Wednesday, January 28
Tulsa, Okla.
7 p.m.
Tulsa
vs
North Texas
Tulsa Puts Four-Game Winning Streak on the Line Against North Texas
1/27/2026 2:48:00 PM | Men's Basketball
TULSA, Okla. — It's a big week in the Reynolds Center as Tulsa hosts North Texas in the first of two home games this week. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. as the Golden Hurricane look to avenge a loss earlier in the season.
TICKETS
Date/Time: January 28, 2026 / 7 PM
Site: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Arena: Reynolds Center (8,355)
Radio: 99.5 FM KVOO Big Country, Learfield Network affiliates, and Varsity Network App
Talent: Bruce Howard (pxp) & J.R. Rollo (analyst)
Video: ESPN+
Talent: Chad McKee (pxp) & Pooh Williamson (analyst)
History: Tulsa leads, 40-16
In Tulsa: Tulsa leads, 22-2
Series Streak: Lost 4
MEDIA CENTRAL
STORY LINES
• Tulsa has dominated during its four-game winning streak, outscoring opponents 88.8 to 74.5. Miles Barnstable (20.3), David Green (19.5), Tylen Riley (14.0), and Tyler Behrend (10.0) are leading the offense in that span. The team is 41-of-96 (.427) from three and 117-for-232 (.504) from the floor.
• With a 17-3 record, Tulsa is off to the fifth-best 20-game start in program history. Only the 1920-21 (18-2), 1968-69 (18-2), 1983-84 (18-2) and 1999-00 (19-1) did Tulsa have a better record through 20 games.
• Tulsa's starting five of Barnstable, Behrend, Green, Popoola, and Riley leads the American Conference with a +/- of +112. That ranks them sixth in the country as a group per EvanMiya.com. The next closest 5-man unit in the American Conference belongs to Wichita State at +65.
• Tulsa is one of seven programs with 17 games with 80-plus points, High Point leads the country with 19, followed by Gonzaga and Murray State with 18 and Akron, Alabama, and Vanderbilt also with 17.
• Tulsa is one of the best teams in the country at the free throw line, ranking second in the country at .795 percent. The Golden Hurricane have the top three free throw shooters in the American with Miles Barnstable leading the league (.944), followed by Tylen Riley (.897), and Myles Rigsby (.894). Only Saint Mary's (.810) has a higher percentage at the charity stripe.
• Jaylen Lawal won his third American Conference Freshman of the Week award on Monday after a 17-point performance at Rice. Lawal is tied for 20th in the country among freshman, averaging 22.0 points per 40 minutes, tied with Keaton Wagler of Illinois and Kingston Flemings of Houston. He is also third in the country in free throw percentage among freshman with 40-plus attempts (.889).
• Tulsa is one of seven programs to use the same starting five all season along with; Arizona, Houston, Merrimack, Oklahoma, Seton Hall, and Stephen F. Austin.
• Tulsa is one of three teams in the country to not have a player with a double figure rebound game this season along with Temple and Davidson.
SERIES HISTORY
• This is the 57th meeting between the programs, Tulsa leads the series 40-16 and is 22-2 at home.
• North Texas has won four in a row in the series, including the meeting earlier this season in Denton.
• This is the first trip to the Reynolds Center for North Texas since Feb. 1, 2014, a 94-63 victory for Tulsa.
• Eric Konkol is 9-11 in his career against North Texas.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
• The Mean Green are 12-8 and 3-4 in American Conference play under first year head coach Daniyal Robinson.
• North Texas does it on the defensive end, leading the American Conference in fewest points allowed (64.6), field goal defense (.408), and opponent's three-point percentage (.292).
• The Mean Green are just 2-4 on the road this season, earning wins at Tulane and South Alabama.
SEASON NOTABLES
• Head coach Eric Konkol reached 200 wins for his career in a 97-48 win over Rice.
• 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 three one-point games this season, with two in back-to-back games (Oral Roberts and Kansas State). It was the team's first back-to-back one-point finishes since 2011. The team is 2-1 in one-point games this season. It's the team's most one-point games since 2008-09.
• Tulsa's 117-point performance against UAPB set a new Reynolds Center facility record for points in a game. It was the ninth-most points in a game in school history and is the program's first game with 115-plus points since 2000.
• Three opponents on the schedule are new to the Golden Hurricane men's basketball program, Oklahoma Christian, Manhattan Christian, and Denver.
• Tulsa received their highest ever NET ranking in the first batch of rankings, released on Dec. 1 at No. 27 in the country. The program's previous high was No. 52 back in 2020-21. Last season the Golden Hurricane finished ranked No. 271.
• Tulsa's 10-game winning streak was the program's longest since the 2014-15 season when they won 12 straight. It was the longest winning streak of head coach Eric Konkol's career.
• Tulsa went undefeated in the month of December. It was the team's first perfect month since January 2015 when the Golden Hurricane went 7-0 as part of that 12-game winning streak. The program last went undefeated in the month of December in 1983 when Nolan Richardson's squad went 7-0 before finishing the season 27-4.
• Tulsa's 97-48 win over Rice to open American Conference play was the team's largest ever margin of victory in an American Conference game and the second largest ever in a conference game in league history. Tulsa shot 13-of-19 (.684) from three-point range, the best mark in Reynolds Center history.
• Tulsa is 4-1 in coaches challenges this season.
OVER 80
• Tulsa got off to a terrific start offensively, scoring 80+ points in each of the first six contests, they would also have a streak of seven straight games of over 80 points.
• It was the program's longest such streak(s) since the 2001-02 season, a streak of seven games. That team would score 80+ points 19 times.
• The program's single season record is 21 times, set back in 1983-84, under head coach Nolan Richardson. This season Tulsa has scored over 80 points 17 times.
• Tulsa has averaged 80 or more points in a season 14 times but not since 2001-02.
• Tulsa has three games scoring 100-plus points this season, their most 100-point performances in a year since 1995-96.
• Tulsa's top five scoring seasons by points per game with head coach and final record:
• 1983-84 (Nolan Ricardson, 27-4) - 90.8
• 2025-26 (Eric Konkol, 17-3) - 88.0*
• 1972-73 (Ken Hayes, 18-8) - 85.3
• 1970-71 (Ken Hayes, 17-9) - 84.2
• 1993-94 (Tubby Smith, 23-8) - 83.4
SPREADING THE LOVE
• Tulsa has had at least 15 assists in 15 of 20 games of the season. The Golden Hurricane reached that mark just 12 times last season.
• Thrice this season Tulsa has had at least 20 assists in a game, tying a school record also set in 1993-94, 2015-16, 2018-19, and 2020-21.
• Tulsa has assisted on .546 of made field goals this season, 313-of-573.
LONGEVITY IN THE LEAGUE
• Head coach Eric Konkol is in his fourth season with the Golden Hurricane.
• Konkol entered the year tied for the fourth-longest tenured coach in the American Conference.
• Only Penny Hardaway (Memphis, 8th season), Ron Hunter (Tulane, 7th season), and Andy Kennedy (UAB, 6th season) have been in the league longer.
• East Carolina head coach, and former Tulsa assistant, Michael Scwartz, is also entering his fourth season leading his program.
EFFICIENT OFFENSE
• Tulsa's starting five of Barnstable, Behrend, Green, Popoola, and Riley leads the American Conference with a +/- of +112. That ranks them sixth in the country as a group per EvanMiya.com. The next closest 5-man unit in the American Conference belongs to Wichita State at +65.
• Tulsa is 17th in the country in points per game (88.0), 18th in scoring margin (15.9), seventh in three-point percentage (.396), and second in free throw percentage (.795).
• Miles Barnstable is third in the country at the line, shooting 68-for-72. The senior is also shooting 52-for-116 (.448) to lead the conference and rank 12th in the nation in three-point shooting.
• The Golden Hurricane bench has been terrific, averaging 27.3 points per game, the third best mark in the American Conference, Memphis (33.2) leads the conference.
• Tulsa leads the American Conference in point differential (15.9), field goal percentage (.490), three-point percentage (.396), threes per game (10.3), and free throw percentage (.795).
• All 10 regulars in the Golden Hurricane rotation have had at least one game with 10 or more points.
DOING IT DEFENSIVELY TOO
• While the offense is receiving the headlines, the Tulsa defense has been strong this season too.
• Tulsa is allowing 72.1 points per game, the fourth fewest in the American Conference and 133rd in the country.
• They are holding opponents to a .427 shooting percentage, sixth in the American.
LAST TIME OUT
• Tulsa was powered by a huge first half in an 87-81 victory over Rice on Saturday in Tudor Fieldhouse.
• Miles Barnstable led the way with 21 points while Jaylen Lawal added 17 points off the bench and David Green continued his hot play with 16 points.
• Tulsa was on fire in the opening half, starting the game on a 16-0 run. The Golden Hurricane shot 10-of-15 (.636) in the opening 20 minutes. Rice got hot in the second half but Tulsa led the game wire-to-wire.
UP NEXT
• Tulsa remains at home to host long time rival Wichita State on Sunday with a 1 p.m. tip on ESPNU.
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.
TICKETS
Date/Time: January 28, 2026 / 7 PM
Site: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Arena: Reynolds Center (8,355)
Radio: 99.5 FM KVOO Big Country, Learfield Network affiliates, and Varsity Network App
Talent: Bruce Howard (pxp) & J.R. Rollo (analyst)
Video: ESPN+
Talent: Chad McKee (pxp) & Pooh Williamson (analyst)
History: Tulsa leads, 40-16
In Tulsa: Tulsa leads, 22-2
Series Streak: Lost 4
MEDIA CENTRAL
STORY LINES
• Tulsa has dominated during its four-game winning streak, outscoring opponents 88.8 to 74.5. Miles Barnstable (20.3), David Green (19.5), Tylen Riley (14.0), and Tyler Behrend (10.0) are leading the offense in that span. The team is 41-of-96 (.427) from three and 117-for-232 (.504) from the floor.
• With a 17-3 record, Tulsa is off to the fifth-best 20-game start in program history. Only the 1920-21 (18-2), 1968-69 (18-2), 1983-84 (18-2) and 1999-00 (19-1) did Tulsa have a better record through 20 games.
• Tulsa's starting five of Barnstable, Behrend, Green, Popoola, and Riley leads the American Conference with a +/- of +112. That ranks them sixth in the country as a group per EvanMiya.com. The next closest 5-man unit in the American Conference belongs to Wichita State at +65.
• Tulsa is one of seven programs with 17 games with 80-plus points, High Point leads the country with 19, followed by Gonzaga and Murray State with 18 and Akron, Alabama, and Vanderbilt also with 17.
• Tulsa is one of the best teams in the country at the free throw line, ranking second in the country at .795 percent. The Golden Hurricane have the top three free throw shooters in the American with Miles Barnstable leading the league (.944), followed by Tylen Riley (.897), and Myles Rigsby (.894). Only Saint Mary's (.810) has a higher percentage at the charity stripe.
• Jaylen Lawal won his third American Conference Freshman of the Week award on Monday after a 17-point performance at Rice. Lawal is tied for 20th in the country among freshman, averaging 22.0 points per 40 minutes, tied with Keaton Wagler of Illinois and Kingston Flemings of Houston. He is also third in the country in free throw percentage among freshman with 40-plus attempts (.889).
• Tulsa is one of seven programs to use the same starting five all season along with; Arizona, Houston, Merrimack, Oklahoma, Seton Hall, and Stephen F. Austin.
• Tulsa is one of three teams in the country to not have a player with a double figure rebound game this season along with Temple and Davidson.
SERIES HISTORY
• This is the 57th meeting between the programs, Tulsa leads the series 40-16 and is 22-2 at home.
• North Texas has won four in a row in the series, including the meeting earlier this season in Denton.
• This is the first trip to the Reynolds Center for North Texas since Feb. 1, 2014, a 94-63 victory for Tulsa.
• Eric Konkol is 9-11 in his career against North Texas.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
• The Mean Green are 12-8 and 3-4 in American Conference play under first year head coach Daniyal Robinson.
• North Texas does it on the defensive end, leading the American Conference in fewest points allowed (64.6), field goal defense (.408), and opponent's three-point percentage (.292).
• The Mean Green are just 2-4 on the road this season, earning wins at Tulane and South Alabama.
SEASON NOTABLES
• Head coach Eric Konkol reached 200 wins for his career in a 97-48 win over Rice.
• 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 three one-point games this season, with two in back-to-back games (Oral Roberts and Kansas State). It was the team's first back-to-back one-point finishes since 2011. The team is 2-1 in one-point games this season. It's the team's most one-point games since 2008-09.
• Tulsa's 117-point performance against UAPB set a new Reynolds Center facility record for points in a game. It was the ninth-most points in a game in school history and is the program's first game with 115-plus points since 2000.
• Three opponents on the schedule are new to the Golden Hurricane men's basketball program, Oklahoma Christian, Manhattan Christian, and Denver.
• Tulsa received their highest ever NET ranking in the first batch of rankings, released on Dec. 1 at No. 27 in the country. The program's previous high was No. 52 back in 2020-21. Last season the Golden Hurricane finished ranked No. 271.
• Tulsa's 10-game winning streak was the program's longest since the 2014-15 season when they won 12 straight. It was the longest winning streak of head coach Eric Konkol's career.
• Tulsa went undefeated in the month of December. It was the team's first perfect month since January 2015 when the Golden Hurricane went 7-0 as part of that 12-game winning streak. The program last went undefeated in the month of December in 1983 when Nolan Richardson's squad went 7-0 before finishing the season 27-4.
• Tulsa's 97-48 win over Rice to open American Conference play was the team's largest ever margin of victory in an American Conference game and the second largest ever in a conference game in league history. Tulsa shot 13-of-19 (.684) from three-point range, the best mark in Reynolds Center history.
• Tulsa is 4-1 in coaches challenges this season.
OVER 80
• Tulsa got off to a terrific start offensively, scoring 80+ points in each of the first six contests, they would also have a streak of seven straight games of over 80 points.
• It was the program's longest such streak(s) since the 2001-02 season, a streak of seven games. That team would score 80+ points 19 times.
• The program's single season record is 21 times, set back in 1983-84, under head coach Nolan Richardson. This season Tulsa has scored over 80 points 17 times.
• Tulsa has averaged 80 or more points in a season 14 times but not since 2001-02.
• Tulsa has three games scoring 100-plus points this season, their most 100-point performances in a year since 1995-96.
• Tulsa's top five scoring seasons by points per game with head coach and final record:
• 1983-84 (Nolan Ricardson, 27-4) - 90.8
• 2025-26 (Eric Konkol, 17-3) - 88.0*
• 1972-73 (Ken Hayes, 18-8) - 85.3
• 1970-71 (Ken Hayes, 17-9) - 84.2
• 1993-94 (Tubby Smith, 23-8) - 83.4
SPREADING THE LOVE
• Tulsa has had at least 15 assists in 15 of 20 games of the season. The Golden Hurricane reached that mark just 12 times last season.
• Thrice this season Tulsa has had at least 20 assists in a game, tying a school record also set in 1993-94, 2015-16, 2018-19, and 2020-21.
• Tulsa has assisted on .546 of made field goals this season, 313-of-573.
LONGEVITY IN THE LEAGUE
• Head coach Eric Konkol is in his fourth season with the Golden Hurricane.
• Konkol entered the year tied for the fourth-longest tenured coach in the American Conference.
• Only Penny Hardaway (Memphis, 8th season), Ron Hunter (Tulane, 7th season), and Andy Kennedy (UAB, 6th season) have been in the league longer.
• East Carolina head coach, and former Tulsa assistant, Michael Scwartz, is also entering his fourth season leading his program.
EFFICIENT OFFENSE
• Tulsa's starting five of Barnstable, Behrend, Green, Popoola, and Riley leads the American Conference with a +/- of +112. That ranks them sixth in the country as a group per EvanMiya.com. The next closest 5-man unit in the American Conference belongs to Wichita State at +65.
• Tulsa is 17th in the country in points per game (88.0), 18th in scoring margin (15.9), seventh in three-point percentage (.396), and second in free throw percentage (.795).
• Miles Barnstable is third in the country at the line, shooting 68-for-72. The senior is also shooting 52-for-116 (.448) to lead the conference and rank 12th in the nation in three-point shooting.
• The Golden Hurricane bench has been terrific, averaging 27.3 points per game, the third best mark in the American Conference, Memphis (33.2) leads the conference.
• Tulsa leads the American Conference in point differential (15.9), field goal percentage (.490), three-point percentage (.396), threes per game (10.3), and free throw percentage (.795).
• All 10 regulars in the Golden Hurricane rotation have had at least one game with 10 or more points.
DOING IT DEFENSIVELY TOO
• While the offense is receiving the headlines, the Tulsa defense has been strong this season too.
• Tulsa is allowing 72.1 points per game, the fourth fewest in the American Conference and 133rd in the country.
• They are holding opponents to a .427 shooting percentage, sixth in the American.
LAST TIME OUT
• Tulsa was powered by a huge first half in an 87-81 victory over Rice on Saturday in Tudor Fieldhouse.
• Miles Barnstable led the way with 21 points while Jaylen Lawal added 17 points off the bench and David Green continued his hot play with 16 points.
• Tulsa was on fire in the opening half, starting the game on a 16-0 run. The Golden Hurricane shot 10-of-15 (.636) in the opening 20 minutes. Rice got hot in the second half but Tulsa led the game wire-to-wire.
UP NEXT
• Tulsa remains at home to host long time rival Wichita State on Sunday with a 1 p.m. tip on ESPNU.
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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