Wednesday, February 4
Boca Raton, Fla.
6 p.m.
Tulsa
at
Florida Atlantic
Tulsa Begins Crucial Road Swing in Boca Raton
2/3/2026 10:39:00 AM | Men's Basketball
BOCA RATON, Fla. — With a chance to put some distance between themselves and some other American Conference contenders this week, Tulsa heads to Florida for a pair of critical road games starting with Florida Atlantic on Wednesday.
Date/Time: February 4, 2026 / 6 PM CT
Site: Boca Raton, Florida
Arena: Eleanor B. Baldwin Arena (2,980)
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: Frank Forte (pxp) & Chris Williams (analyst)
History: Florida Atlantic leads, 2-1
In Boca Raton: Tied, 1-1
Series Streak: Lost 2
MEDIA CENTRAL
STORY LINES
• Tulsa has dominated during its six-game winning streak, outscoring opponents 88.3 to 74.5. Miles Barnstable (18.8), David Green (18.3), and Tylen Riley (17.7) have been outstanding during that span, shooting a combined .549 from the floor while also grabbing 15.2 rebounds per game.
• With a win, Tulsa would have 20 wins in 23 games which would match the 2001-02 team for the third-fastest to 20 wins in a season. Only the 1999-00 (21) and 1983-84 (22) seasons did the do so in fewer games.
• American Conference teams are 33-27 (.550) on the road this season. A win would be Tulsa's sixth on the road in 2025-26, the program's most in a season since 2015-16 when they also won six.
• Tulsa's starting five of Barnstable, Behrend, Green, Popoola, and Riley leads the American Conference with a +/- of +137. 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 +65.
• Tulsa is one of three programs with 19 games with 80-plus points, High Point leads the country with 20, while Murray State also has 19.
• According to EvanMiya.com, Tyler Behrend leads the American Conference in +/- at +219. Tulsa features the top five players in the league in that category, David Green (+211), Miles Barnstable (+190), Ade Popoola (+190), and Tylen Riley (+189).
• 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.
• Kenpom has Tulsa's offense rated 20th in the country at 123.3, they ended last season ranked 270 at 101.6.
SERIES HISTORY
• This is the fourth meeting between the schools and the third in Boca Raton.
• Tulsa won the first matchup back in 2014, but the Owls have won the last two since joining the American.
• Eric Konkol is 6-5 in his career against Florida Atlantic.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
• The Owls are 14-9 on the season and 6-4 in American Conference action.
• Florida Atlantic led the conference through seven games but have lost three straight to fall to fifth.
• The Owls are second in the American Conference behind Tulsa in field goal percentage at .467.
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 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, 19-3) - 87.9*
• 1972-73 (Ken Hayes, 18-8) - 85.3
• 1970-71 (Ken Hayes, 17-9) - 84.2
• 1993-94 (Tubby Smith, 23-8) - 83.4
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 +137. 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 +65.
• Tulsa is 16th in the country in points per game (87.9), 15th in scoring margin (15.6), ninth in three-point percentage (.396), sixth in free throw percentage (.793), and tied for third in free throws made (20.2).
• Miles Barnstable is fifth in the country at the free throw line, shooting 73-for-78 (.936). The senior is also shooting 57-for-129 (.442) to lead the conference and rank 13th 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 .793 (444-for-560) from the free throw line, while Miles Barnstable (.936), Myles Rigsby (.900), and Tylen Riley (.895) have a shot at the individual record.
• Tulsa leads the American Conference in point differential (15.5), field goal percentage (.491), three-point percentage (.396), threes per game (10.1), free throw percentage (.793), and rebound margin (7.7).
• All 10 regulars in the Golden Hurricane rotation have had at least one game with 10 or more points.
OTHER ODDS AND ENDS
• Miles Barnstable is one of 20 players in the country to hit at least two three-pointers in a game 20 or more times.
• Tulsa is 14-1 on weekdays this season with the lone defeat at Kansas State.
• Six of Tulsa's seven American Conference victories have been by double digits. The Golden Hurricane have 13 wins by at least 10 points this season, tied for 17th in the country.
• Tulsa has won three in a row on the road for the first time since 2020-21. They have not won four straight on the road since a seven game streak in 2014-15.
• 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 20th in the nation in Kill Shots per EvanMiya.com, which indicates a 10-0 run. Tulsa's 20 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. Florida Atlantic has allowed nine such runs this season.
LAST TIME OUT
• Tylen Riley's career-high 30 points led Tulsa to a 93-83 win over Wichita State in the Reynolds Center.
• Tulsa's 93 points against Wichita State was the program's most in the series since 1984. The Golden Hurricane have now won three in a row in the series.
• David Green finished with 19 points and eight rebounds while Miles Barnstable added 14 points.
UP NEXT
• Tulsa heads to the gulf coast of Florida to face South Florida on Sunday at 11 AM ET.
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 4, 2026 / 6 PM CT
Site: Boca Raton, Florida
Arena: Eleanor B. Baldwin Arena (2,980)
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: Frank Forte (pxp) & Chris Williams (analyst)
History: Florida Atlantic leads, 2-1
In Boca Raton: Tied, 1-1
Series Streak: Lost 2
MEDIA CENTRAL
STORY LINES
• Tulsa has dominated during its six-game winning streak, outscoring opponents 88.3 to 74.5. Miles Barnstable (18.8), David Green (18.3), and Tylen Riley (17.7) have been outstanding during that span, shooting a combined .549 from the floor while also grabbing 15.2 rebounds per game.
• With a win, Tulsa would have 20 wins in 23 games which would match the 2001-02 team for the third-fastest to 20 wins in a season. Only the 1999-00 (21) and 1983-84 (22) seasons did the do so in fewer games.
• American Conference teams are 33-27 (.550) on the road this season. A win would be Tulsa's sixth on the road in 2025-26, the program's most in a season since 2015-16 when they also won six.
• Tulsa's starting five of Barnstable, Behrend, Green, Popoola, and Riley leads the American Conference with a +/- of +137. 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 +65.
• Tulsa is one of three programs with 19 games with 80-plus points, High Point leads the country with 20, while Murray State also has 19.
• According to EvanMiya.com, Tyler Behrend leads the American Conference in +/- at +219. Tulsa features the top five players in the league in that category, David Green (+211), Miles Barnstable (+190), Ade Popoola (+190), and Tylen Riley (+189).
• 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.
• Kenpom has Tulsa's offense rated 20th in the country at 123.3, they ended last season ranked 270 at 101.6.
SERIES HISTORY
• This is the fourth meeting between the schools and the third in Boca Raton.
• Tulsa won the first matchup back in 2014, but the Owls have won the last two since joining the American.
• Eric Konkol is 6-5 in his career against Florida Atlantic.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
• The Owls are 14-9 on the season and 6-4 in American Conference action.
• Florida Atlantic led the conference through seven games but have lost three straight to fall to fifth.
• The Owls are second in the American Conference behind Tulsa in field goal percentage at .467.
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 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, 19-3) - 87.9*
• 1972-73 (Ken Hayes, 18-8) - 85.3
• 1970-71 (Ken Hayes, 17-9) - 84.2
• 1993-94 (Tubby Smith, 23-8) - 83.4
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 +137. 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 +65.
• Tulsa is 16th in the country in points per game (87.9), 15th in scoring margin (15.6), ninth in three-point percentage (.396), sixth in free throw percentage (.793), and tied for third in free throws made (20.2).
• Miles Barnstable is fifth in the country at the free throw line, shooting 73-for-78 (.936). The senior is also shooting 57-for-129 (.442) to lead the conference and rank 13th 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 .793 (444-for-560) from the free throw line, while Miles Barnstable (.936), Myles Rigsby (.900), and Tylen Riley (.895) have a shot at the individual record.
• Tulsa leads the American Conference in point differential (15.5), field goal percentage (.491), three-point percentage (.396), threes per game (10.1), free throw percentage (.793), and rebound margin (7.7).
• All 10 regulars in the Golden Hurricane rotation have had at least one game with 10 or more points.
OTHER ODDS AND ENDS
• Miles Barnstable is one of 20 players in the country to hit at least two three-pointers in a game 20 or more times.
• Tulsa is 14-1 on weekdays this season with the lone defeat at Kansas State.
• Six of Tulsa's seven American Conference victories have been by double digits. The Golden Hurricane have 13 wins by at least 10 points this season, tied for 17th in the country.
• Tulsa has won three in a row on the road for the first time since 2020-21. They have not won four straight on the road since a seven game streak in 2014-15.
• 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 20th in the nation in Kill Shots per EvanMiya.com, which indicates a 10-0 run. Tulsa's 20 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. Florida Atlantic has allowed nine such runs this season.
LAST TIME OUT
• Tylen Riley's career-high 30 points led Tulsa to a 93-83 win over Wichita State in the Reynolds Center.
• Tulsa's 93 points against Wichita State was the program's most in the series since 1984. The Golden Hurricane have now won three in a row in the series.
• David Green finished with 19 points and eight rebounds while Miles Barnstable added 14 points.
UP NEXT
• Tulsa heads to the gulf coast of Florida to face South Florida on Sunday at 11 AM ET.
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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