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THE GAME
• This is the 30th meeting between Tulsa and Tulane and the 13th as American Athletic Conference members.
• Tulane is 12-15 on the season ... the Green Wave comes into Tuesday's match-up off of a 75-74 win at UCF ... Tulane is currently on a two-game winning streak defeating SMU 80-72, before defeating UCF.
• This will be the second of two games between Tulsa and Tulane as the Golden Hurricane defeated the Green Wave 67-54 at Tulane on Saturday, Jan. 18.
• Tulane enters the game 4-11 in the American Athletic Conference, while Tulsa is 10-4 in conference play.
THE SERIES
• The Hurricane holds the series advantage at 23-6 ... the Hurricane is 13-1 at home against Tulane, 8-4 on the road and 2-1 in neutral site games.
• Tulsa has won the last 6 meetings against the Green Wave including both of last season's meetings.
• Tulsa's last meeting against Tulane came on Jan. 18, 2020 as the Hurricane won 67-54 in New Orleans .
• The last meeting in the Reynolds between the two teams came on Feb. 28, 2019 as the Hurricane won, 72-64.
• The first game between the two teams came in the 1980-81 season as Tulsa defeated Tulane at home with a final of 102-85 in the Oil Capital Classic in Nolan Richardson's inaugural season as head coach.
LAST WIN AGAINST THE GREEN WAVE
• The Hurricane took control in the second half shooting 59% on 16-27 from the field, to take down Tulane with a final of 67-54 in Fogelman Arena.
• Martins Igbanu led the way for Tulsa tying his season-high with 19 points and adding 6 rebounds ... he tied his career-high in made free-throws knocking down 11 of his 12 attempts.
• Brandon Rachal scored 16 points, putting in 12 points in the second half going 7-14 from the field ... adding 7 rebounds and 3 assists ... Jeriah Horne also put in 16 points going 50% (7-14) from the field while grabbing 5 rebounds.
• With 12:51 left in the game, Tulsa used a 10-2 run to extend its lead to 51-40, Tulsa's first double-digit lead of the game ... the Hurricane held the Green Wave to three baskets the final 6:59 of the game forcing Tulane into 35% shooting in the second half.
• Darien Jackson came off the bench and scored 8 points, grabbed 5 rebounds and added 4 assists ... for the 4th time this season Elijah Joiner led the Hurricane in rebounds with 7, and for the 9th time he led in assists with 4.
• The Green Wave was led by K.J. Lawson who scored 15 points on 6-16 shooting while bringing in 6 rebounds ... Teshaun Hightower added in 14 points while Christion Thompson rounded out Tulane's double-digit scorers with 10.
SCOUTING THE GREEN WAVE
• Tulane was picked to finish 12th in The American Athletic Conference ... Tulane finished last season with a record of 4-27, 0-18 in conference play.
• Tulane is coached by first-year head coach Ron Hunter, who came to Tulane after 8 seasons at Georgie State.
• The Green Wave are 4-11 in conference this season.
• Tulane is 3-6 on the road this year with 2 of their 3 wins coming in conference at Temple and at UCF.
• The Green Wave have three players who average overn10 points a game ... Teshaun Hightower who averages 15.7 points ... K.J. Lawson averages 13.6 points and Christion Thompson who scored 13.5 a game.
• Hightower was named the AAC Player of the Week for last week's performances in Tulane's 2 wins
• Jordan Walker, Hightower and Lawson have been named to the American Athletic Conference's weekly honor roll while Christion Thompson has been selected once.
HURRICANE KEEPS EARNING WEEKLY AWARDS
• Martins Igbanu was selected to the American Athletic Conference weekly honor roll for Feb. 17, the second straight week he was recognized ... he averaged 16 points and 7 rebounds in wins against ECU and USF ... Igbanu had his second double-double with 24 points and 10 rebounds against the Pirates.
• Igbanu was named to the AAC weekly honor roll a week earlier (Feb. 10) after averaging 29.5 points, 4 rebounds and one assists at home against UConn and UCF on the road.
• Before that, Tulsa had 3 consecutive American Athletic Conference Players of the Week from Jan. 20 to Feb. 3.
• The latest was Elijah Joiner (Feb. 3) after a 22-point, 5-rebound, 5-assist and buzzer-beating game-winning 3-pointer vs. #23 Wichita State.
• The week before (Jan. 27), Igbanu averaged 19.5 points and 8.0 boards in wins over #20 Memphis and UConn.
• On Jan, 20, Brandon Rachal earned his second weekly honor with 18.5 points and 7.0 rebounds in road wins at ECU and Tulane.
A TULSA WIN WOULD
• Give Tulsa their 24th victory against Tulane ... extending Tulsa's winning streak against the Green Wave to 7 games.
• Give Tulsa a 5-3 record in the month of February, and improve Tulsa's record in 2020 to 11-4.
• Give the Hurricane their 19th win of the season, and a 11-4 record in conference play.
• Improve Tulsa's record at home to 14-2 ... give Tulsa its 7th home win in the American Athletic Conference.
THE GAME
• This is the 30th meeting between Tulsa and Tulane and the 13th as American Athletic Conference members.
• Tulane is 12-15 on the season ... the Green Wave comes into Tuesday's match-up off of a 75-74 win at UCF ... Tulane is currently on a two-game winning streak defeating SMU 80-72, before defeating UCF.
• This will be the second of two games between Tulsa and Tulane as the Golden Hurricane defeated the Green Wave 67-54 at Tulane on Saturday, Jan. 18.
• Tulane enters the game 4-11 in the American Athletic Conference, while Tulsa is 10-4 in conference play.
THE SERIES
• The Hurricane holds the series advantage at 23-6 ... the Hurricane is 13-1 at home against Tulane, 8-4 on the road and 2-1 in neutral site games.
• Tulsa has won the last 6 meetings against the Green Wave including both of last season's meetings.
• Tulsa's last meeting against Tulane came on Jan. 18, 2020 as the Hurricane won 67-54 in New Orleans .
• The last meeting in the Reynolds between the two teams came on Feb. 28, 2019 as the Hurricane won, 72-64.
• The first game between the two teams came in the 1980-81 season as Tulsa defeated Tulane at home with a final of 102-85 in the Oil Capital Classic in Nolan Richardson's inaugural season as head coach.
LAST WIN AGAINST THE GREEN WAVE
• The Hurricane took control in the second half shooting 59% on 16-27 from the field, to take down Tulane with a final of 67-54 in Fogelman Arena.
• Martins Igbanu led the way for Tulsa tying his season-high with 19 points and adding 6 rebounds ... he tied his career-high in made free-throws knocking down 11 of his 12 attempts.
• Brandon Rachal scored 16 points, putting in 12 points in the second half going 7-14 from the field ... adding 7 rebounds and 3 assists ... Jeriah Horne also put in 16 points going 50% (7-14) from the field while grabbing 5 rebounds.
• With 12:51 left in the game, Tulsa used a 10-2 run to extend its lead to 51-40, Tulsa's first double-digit lead of the game ... the Hurricane held the Green Wave to three baskets the final 6:59 of the game forcing Tulane into 35% shooting in the second half.
• Darien Jackson came off the bench and scored 8 points, grabbed 5 rebounds and added 4 assists ... for the 4th time this season Elijah Joiner led the Hurricane in rebounds with 7, and for the 9th time he led in assists with 4.
• The Green Wave was led by K.J. Lawson who scored 15 points on 6-16 shooting while bringing in 6 rebounds ... Teshaun Hightower added in 14 points while Christion Thompson rounded out Tulane's double-digit scorers with 10.
SCOUTING THE GREEN WAVE
• Tulane was picked to finish 12th in The American Athletic Conference ... Tulane finished last season with a record of 4-27, 0-18 in conference play.
• Tulane is coached by first-year head coach Ron Hunter, who came to Tulane after 8 seasons at Georgie State.
• The Green Wave are 4-11 in conference this season.
• Tulane is 3-6 on the road this year with 2 of their 3 wins coming in conference at Temple and at UCF.
• The Green Wave have three players who average overn10 points a game ... Teshaun Hightower who averages 15.7 points ... K.J. Lawson averages 13.6 points and Christion Thompson who scored 13.5 a game.
• Hightower was named the AAC Player of the Week for last week's performances in Tulane's 2 wins
• Jordan Walker, Hightower and Lawson have been named to the American Athletic Conference's weekly honor roll while Christion Thompson has been selected once.
HURRICANE KEEPS EARNING WEEKLY AWARDS
• Martins Igbanu was selected to the American Athletic Conference weekly honor roll for Feb. 17, the second straight week he was recognized ... he averaged 16 points and 7 rebounds in wins against ECU and USF ... Igbanu had his second double-double with 24 points and 10 rebounds against the Pirates.
• Igbanu was named to the AAC weekly honor roll a week earlier (Feb. 10) after averaging 29.5 points, 4 rebounds and one assists at home against UConn and UCF on the road.
• Before that, Tulsa had 3 consecutive American Athletic Conference Players of the Week from Jan. 20 to Feb. 3.
• The latest was Elijah Joiner (Feb. 3) after a 22-point, 5-rebound, 5-assist and buzzer-beating game-winning 3-pointer vs. #23 Wichita State.
• The week before (Jan. 27), Igbanu averaged 19.5 points and 8.0 boards in wins over #20 Memphis and UConn.
• On Jan, 20, Brandon Rachal earned his second weekly honor with 18.5 points and 7.0 rebounds in road wins at ECU and Tulane.
A TULSA WIN WOULD
• Give Tulsa their 24th victory against Tulane ... extending Tulsa's winning streak against the Green Wave to 7 games.
• Give Tulsa a 5-3 record in the month of February, and improve Tulsa's record in 2020 to 11-4.
• Give the Hurricane their 19th win of the season, and a 11-4 record in conference play.
• Improve Tulsa's record at home to 14-2 ... give Tulsa its 7th home win in the American Athletic Conference.
