th time in 87 career games.
• She has scored in double digits in her last 33 games dating back to last season.
• Poindexter has 18 games with 20+ points this season and 33 times in her career.
• She had her fifth 30+ scoring game of the season and her career with 30 against Temple (2/28).
• Poindexter has scored in double digits in the first half of a game 14 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, 15 vs. UAB, 14 vs. USF and 18 at Temple.
• 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 19.4 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 .452 field goal percentage, .400 from three-point range and .825 from the charity stripe.
• She had her third 30+ scoring night with 30 points against South Florida (2/25).
• Crawford surpassed the 1,000-point plateau against Wichita State and now has 1,093 points in 86 career games and now ranks 11th on the school's all-time scoring chart
• In 16 AAC games, Crawford has scored 21.0 points, while shooting .434 from the field, .395 from behind the arc and .845 from the free throw line.
• Overall, Crawford is also second on the team for rebounds (168) for a 5.8 average and leads Tulsa in assists with 78 for a 2.7 average.
• Crawford has 26 double-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 fifth on the school's career 3-point field goals made list with 165.
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