Wednesday, December 10
Tulsa, Okla.
7 p.m.
Tulsa
vs
Arkansas - Pine Bluff
Tulsa Goes for Sixth Straight Win as they Host UAPB
12/9/2025 6:32:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Tulsa, Okla. – Coming off back-to-back blowout wins last week the Tulsa men's basketball team goes for its sixth win in a row as they host Arkansas – Pine Bluff on Wednesday in the Reynolds Center.
Date/Time: December 10, 2025 / 7 PM
Site: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Arena: Reynolds Center (8,355)
Radio: 99.5 FM Big Country , Learfield Network affiliates, and Varsity Network App
Talent: Bruce Howard (pxp) & J.R. Rollo (analyst)
Video: ESPN+
Talent: Chad McKee (pxp) & Bryndon Manzer (analyst)
Social Updates: @TUMBasketball | #ReignCane
History: Tulsa leads, 3-0
In Tulsa: Tulsa leads, 3-0
STORY LINES
• Tulsa is averaging 87.8 points per game this season, which would be the second most points per game in program history. The team has averaged 80-plus points per game 14 times with the school record of 90.8 set in 1983-84.
• Tulsa's 24-point win over Missouri State on Saturday was the team's second-largest ever win over the Bears. Only the match-up on Dec. 1, 1980, an 87-51 Tulsa victory, had a larger margin of victory. The previous five games in the series had been decided by single digits.
• The Golden Hurricane are one of nine teams in the country to have at least five games where they made 10 or more three-pointers and shot .400 percent from beyond the arc. Akron, Boston Univ., Coastal Carolina, Colorado State, and Liberty have done it six times each while Tulsa, Cornell, Kent State, and Virginia have done it five times.
• Tulsa is one of 25 programs with at least eight 80-plus point performances this season.
• Tulsa looks to get to 9-1 for the first time since the 2009-10 season and are 8-1 for the first time since that same season.
• The Golden Hurricane look for their first six-game winning streak since the 2020-21 season.
• At 8-1, Eric Konkol is off to the best start to his coaching career matching the 8-1 start he had back in 2015-16 at Louisiana Tech in his first season as a head coach.
SERIES HISTORY
• This is the fourth all-time meeting between the programs.
• Tulsa has won each of the previous meetings by at least 23 points.
• In the first two games of the series, Tulsa held the Golden Lions to 45 points or fewer.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
• The Golden Lions are 1-9 on the season with a win last Wednesday over UIC, 63-62.
• This is the final game of an 11-game road trip to start the season. The Golden Lions welcome Ecclesia and Champion Christian to Pine Bluff in their final two games before the conference play.
• UAPB took Depaul down to the wire on Saturday in a 76-72 contest. The Golden Lions led 37-28 at the half while Quion Williams had a monster game with 27 points, 8 assists, and 7 rebounds. Milhan Charles also had a strong performance with 19 points and 9 rebounds.
• Williams leads UAPB in points (16.1), rebounds (6.6), assists (4.5), steals (1.9), and blocks (0.8).
SEASON NOTEABLES
• Head coach Eric Konkol is closing in on 200 wins as a Division I coach. Konkol, tied for the fourth-longest tenured coach in the American, needs just 5 wins to reach that milestone.
• Tulsa won the Mayor's Cup despite Oral Roberts shooting .500 percent from the field and making 14 threes. Since the 2004-05 season per Stathead, it is Tulsa's first road win in which the opponent shot .500 percent or better from the field and made 10 or more threes. Last season, teams were 839-13 (.985) at home, shooting .500 percent or better from the field, and made more than 10 threes.
• The Golden Hurricane won their first in-season tournament, the Acrisure Holiday Invitational, since 2002 with a 63-60 victory over Northern Iowa.
• The Golden Hurricane have played two one-point games this season, in back-to-back games (Oral Roberts and Kansas State). It was the team's first back-to-back one-point finishes since 2011.
• Three opponents on the schedule are new to the Golden Hurricane men's basketball program, Oklahoma Christian, Manhattan Christian, and Denver.
• Tulsa is 3-0 in coaches challenges this season.
Visit www.TulsaHurricane.com for the latest news and information on the men's basketball program. Fans can also follow the team on X, Facebook and Instagram.
Date/Time: December 10, 2025 / 7 PM
Site: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Arena: Reynolds Center (8,355)
Radio: 99.5 FM Big Country , Learfield Network affiliates, and Varsity Network App
Talent: Bruce Howard (pxp) & J.R. Rollo (analyst)
Video: ESPN+
Talent: Chad McKee (pxp) & Bryndon Manzer (analyst)
Social Updates: @TUMBasketball | #ReignCane
History: Tulsa leads, 3-0
In Tulsa: Tulsa leads, 3-0
STORY LINES
• Tulsa is averaging 87.8 points per game this season, which would be the second most points per game in program history. The team has averaged 80-plus points per game 14 times with the school record of 90.8 set in 1983-84.
• Tulsa's 24-point win over Missouri State on Saturday was the team's second-largest ever win over the Bears. Only the match-up on Dec. 1, 1980, an 87-51 Tulsa victory, had a larger margin of victory. The previous five games in the series had been decided by single digits.
• The Golden Hurricane are one of nine teams in the country to have at least five games where they made 10 or more three-pointers and shot .400 percent from beyond the arc. Akron, Boston Univ., Coastal Carolina, Colorado State, and Liberty have done it six times each while Tulsa, Cornell, Kent State, and Virginia have done it five times.
• Tulsa is one of 25 programs with at least eight 80-plus point performances this season.
• Tulsa looks to get to 9-1 for the first time since the 2009-10 season and are 8-1 for the first time since that same season.
• The Golden Hurricane look for their first six-game winning streak since the 2020-21 season.
• At 8-1, Eric Konkol is off to the best start to his coaching career matching the 8-1 start he had back in 2015-16 at Louisiana Tech in his first season as a head coach.
SERIES HISTORY
• This is the fourth all-time meeting between the programs.
• Tulsa has won each of the previous meetings by at least 23 points.
• In the first two games of the series, Tulsa held the Golden Lions to 45 points or fewer.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
• The Golden Lions are 1-9 on the season with a win last Wednesday over UIC, 63-62.
• This is the final game of an 11-game road trip to start the season. The Golden Lions welcome Ecclesia and Champion Christian to Pine Bluff in their final two games before the conference play.
• UAPB took Depaul down to the wire on Saturday in a 76-72 contest. The Golden Lions led 37-28 at the half while Quion Williams had a monster game with 27 points, 8 assists, and 7 rebounds. Milhan Charles also had a strong performance with 19 points and 9 rebounds.
• Williams leads UAPB in points (16.1), rebounds (6.6), assists (4.5), steals (1.9), and blocks (0.8).
SEASON NOTEABLES
• Head coach Eric Konkol is closing in on 200 wins as a Division I coach. Konkol, tied for the fourth-longest tenured coach in the American, needs just 5 wins to reach that milestone.
• Tulsa won the Mayor's Cup despite Oral Roberts shooting .500 percent from the field and making 14 threes. Since the 2004-05 season per Stathead, it is Tulsa's first road win in which the opponent shot .500 percent or better from the field and made 10 or more threes. Last season, teams were 839-13 (.985) at home, shooting .500 percent or better from the field, and made more than 10 threes.
• The Golden Hurricane won their first in-season tournament, the Acrisure Holiday Invitational, since 2002 with a 63-60 victory over Northern Iowa.
• The Golden Hurricane have played two one-point games this season, in back-to-back games (Oral Roberts and Kansas State). It was the team's first back-to-back one-point finishes since 2011.
• Three opponents on the schedule are new to the Golden Hurricane men's basketball program, Oklahoma Christian, Manhattan Christian, and Denver.
• Tulsa is 3-0 in coaches challenges this season.
Visit www.TulsaHurricane.com for the latest news and information on the men's basketball program. Fans can also follow the team on X, Facebook and Instagram.
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