Wednesday, February 11
Tulsa, Okla.
7 p.m.
Tulsa
vs
UAB
Tulsa Goes for Season Sweep of UAB on Wednesday
2/10/2026 3:26:00 PM | Men's Basketball
TULSA, Okla. — Tulsa looks to start a new winning streak on Wednesday when they host UAB in the Reynolds Center. The Golden Hurricane goes for the season sweep of the Blazers and win back-to-back games in the series for the first time since 2009.
Date/Time: February 11, 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: UAB leads, 12-8
In Tulsa: Tied 4-4
Series Streak: Won 1
STORY LINES
• Tulsa reached 20 wins this season in just 23 games, the third-fastest mark in program history. Only in 1999-00 (21) and 1983-83 (22) did the Golden Hurricane get to 20 wins in fewer games.
• The 2025-26 season is the 25th 20-win season in Tulsa history. The Golden Hurricane last won 20 games in 2019-20 when they went 21-10 and claimed a share of the American Conference regular season title.
• Tulsa's starting five of Barnstable, Behrend, Green, Popoola, and Riley leads the American Conference with a +/- of +123. That ranks them fourth in the country as a group per EvanMiya.com, trailing the starting units for Arizona, Houston, and Purdue. The next closest 5-man unit in the American Conference belongs to Wichita State's starting five at +74.
• Tulsa's eight conference wins are its most since finishing the 2019-20 season with 13.
• Ade Popoola found his groove last week, going a combined 11-of-18 (.611) from three-point range in Florida. On Sunday at South Florida, Popoola hit eight threes for the Golden Hurricane matching Corey Henderson Jr. (vs. UConn, Jan. 3, 2018) and Jason Parker (vs. Wichita State, Dec. 4, 2002) for the second most threes in a game in school history. Only James Woodard's 10 vs. SMU on Mar. 8, 2015 was higher.
• At home in conference play, Tulsa is outscoring opponents 86.6-71.2 in five games. As a team Tulsa is shooting 140-273 (.513) from the field and 44-for-17 (.411) from three while holding opponents tpo 124-311 (.399) from the field and 41-for-132 (.311) from three.
• In those games, David Green is averaging 20.0 points and 7.0 rebounds while shooting a blistering 14-for-24 (.583) from beyond the arc. Tylen Riley is averaging 17.0 ppg and 5.0 rpg while Miles Barnstable contributes 14.0 ppg and 4.4 rpg.
SERIES HISTORY
• This is the 21st meeting between the programs with UAB leading the series 12-8.
• Tulsa rolled to a 99-77 win at UAB back on Jan. 18. It was Tulsa's first ever win at UAB after going 0-8. The team's 99 points was tied for the second most ever scored by a road team in Bartow Arena.
• The win snapped UAB's six-game winning streak in the series and was Tulsa's first since the 2010-11 season.
• Eric Konkol is 8-8 in his career against UAB.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
• The Blazers are 15-9 on the season and 6-5 in conference play in Andy Kennedy's sixth season at UAB.
• UAB has had an interesting start to conference play, going just 1-5 at home but are 5-0 on the road. They are 6-2 on the road overall, tied with Tulsa for the most road wins in the league.
• They are third in the league in scoring at 81.4 points per game but 10th in points allowed at 75.1.
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.
• 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 5-1 in coaches challenges this season.
OVER 80
• Tulsa started the season with six straight games with 80-plus points
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 19 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, 20-4) - 86.9*
• 1972-73 (Ken Hayes, 18-8) - 85.3
• 1970-71 (Ken Hayes, 17-9) - 84.2
• 1993-94 (Tubby Smith, 23-8) - 83.4
EFFICIENT OFFENSE
• Tulsa is 17th in the country in points per game (86.9), 23rd in scoring margin (14.1), ninth in three-point percentage (.392), eighth in free throw percentage (.786), and 12th in free throws made (19.5).
• Miles Barnstable is fifth in the country at the free throw line, shooting 79-for-85 (.929). The senior is also shooting 63-for-147 (.429) to lead the conference and rank 19th in the nation in three-point shooting.
• Before this season the school record for free throw percentage is .753 (545-for-724) in 2001-02 by a team and .903 (121-for-134) by Rick Park in 1963-64. Those records are all in danger as the team is currently .786 (469-for-597) from the free throw line, while Miles Barnstable (.929), Myles Rigsby (.900), and Tylen Riley (.877) have a shot at the individual record.
• Tulsa leads the American Conference in point differential (14.0), field goal percentage (.489), three-point percentage (.392), and free throw percentage (.786).
• All 10 regulars in the Golden Hurricane rotation have had at least one game with 10 or more points.
• Tulsa is one of 11 programs with 19 games with 80-plus points, High Point leads the country with 22, while Murray State has 21.
OTHER ODDS AND ENDS
• Miles Barnstable is second in the nation with 22 games this season with two or more three-pointers. His 23 games in double figures has him tied for 20th in the country. David Green has scored in double figures 22 times, tied for 48th.
• Tulsa is 15-1 on weekdays this season with the lone defeat at Kansas State. They are 8-0 on Wednesdays after beating Florida Atlantic.
• Six of Tulsa's eight American Conference victories have been by double digits. The Golden Hurricane have 13 wins by at least 10 points this season, tied for 22nd in the country.
• Tulsa has shot .500 or better from the field 10 times this season, one away from the program record of 11 set in 2009-10.
• Tulsa is tied for 19th in the nation in Kill Shots per EvanMiya.com, which indicates a 10-0 run. Tulsa's 22 leads the American Conference and they have only allowed three all season, tied for the seventh fewest in the nation and fewest in the American.
• 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.
• According to EvanMiya.com, Tyler Behrend leads the American Conference in +/- at +223. Tulsa features five of the top seven players in the league in that category, David Green (+214), Ade Popoola (+194), Miles Barnstable (+190), and Tylen Riley (+177).
LAST TIME OUT
• Tulsa had seven-game winning streak snapped by South Florida, 80-74, on Sunday in Tampa.
• Ade Popoola had a career day with 24 points, connecting on eight threes. His eight threes tied for the second most in a game in school history.
UP NEXT
• Tulsa hits the road looking for the season sweep of Wichita State on Saturday.
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: February 11, 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: UAB leads, 12-8
In Tulsa: Tied 4-4
Series Streak: Won 1
STORY LINES
• Tulsa reached 20 wins this season in just 23 games, the third-fastest mark in program history. Only in 1999-00 (21) and 1983-83 (22) did the Golden Hurricane get to 20 wins in fewer games.
• The 2025-26 season is the 25th 20-win season in Tulsa history. The Golden Hurricane last won 20 games in 2019-20 when they went 21-10 and claimed a share of the American Conference regular season title.
• Tulsa's starting five of Barnstable, Behrend, Green, Popoola, and Riley leads the American Conference with a +/- of +123. That ranks them fourth in the country as a group per EvanMiya.com, trailing the starting units for Arizona, Houston, and Purdue. The next closest 5-man unit in the American Conference belongs to Wichita State's starting five at +74.
• Tulsa's eight conference wins are its most since finishing the 2019-20 season with 13.
• Ade Popoola found his groove last week, going a combined 11-of-18 (.611) from three-point range in Florida. On Sunday at South Florida, Popoola hit eight threes for the Golden Hurricane matching Corey Henderson Jr. (vs. UConn, Jan. 3, 2018) and Jason Parker (vs. Wichita State, Dec. 4, 2002) for the second most threes in a game in school history. Only James Woodard's 10 vs. SMU on Mar. 8, 2015 was higher.
• At home in conference play, Tulsa is outscoring opponents 86.6-71.2 in five games. As a team Tulsa is shooting 140-273 (.513) from the field and 44-for-17 (.411) from three while holding opponents tpo 124-311 (.399) from the field and 41-for-132 (.311) from three.
• In those games, David Green is averaging 20.0 points and 7.0 rebounds while shooting a blistering 14-for-24 (.583) from beyond the arc. Tylen Riley is averaging 17.0 ppg and 5.0 rpg while Miles Barnstable contributes 14.0 ppg and 4.4 rpg.
SERIES HISTORY
• This is the 21st meeting between the programs with UAB leading the series 12-8.
• Tulsa rolled to a 99-77 win at UAB back on Jan. 18. It was Tulsa's first ever win at UAB after going 0-8. The team's 99 points was tied for the second most ever scored by a road team in Bartow Arena.
• The win snapped UAB's six-game winning streak in the series and was Tulsa's first since the 2010-11 season.
• Eric Konkol is 8-8 in his career against UAB.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
• The Blazers are 15-9 on the season and 6-5 in conference play in Andy Kennedy's sixth season at UAB.
• UAB has had an interesting start to conference play, going just 1-5 at home but are 5-0 on the road. They are 6-2 on the road overall, tied with Tulsa for the most road wins in the league.
• They are third in the league in scoring at 81.4 points per game but 10th in points allowed at 75.1.
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.
• 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 5-1 in coaches challenges this season.
OVER 80
• Tulsa started the season with six straight games with 80-plus points
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 19 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, 20-4) - 86.9*
• 1972-73 (Ken Hayes, 18-8) - 85.3
• 1970-71 (Ken Hayes, 17-9) - 84.2
• 1993-94 (Tubby Smith, 23-8) - 83.4
EFFICIENT OFFENSE
• Tulsa is 17th in the country in points per game (86.9), 23rd in scoring margin (14.1), ninth in three-point percentage (.392), eighth in free throw percentage (.786), and 12th in free throws made (19.5).
• Miles Barnstable is fifth in the country at the free throw line, shooting 79-for-85 (.929). The senior is also shooting 63-for-147 (.429) to lead the conference and rank 19th in the nation in three-point shooting.
• Before this season the school record for free throw percentage is .753 (545-for-724) in 2001-02 by a team and .903 (121-for-134) by Rick Park in 1963-64. Those records are all in danger as the team is currently .786 (469-for-597) from the free throw line, while Miles Barnstable (.929), Myles Rigsby (.900), and Tylen Riley (.877) have a shot at the individual record.
• Tulsa leads the American Conference in point differential (14.0), field goal percentage (.489), three-point percentage (.392), and free throw percentage (.786).
• All 10 regulars in the Golden Hurricane rotation have had at least one game with 10 or more points.
• Tulsa is one of 11 programs with 19 games with 80-plus points, High Point leads the country with 22, while Murray State has 21.
OTHER ODDS AND ENDS
• Miles Barnstable is second in the nation with 22 games this season with two or more three-pointers. His 23 games in double figures has him tied for 20th in the country. David Green has scored in double figures 22 times, tied for 48th.
• Tulsa is 15-1 on weekdays this season with the lone defeat at Kansas State. They are 8-0 on Wednesdays after beating Florida Atlantic.
• Six of Tulsa's eight American Conference victories have been by double digits. The Golden Hurricane have 13 wins by at least 10 points this season, tied for 22nd in the country.
• Tulsa has shot .500 or better from the field 10 times this season, one away from the program record of 11 set in 2009-10.
• Tulsa is tied for 19th in the nation in Kill Shots per EvanMiya.com, which indicates a 10-0 run. Tulsa's 22 leads the American Conference and they have only allowed three all season, tied for the seventh fewest in the nation and fewest in the American.
• 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.
• According to EvanMiya.com, Tyler Behrend leads the American Conference in +/- at +223. Tulsa features five of the top seven players in the league in that category, David Green (+214), Ade Popoola (+194), Miles Barnstable (+190), and Tylen Riley (+177).
LAST TIME OUT
• Tulsa had seven-game winning streak snapped by South Florida, 80-74, on Sunday in Tampa.
• Ade Popoola had a career day with 24 points, connecting on eight threes. His eight threes tied for the second most in a game in school history.
UP NEXT
• Tulsa hits the road looking for the season sweep of Wichita State on Saturday.
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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