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Hoops -- UAPB at Tulsa

Chris Harmon

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Aug 15, 2002
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THE GAME

• This is the second meeting between Tulsa and Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

• The game is the first home game of a three game home stand in the month of December for the Hurricane.

• The Golden Lions are 1-5 on the season … Arkansas-Pine Bluff's only win has come against Champion Christian while the losses have come at South Florida, Kansas State and against Gonzaga.


THE SERIES

• Tulsa has a 1-0 series lead against the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.

• The only meeting between the two teams came on 11/27/1999 as Tulsa took the win 97-45 at home.


THE LAST GAME

• Tulsa won their first road game of the season against Vanderbilt at Memorial Gym.

• JC Transfer Brandon Rachal led the Hurricane with 17 points in 25 minutes of action.

•Tulsa ended with 2 players with double digit scoring ... Rachal (17) and Elijah Joiner (12).

• In the second half Tulsa outscored the Commodores 33-28 ... as down the stretch Joiner went on a 7-0 run by himself to stretch the Hurricane lead to double-digits.

• Tulsa shot the ball well from behind the free throw line the entire night going 16-20 (80.0) ... Joiner (6-7), Rachal

(6-6) and Igbanu (3-4) leading the Hurricane.

• The Hurricane forced 16 turnovers scoring 22 points off of them.


THE LAST HOME GAME

• Tulsa moved to 5-0 at home this season with a 78-47 against South Carolina State on Wednesday.

• Transfer Reggie Jones led the Hurricane with 18 points in 23 minutes of action.

•Tulsa ended with 4 players with double digit scoring ... Reggie Jones (18), Martins Igbanu (12), Jeriah Horne (12) and Brandon Rachal (11).

• In the second half Tulsa outscored the Bulldogs 46-20 starting the half on a 14-2 run extending their lead to 17 points.

• Tulsa shot the ball well from behind the three-point line the entire night going 12-26 (46.2) ... Jones (5-8), Horne

(4-7) and Korita (3-4) totalled all of the Hurricane' threes.

• The Hurricane forced 13 turnovers scoring 19 points off of them.


SCOUTING THE GOLDEN LIONS

• Arkansas-Pine- Bluff was picked to finish 7th in The Southwestern Athletic Conference.

• The Golden Lions had two players selected to the preseason Second Team All-SWAC ... junior forwards Shaun Doss and Terrance Banyard.

• UAPB finished last season going 13-19 overall and 10-8 in SWAC play losing in the first round of their conference tournament to Grambling State.

• Arkansas-Pine Bluff comes into Wednesday's matchup following a 75-67 win at home against Champion Christian ... they were led by Dequan Morris with 22 points off of the bench.

• Preseason Second-team all-conference pick Shaun Doss leads the Golden Lions in scoring with 12.3 ppg. He is followed closs behind by Markedric Bell who averages 11.3 ppg.

• The Golden Lions are averaging 53.7 ppg for the season while their opponent average of 73.7 points per game.


A TULSA WIN WOULD

• Give Tulsa their sixth home victory of the season continuing the winning streak the Hurricane have at Donald W. Reynolds Center.

• Maintain Tulsa's dominance over the Southwestern Athletic Conference ... The Hurricane are currently 23-0 against SWAC opponents.
 
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