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Tulsa to Close Regular-Season at Memphis on Saturday Night
Date: Sat., March 9, 2019
Time: 8:30 p.m.
Location: Memphis, Tenn.
Arena: FedExForum (18,400)
TV: ESPNU
Will Flemming & Sean Harrington
Radio: Big Country 99.5 FM
Bruce Howard & J.R. Rollo
Fast Break Points
• Tulsa is in its 108th season of basketball and fifth season in the American Athletic Conference.
• Tulsa will close the regular-season at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 9 when it will face Memphis in FedExForum.
• TU defeated the Tigers, 95-79, on Jan. 30 at the Reynolds Center.
• Saturday’s matchup marks the 47th all-time meeting between Tulsa and Memphis. The Tigers lead the series, 28-18, and own a 15-8 mark against the Hurricane in Memphis.
• DaQuan Jeffries leads the team in scoring at 13.2 ppg and rebounding at 5.6 rpg. Jeffries has led the team in scoring 11 times, including a career-high 25 points in a win over Memphis (Jan. 30). The Edmond native also averages a team-leading 12.9 ppg during conference play.
• Martins Igbanu ranks second in the league with a shooting percentage of .634. Igbanu is shooting 67.2-percent during conference play and he has hit 34 of his last 39 shots (87.2-percent) over the last five games.
• Sterling Taplin scored 11 points against Temple (Feb. 23) to become the 38th player in Tulsa history to register 1,000 career points. Additionally, with 397 career assists, Taplin needs three assists become just the fourth player in program history with at least 1,000 points and 400 assists (Greg Harrington, Shaq Harrison and Ben Uzoh are the others).
• TU has notched 54 league wins since joining The American, which is the fourth-most in the circuit behind only Cincinnati (71), SMU (56) and Houston (56) during that span (2014-present).
• Tulsa was picked to finish ninth in The American Preseason Poll. With eight league wins, TU is guaranteed to finish no worse than eighth in the standings. TU has now finished better than its preseason prediction in all five seasons under head coach Frank Haith.
• With a 10-3 non-conference record, Tulsa had its best start under head coach Frank Haith. The Hurricane registered 10 wins before the start of league play for the first time since 2009-10.
The Game
• Tulsa will close the regular-season at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 9 when it will face Memphis in FedExForum.
• The game can be seen on ESPNU, while fans in the Tulsa area can tune to Big Country 99.5 FM with Bruce Howard and J.R. Rollo on the call. Live audio from the game also can be found by using the TuneIn app.
Scouting the Tigers
• Memphis was picked to finish fourth in The American as the team returned three starters and six lettermen from last year’s squad, which went 21-13 and advanced to The American Championship finals.
• The Tigers have won five of their last seven games and own a 14-2 record at home this season. Those losses have come against No. 5/4 Tennessee and No. 20/19 Cincinnati.
• Memphis is led by Jeremiah Martin, who averages a league-leading 19.7 ppg for the season and 23.4 ppg during conference action. Kyvon Davenport (13.3 ppg) and Tyler Harris (11.0 ppg) also average in double-figures.
• The Tigers boast the league’s No. 1 scoring offense at 81.8 ppg for the season and 79.4 ppg during conference play. Memphis also ranks 27th in the nation in steals.
The Series
• Saturday’s matchup marks the 47th all-time meeting between Tulsa and Memphis. The Tigers lead the series, 28-18, but TU took a 95-79 victory over Memphis on Jan. 30 in the Reynolds Center.
• Memphis owns a 15-8 mark against Tulsa in Memphis and the last Hurricane victory there came on Feb. 28, 2015.
• Tulsa won the first 11 matchups against Memphis from 1964-71, but the Tigers are 28-7 against the Hurricane since.
Last Meeting
• DaQuan Jeffries scored a career-high 25 points to go along with eight rebounds, while Curran Scott added 20 points to lead Tulsa to a 95-79 win over Memphis on Jan. 30 at the Donald W. Reynolds Center.
• Sterling Taplin (14 pts), Jeriah Horne (13 pts) and Martins Igbanu (10 pts) all scored in double-figures for TU.
• The Tigers got the opening basket, but it was all Tulsa from there as the Hurricane went on an 11-0 run and never looked back. Tulsa scored 22 points in the paint in the first half and led by as much as 22 in the period.
• Memphis went on an 11-1 run early in the second half to trim the deficit to 64-53, but that would be as close as the Tigers got as Tulsa ran away with the 95-79 final.
A Tulsa Win Would ...
• Improve Tulsa’s record to 19-12 on the season and even its conference record at 9-9.
• Give Tulsa its first win over the Tigers in Memphis since Feb. 28, 2015, and just its third win on the Tigers’ home floor since 1971.
• Secure the No. 7 seed in next week’s American Athletic Conference Championship.
Tulsa to Close Regular-Season at Memphis on Saturday Night
Date: Sat., March 9, 2019
Time: 8:30 p.m.
Location: Memphis, Tenn.
Arena: FedExForum (18,400)
TV: ESPNU
Will Flemming & Sean Harrington
Radio: Big Country 99.5 FM
Bruce Howard & J.R. Rollo
Fast Break Points
• Tulsa is in its 108th season of basketball and fifth season in the American Athletic Conference.
• Tulsa will close the regular-season at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 9 when it will face Memphis in FedExForum.
• TU defeated the Tigers, 95-79, on Jan. 30 at the Reynolds Center.
• Saturday’s matchup marks the 47th all-time meeting between Tulsa and Memphis. The Tigers lead the series, 28-18, and own a 15-8 mark against the Hurricane in Memphis.
• DaQuan Jeffries leads the team in scoring at 13.2 ppg and rebounding at 5.6 rpg. Jeffries has led the team in scoring 11 times, including a career-high 25 points in a win over Memphis (Jan. 30). The Edmond native also averages a team-leading 12.9 ppg during conference play.
• Martins Igbanu ranks second in the league with a shooting percentage of .634. Igbanu is shooting 67.2-percent during conference play and he has hit 34 of his last 39 shots (87.2-percent) over the last five games.
• Sterling Taplin scored 11 points against Temple (Feb. 23) to become the 38th player in Tulsa history to register 1,000 career points. Additionally, with 397 career assists, Taplin needs three assists become just the fourth player in program history with at least 1,000 points and 400 assists (Greg Harrington, Shaq Harrison and Ben Uzoh are the others).
• TU has notched 54 league wins since joining The American, which is the fourth-most in the circuit behind only Cincinnati (71), SMU (56) and Houston (56) during that span (2014-present).
• Tulsa was picked to finish ninth in The American Preseason Poll. With eight league wins, TU is guaranteed to finish no worse than eighth in the standings. TU has now finished better than its preseason prediction in all five seasons under head coach Frank Haith.
• With a 10-3 non-conference record, Tulsa had its best start under head coach Frank Haith. The Hurricane registered 10 wins before the start of league play for the first time since 2009-10.
The Game
• Tulsa will close the regular-season at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 9 when it will face Memphis in FedExForum.
• The game can be seen on ESPNU, while fans in the Tulsa area can tune to Big Country 99.5 FM with Bruce Howard and J.R. Rollo on the call. Live audio from the game also can be found by using the TuneIn app.
Scouting the Tigers
• Memphis was picked to finish fourth in The American as the team returned three starters and six lettermen from last year’s squad, which went 21-13 and advanced to The American Championship finals.
• The Tigers have won five of their last seven games and own a 14-2 record at home this season. Those losses have come against No. 5/4 Tennessee and No. 20/19 Cincinnati.
• Memphis is led by Jeremiah Martin, who averages a league-leading 19.7 ppg for the season and 23.4 ppg during conference action. Kyvon Davenport (13.3 ppg) and Tyler Harris (11.0 ppg) also average in double-figures.
• The Tigers boast the league’s No. 1 scoring offense at 81.8 ppg for the season and 79.4 ppg during conference play. Memphis also ranks 27th in the nation in steals.
The Series
• Saturday’s matchup marks the 47th all-time meeting between Tulsa and Memphis. The Tigers lead the series, 28-18, but TU took a 95-79 victory over Memphis on Jan. 30 in the Reynolds Center.
• Memphis owns a 15-8 mark against Tulsa in Memphis and the last Hurricane victory there came on Feb. 28, 2015.
• Tulsa won the first 11 matchups against Memphis from 1964-71, but the Tigers are 28-7 against the Hurricane since.
Last Meeting
• DaQuan Jeffries scored a career-high 25 points to go along with eight rebounds, while Curran Scott added 20 points to lead Tulsa to a 95-79 win over Memphis on Jan. 30 at the Donald W. Reynolds Center.
• Sterling Taplin (14 pts), Jeriah Horne (13 pts) and Martins Igbanu (10 pts) all scored in double-figures for TU.
• The Tigers got the opening basket, but it was all Tulsa from there as the Hurricane went on an 11-0 run and never looked back. Tulsa scored 22 points in the paint in the first half and led by as much as 22 in the period.
• Memphis went on an 11-1 run early in the second half to trim the deficit to 64-53, but that would be as close as the Tigers got as Tulsa ran away with the 95-79 final.
A Tulsa Win Would ...
• Improve Tulsa’s record to 19-12 on the season and even its conference record at 9-9.
• Give Tulsa its first win over the Tigers in Memphis since Feb. 28, 2015, and just its third win on the Tigers’ home floor since 1971.
• Secure the No. 7 seed in next week’s American Athletic Conference Championship.
