Sunday, February 8
Tampa, Fla.
11 a.m.
Tulsa
at
South Florida
Tulsa Takes on South Florida Aiming to Take Control of First in the American Conference
2/7/2026 4:06:00 PM | Men's Basketball
TAMPA, Fla. — Tulsa has a chance to stake a major claim to the American Conference regular season title on Sunday when they face South Florida in the Yuengling Center. Tulsa leads South Florida by a game in the league standings with a month left to play.
Date/Time: February 8, 2026 / 11 AM CT
Site: Tampa, Florida
Arena: Yuengling Center (10,411)
Radio: 99.5 FM KVOO Big Country, Learfield Network affiliates, and Varsity Network App
Talent: Bruce Howard (pxp) & J.R. Rollo (analyst)
Video: ESPNU
Talent: Ted Emrich (pxp) & Tim Welsh (analyst)
History: Tulsa leads, 13-5
In Tampa: Tulsa leads, 6-3
Series Streak: Lost 2
MEDIA CENTRAL
STORY LINES
• Tulsa has dominated during its seven-game winning streak, outscoring opponents 86.9 to 74.7. David Green (19.6), Miles Barnstable (18.3), and Tylen Riley (16.3) have been outstanding during that span, while Tyler Behrend (9.0) and Ade Popoola (8.6) have contributed to the scoring effort.
• Tulsa is 20-3 for the first time since 2001-02 and reached 20 wins in the third-fewest games in program history. Only in 1999-00 (21) and 1983-83 (22) did the Golden Hurricane get there in fewer games.
• Tulsa has six wins on the road in 2025-26, the program's most in a season since 2015-16 when they also won six. They have not won seven road games in a season since winning eight in 2014-15.
• Tulsa has won four in a row on the road for the first time since 2014-15 when the team won seven straight.
• Tulsa's starting five of Barnstable, Behrend, Green, Popoola, and Riley leads the American Conference with a +/- of +131. 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 +67.
• Tulsa's eight conference wins are its most since finishing the 2019-20 season with 13. The Golden Hurricane currently have an .800 winning percentage in confernece play which would be the program's best since 2013-14, the team's final season in CUSA when it went 13-3 (.813).
• David Green is on pace to become the third player in American Conference history to average 17.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, while shooting .500-plus from the field, and .400-plus from three (Deandre Williams, Memphis in 2022-23 and Kevin Cross, Tulane in 2023-24). He would join Gary Collier (1993-94) as the only players in program history to do so.
• Miles Barnstable is on pace to become the second player in American Conference history to average at least 14.5 points, 2.5 threes per game, while shooting .400 or better and .900 or better from the free throw line. He would become the first Tulsa player to do so and just 74 such seasons have been recorded.
SERIES HISTORY
• This is the 19th meeting between the programs with Tulsa leading the all-time series 13-5.
• South Florida has won the last three in Tampa and five of the last six in the series. The Bulls handed Tulsa a 93-78 defeat back in January at the Reynolds Center.
• Eric Konkol is 1-6 in his career against South Florida.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
• The Bulls are 15-8 on the season and 7-3 in American Conference play in Bryan Hodgson's first season.
• At 7-3, the Bulls sit a game behind Tulsa for first place in the American Conference.
• South Florida handed Tulsa its lone defeat this season in the Reynolds Center, 93-78, back in January. Since then they are 5-2 while Tulsa is 7-0.
• South Florida leads the conference in points per game (90.4) and are second to last in points allowed per game (79.4). They just barely lead the league in made three-pointers (231) over Tulsa (230).
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, 20-3) - 87.5*
• 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 16th in the country in points per game (87.5), 16th in scoring margin (15.0), 12th in three-point percentage (.392), sixth in free throw percentage (.791), and eighth in free throws made (19.9).
• Miles Barnstable is sixth 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 .791 (458-for-559) 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 (15.0), field goal percentage (.493), three-point percentage (.392), free throw percentage (.791), and rebound margin (6.9).
• All 10 regulars in the Golden Hurricane rotation have had at least one game with 10 or more points.
• Tulsa is one of five programs with 19 games with 80-plus points, High Point leads the country with 21, while Murray State has 20. Tulsa is tied with Alabama and Gonzaga with 19.
OTHER ODDS AND ENDS
• Miles Barnstable is tied for the national lead with 21 games this season with two or more three-pointers. His 22 games in double figures has him tied for 13th in the country. David Green has scored in double figures 21 times, tied for 41st.
• 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.
• Kenpom has Tulsa's offense rated 22nd in the country at 122.8, they ended last season ranked 270 at 101.6.
• Tulsa is tied for 19th in the nation in Kill Shots per EvanMiya.com, which indicates a 10-0 run. Tulsa's 21 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 +227. Tulsa features five of the top six players in the league in that category, David Green (+222), Ade Popoola (+199), Miles Barnstable (+194), and Tylen Riley (+181).
LAST TIME OUT
• Despite being held to a season-low 25 points in the first half, Tulsa stormed back from a seven-point halftime deficit to beat Florida Atlantic, 78-76, on Wednesday in Boca Raton.
• Tulsa was led by David Green's 27 points, including 19 in the second half. Miles Barnstable scored all 15 of his points in the second half, including going 3-for-3 from long range.
UP NEXT
• Tulsa is back home to take on UAB on Wednesday in the Reynolds Center.
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 8, 2026 / 11 AM CT
Site: Tampa, Florida
Arena: Yuengling Center (10,411)
Radio: 99.5 FM KVOO Big Country, Learfield Network affiliates, and Varsity Network App
Talent: Bruce Howard (pxp) & J.R. Rollo (analyst)
Video: ESPNU
Talent: Ted Emrich (pxp) & Tim Welsh (analyst)
History: Tulsa leads, 13-5
In Tampa: Tulsa leads, 6-3
Series Streak: Lost 2
MEDIA CENTRAL
STORY LINES
• Tulsa has dominated during its seven-game winning streak, outscoring opponents 86.9 to 74.7. David Green (19.6), Miles Barnstable (18.3), and Tylen Riley (16.3) have been outstanding during that span, while Tyler Behrend (9.0) and Ade Popoola (8.6) have contributed to the scoring effort.
• Tulsa is 20-3 for the first time since 2001-02 and reached 20 wins in the third-fewest games in program history. Only in 1999-00 (21) and 1983-83 (22) did the Golden Hurricane get there in fewer games.
• Tulsa has six wins on the road in 2025-26, the program's most in a season since 2015-16 when they also won six. They have not won seven road games in a season since winning eight in 2014-15.
• Tulsa has won four in a row on the road for the first time since 2014-15 when the team won seven straight.
• Tulsa's starting five of Barnstable, Behrend, Green, Popoola, and Riley leads the American Conference with a +/- of +131. 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 +67.
• Tulsa's eight conference wins are its most since finishing the 2019-20 season with 13. The Golden Hurricane currently have an .800 winning percentage in confernece play which would be the program's best since 2013-14, the team's final season in CUSA when it went 13-3 (.813).
• David Green is on pace to become the third player in American Conference history to average 17.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, while shooting .500-plus from the field, and .400-plus from three (Deandre Williams, Memphis in 2022-23 and Kevin Cross, Tulane in 2023-24). He would join Gary Collier (1993-94) as the only players in program history to do so.
• Miles Barnstable is on pace to become the second player in American Conference history to average at least 14.5 points, 2.5 threes per game, while shooting .400 or better and .900 or better from the free throw line. He would become the first Tulsa player to do so and just 74 such seasons have been recorded.
SERIES HISTORY
• This is the 19th meeting between the programs with Tulsa leading the all-time series 13-5.
• South Florida has won the last three in Tampa and five of the last six in the series. The Bulls handed Tulsa a 93-78 defeat back in January at the Reynolds Center.
• Eric Konkol is 1-6 in his career against South Florida.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
• The Bulls are 15-8 on the season and 7-3 in American Conference play in Bryan Hodgson's first season.
• At 7-3, the Bulls sit a game behind Tulsa for first place in the American Conference.
• South Florida handed Tulsa its lone defeat this season in the Reynolds Center, 93-78, back in January. Since then they are 5-2 while Tulsa is 7-0.
• South Florida leads the conference in points per game (90.4) and are second to last in points allowed per game (79.4). They just barely lead the league in made three-pointers (231) over Tulsa (230).
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, 20-3) - 87.5*
• 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 16th in the country in points per game (87.5), 16th in scoring margin (15.0), 12th in three-point percentage (.392), sixth in free throw percentage (.791), and eighth in free throws made (19.9).
• Miles Barnstable is sixth 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 .791 (458-for-559) 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 (15.0), field goal percentage (.493), three-point percentage (.392), free throw percentage (.791), and rebound margin (6.9).
• All 10 regulars in the Golden Hurricane rotation have had at least one game with 10 or more points.
• Tulsa is one of five programs with 19 games with 80-plus points, High Point leads the country with 21, while Murray State has 20. Tulsa is tied with Alabama and Gonzaga with 19.
OTHER ODDS AND ENDS
• Miles Barnstable is tied for the national lead with 21 games this season with two or more three-pointers. His 22 games in double figures has him tied for 13th in the country. David Green has scored in double figures 21 times, tied for 41st.
• 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.
• Kenpom has Tulsa's offense rated 22nd in the country at 122.8, they ended last season ranked 270 at 101.6.
• Tulsa is tied for 19th in the nation in Kill Shots per EvanMiya.com, which indicates a 10-0 run. Tulsa's 21 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 +227. Tulsa features five of the top six players in the league in that category, David Green (+222), Ade Popoola (+199), Miles Barnstable (+194), and Tylen Riley (+181).
LAST TIME OUT
• Despite being held to a season-low 25 points in the first half, Tulsa stormed back from a seven-point halftime deficit to beat Florida Atlantic, 78-76, on Wednesday in Boca Raton.
• Tulsa was led by David Green's 27 points, including 19 in the second half. Miles Barnstable scored all 15 of his points in the second half, including going 3-for-3 from long range.
UP NEXT
• Tulsa is back home to take on UAB on Wednesday in the Reynolds Center.
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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