For most of the night, any resemblance to the Legends Night Nolan Richardson TU team who wore those same uniforms 40 years ago was a figment of the imagination.
But even though Tulsa played terrible basketball over the first 33 minutes against SMU, the Golden Hurricane still only had to make free throws with 1.6 seconds remaining to pull off a massive miracle and send the game into overtime.
If Austin Richie hits three free throws after being fouled with 1.6 seconds left and Tulsa down three, Tulsa ties the game. But it wasn't to be.
Richie, who had made 7 of his 8 free throws for the year, missed the first free throw, made the second, and his intentional miss on the third wasn't rebounded by TU. The result was an extremely disappointing 65-63 loss Wednesday night to an SMU team Tulsa shouldn't lose to at home in the Reynolds Center.
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But even though Tulsa played terrible basketball over the first 33 minutes against SMU, the Golden Hurricane still only had to make free throws with 1.6 seconds remaining to pull off a massive miracle and send the game into overtime.
If Austin Richie hits three free throws after being fouled with 1.6 seconds left and Tulsa down three, Tulsa ties the game. But it wasn't to be.
Richie, who had made 7 of his 8 free throws for the year, missed the first free throw, made the second, and his intentional miss on the third wasn't rebounded by TU. The result was an extremely disappointing 65-63 loss Wednesday night to an SMU team Tulsa shouldn't lose to at home in the Reynolds Center.
Tulsa falls just short against SMU
Tulsa finally came alive against SMU in the final six minutes, but the Hurricane's late rally fell just short.
