Tulsa Looking to Clinch No. 1 Seed in Season Finale at Tulane Tonight

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Tulsa Looking to Clinch No. 1 Seed in Season Finale at Tulane Tonight

3/5/2024 1:25:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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GAME 31:
TULSA (22-8, 12-5 AAC) vs. TULANE (10-18, 3-14 AAC)
Tuesday • March 5, 2024 • 6 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 Tulane

THE COACHES:
Tulsa: Angie Nelp (Colorado State '02), 3^rd year
Career Record: 56-32 (3 years)
School Record: same

Tulane: Lisa Stockton (Wake Forest '86), 30^th year
Career Record: 652-369 (34 years)
School Record: 589-342 (30 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

Tulane's Probable Starters
0       G     Kyren Whittington, 5-9, R-Jr, Folsom, La., 16.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg
1       G     Kaylah Rainey, 5-6, Gr., Belleville, Il., 3.5 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 3.7 apg
3       G     Marta Galic, 6-0, Gr., Zagreb, Croatia, 13.1 ppg, 4.6 rpg
21     F      Irna Parau, 6-1, R-Sr., Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 6.9 ppg, 6.3 rpg
23     F      Amira Mabry, 6-0, So., Converse, Texas, 10.9 ppg, 5.8 rpg

Facing Tulane
•    This is the 39^th meeting between Tulsa and Tulane.
•    The Green Wave lead the overall series 28-10.
•    Tulsa grabbed the earlier meeting this year at home, 72-54 on Jan. 2, snapping an 8-game losing streak in the series.
•    Tulane has a 15-3 record at home against the Hurricane … Tulsa's last win in New Orleans came on Feb. 23, 2012, by a score of 72-59 … since then, the Green Wave has won the last
      nine home games.

20+ Win, 13 at Home
•     Tulsa's 22 wins is the second-most in school history behind a 26-6 record in the 2005-06 season.
•     Tulsa finished the home season 13-1 for the best home mark in school history
•     The Hurricane has had two other one-loss seasons at home, including 12-1 in 2004-05 and 11-1 in 2005-06.
•     Tulsa's 12 conference wins is the second-most ever behind a 13-3 Conference USA mark in 2005-06 and ties Tulsa's most AAC wins of 12 coming in 2014-15.
•     Tulsa has now posted three-straight winning seasons, the second-most in school history
       behind four straight winning seasons from 2001-06.

Tulsa Tied for First Place in AAC with 12-5 Record; Clinches Double Bye
•     Tulsa has a 12-5 American Athletic Conference record and has clinched a double bye in the American Basketball Championship next week.
•     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 1-1 vs. Temple.
•     Tulsa is 8-1 at home and 4-4 on the road in league play.
•      In the last eight games starting on Feb. 1, Tulsa won its five home games and is 1-3 on the road … the lone road win was against first-place Temple, 76-67, on Feb. 28.
•     Tulsa has a four-game winning streak heading into Tuesday's regular season finale at Tulane.

A Closer Look into Tulsa's 12-5 AAC Record
•      In Tulsa's 12 AAC wins, the Hurricane has averaged 77.3 points (928), while holding the opposition to 66.6 points (799) for a 10.7-win margin.
•     Tulsa is shooting 45.4% from the field (319-703), 41.7% from 3-point range (131-314) and 71.6% from the free throw line (159-222) in its wins.
•     Tulsa had season-highs in AAC play of 55% from the field vs. SMU (3/2), 61.9% from 3-point range vs. SMU (3/2) 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).

Poindexter Goes Over 600; Crawford Approaching 600
•     Temira Poindexter became just the third player in school history to score 600+ points in a single season.
•     Her 625 points in 30 games ranks second on the school's all-time chart, behind 1^st place Allison Curtin's 692 points in 30 games … she surpassed Taleya Mayberry (616, 2012-13) for second place.
•     Poindexter surpassed the 600-point plateau with her 30-point performance at Temple.
•     Crawford needs 18 more points to hit the 600-point plateau as she enters the regular season finale with 582 points, making them the first pair of 600+ scorers in the same
       season.

More on Poindexter & Crawford Scoring Accolades
•    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 1,451 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 1,112 career points for 11^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.
•    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 625 points, while Crawford surpassed 500 points against UAB (2/21) and has 582 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's 22 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 11 games this season, including four of the last five 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 14-3 when leading after the first quarter and 16-4 when leading at halftime.
•     Tulsa is 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 35 of
      88 games, including – nine in 2021-22, 15 in 2022-23 and 11 this year.
•    With a 56-32 coaching record, Nelp has won the most games of any Tulsa coach in their first three seasons.

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 Takes Down USF for First-Ever Win Over the Bulls
•     Delanie Crawford and Temira Poindexter combined for 51 points to lead Tulsa's come- from-behind 72-65 victory over South Florida (2/25).
•     It was the fourth straight home game that Tulsa trailed by double-figures and came back for the win.
•      Tulsa trailed 32-16 at the 7:03 mark of the second quarter but trimmed that 16-point deficit to three points, 35-32, at the intermission.
•     Tulsa had its largest lead of seven points, 68-61, with 3:28 let in the game.
•     Crawford scored Tulsa's final 10 points on two treys and 4-of-4 free throws to preserve the win.

Tulsa Overcomes 15-Point Deficit and Builds a 15-Point Lead
•     In Tulsa's win over UAB (2/21), 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.

Two More Comebacks
•      In 17 of 22 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 4^th 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 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), UAB (15 pts, 2^nd QTR), South Florida (16 pts, 2^nd QTR), Temple (9 pts, 2^nd QTR) and SMU (1 pt, 1^st 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 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 50^th career game in her three seasons with a 65-55 win at Charlotte.
•     She now has a 56-32 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 56.5-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 625 points and Crawford 582.
•       Poindexter and Crawford have combined for 33 20+ scoring games this season.
•       The tandem is totaling 55.6-percent of Tulsa's field goals made, 60-percent of the team's treys and 57.9-percent from the free throw line.
•       The have also combined for 29.6-percent of Tulsa's rebounds and 33.5-percent of Tulsa's assists.

3-Point Plateau
•     Delanie Crawford and Temira Poindexter have combined for 339 career three-pointers made.
•     The duo has made 158 three-pointers this season.
•     Crawford's 85 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 73 treys three-pointers this year is tied for 3^rd-most in a single season.
•     In their careers, Crawford has made 170 career treys to rank fourth and Pondexter with 169 ranks fifth on the school's all-time list.

Among the League Leaders
•    Temira Poindexter and Delanie Crawford are second and third, respectively, in the American Athletic Conference for scoring with 20.8 and 19.4 averages.
•    With 19 20+ scoring games, Poindexter leads the AAC in that category, while Crawford's 14 20+ scoring games is third in the league … Poindexter's five 30+ games ties for the AAC lead and Crawford's thres ranks second.
•    Hadley Periman's five 10+ rebounding games ties for seventh-most in the AAC for games with 10+ rebounds.
•    Crawford's four double-doubles is tied for the seventh-most in the AAC.
•    Crawford is ranked second in the league for free throw percentage (.825), second for 3-point field goal percentage (.409) and sixth for field goal percentage (.456).
•    Poindexter and Hadley Periman are tied for fourth place in the AAC for blocked shots with 43 for a 1.4 average.

Going for 20
•      Tulsa players have now combined for 34 games of scoring 20+ points this season.
•      Temira Poindexter has 19 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 34 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.