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Fast Break Points
• Tulsa is in its 108th season of basketball and fifth season in the American Athletic Conference.
• TU will return home for a 7 p.m. matchup against UT Arlington on Tuesday, Nov. 27 at the Reynolds Center. The Hurricane will then play its first true road game of the campaign at Utah on Saturday, Dec. 1.
• Tulsa has won all three previous meetings against the Mavericks, including an 80-75 overtime win when the teams last met back on Dec. 17, 2011, in Tulsa.
• Sterling Taplin averaged 15.0 points and 4.5 assists in Tulsa's two games in Las Vegas last week and was named to the Continental Tire Las Vegas Holiday Invitational All-Tournament Team.
• Tulsa is coming off a 79-69 setback to Southern Illinois in the consolation game of the Continental Tire Las Vegas Holiday Invitational last Friday night. Martins Igbanu led the way with 15 points in the loss.
• With 37 assists already this season, Sterling Taplin has moved to 12th place on the program's all-time charts with 312. Taplin needs seven more assists to move into the program's top 10.
• Martins Igbanu leads the team in scoring and rebouding at 14.3 points and 5.8 rebounds per game this season.
• The Hurricane return three starters and eight letterwinners from last year's team, which went 19-12 overall and 12-6 to finish fourth in The American.
• Tulsa will play 13 games in 2018-19 against opponents that participated in the postseason last year. Seven of those matchups will come at home, including back-to-back contests against Oklahoma State (Dec. 5) and K-State (Dec. 8).
• TU has notched 46 league wins since joining The American, which ranks third behind only Cincinnati (57) and SMU (51) during that span (2014-present).
• Tulsa was picked to finish ninth in The American Preseason Poll. TU has finished better than its preseason prediction in all four seasons under head coach Frank Haith.
The Game
• Tulsa will return home to the Reynolds Center for a 7 p.m. matchup on Tuesday, Nov. 27 against UT Arlington.
• The game can be seen on ESPN3, while fans in the Tulsa area can tune to Big Country 99.5 FM with Bruce Howard and former Hurricane player J.R. Rollo on the call. Live audio from the game also can be found by using the TuneIn app.
Scouting the Mavs
• UT Arlington was picked to finish 11th in the 12-team Sun Belt Conference as the team replaced all five starters and nine lettermen from last year's team, which went 21-13 overall and 10-8 to finish fourth in the league a season ago.
• The Mavericks are led by Brian Warren's 17.2 ppg. The 5-foot-9 guard is shooting 43.4-percent from the field and he also paces the team with 3.2 assists per contest.
• Edric Dennis (14.7 ppg) and David Azore (10.2 ppg) also average in double figures to help the Mavs average 70.5 ppg. The team is shooting 40.2-percent from the field and 24.8-percent behind the arc.
• Like Tulsa, UT Arlington has found a way to get to the free-throw line early in the season. The Mavs average 23 attempts per game and are shooting 76.2-percent from the charity stripe.
• The Mavs are led by first-year head coach Chris Ogden, who played at Texas from 1999-2003. Ogden was coached by current TU head coach Frank Haith, who was an assistant on the Longhorns' bench from 2001-04.
The Series
• Tuesday's matchup will be the fourth all-time meeting between Tulsa and UT Arlington. The Hurricane has won all three previous meetings by an average of 15 points.
• All three previous meetings have come in Tulsa. The first matchup came on Dec. 17, 1966, with Tulsa taking a 107-74 victory, while the last meeting took place on Dec. 17, 2011, as the Hurricane won 80-75 in overtime.
A Tulsa Win Would ...
• Improve Tulsa's record to 5-2 on the season.
• Improve Tulsa's all-time record against UT Arlington to 4-0.
• Give Tulsa its second win over a Sun Belt school in as many games this season.
• Improve Tulsa's all-time record against current Sun Belt members to 28-8.
Last Time Out
• Southern Illinois shot 65.2-percent in the second half and went on a 15-0 run on its way to a 79-69 win last Friday night in the consolation game of the Continental Tire Las Vegas Holiday Invitational at Orleans Arena.
• Martins Igbanu led the way for the Golden Hurricane with 15 points and he was joined in double-figures by Curran Scott (11 points) and Elijah Joiner (10 points).
• TU was limited to 39.3-percent shooting over the final 20 minutes and 43.1-percent for the game.
• The Hurricane led by as much as five points in the first half and took a 51-46 advantage with 11:12 to play on Jeriah Horne's 3-pointer. However, the Salukis countered with their 15-0 run to take the lead for good.
Fast Break Points
• Tulsa is in its 108th season of basketball and fifth season in the American Athletic Conference.
• TU will return home for a 7 p.m. matchup against UT Arlington on Tuesday, Nov. 27 at the Reynolds Center. The Hurricane will then play its first true road game of the campaign at Utah on Saturday, Dec. 1.
• Tulsa has won all three previous meetings against the Mavericks, including an 80-75 overtime win when the teams last met back on Dec. 17, 2011, in Tulsa.
• Sterling Taplin averaged 15.0 points and 4.5 assists in Tulsa's two games in Las Vegas last week and was named to the Continental Tire Las Vegas Holiday Invitational All-Tournament Team.
• Tulsa is coming off a 79-69 setback to Southern Illinois in the consolation game of the Continental Tire Las Vegas Holiday Invitational last Friday night. Martins Igbanu led the way with 15 points in the loss.
• With 37 assists already this season, Sterling Taplin has moved to 12th place on the program's all-time charts with 312. Taplin needs seven more assists to move into the program's top 10.
• Martins Igbanu leads the team in scoring and rebouding at 14.3 points and 5.8 rebounds per game this season.
• The Hurricane return three starters and eight letterwinners from last year's team, which went 19-12 overall and 12-6 to finish fourth in The American.
• Tulsa will play 13 games in 2018-19 against opponents that participated in the postseason last year. Seven of those matchups will come at home, including back-to-back contests against Oklahoma State (Dec. 5) and K-State (Dec. 8).
• TU has notched 46 league wins since joining The American, which ranks third behind only Cincinnati (57) and SMU (51) during that span (2014-present).
• Tulsa was picked to finish ninth in The American Preseason Poll. TU has finished better than its preseason prediction in all four seasons under head coach Frank Haith.
The Game
• Tulsa will return home to the Reynolds Center for a 7 p.m. matchup on Tuesday, Nov. 27 against UT Arlington.
• The game can be seen on ESPN3, while fans in the Tulsa area can tune to Big Country 99.5 FM with Bruce Howard and former Hurricane player J.R. Rollo on the call. Live audio from the game also can be found by using the TuneIn app.
Scouting the Mavs
• UT Arlington was picked to finish 11th in the 12-team Sun Belt Conference as the team replaced all five starters and nine lettermen from last year's team, which went 21-13 overall and 10-8 to finish fourth in the league a season ago.
• The Mavericks are led by Brian Warren's 17.2 ppg. The 5-foot-9 guard is shooting 43.4-percent from the field and he also paces the team with 3.2 assists per contest.
• Edric Dennis (14.7 ppg) and David Azore (10.2 ppg) also average in double figures to help the Mavs average 70.5 ppg. The team is shooting 40.2-percent from the field and 24.8-percent behind the arc.
• Like Tulsa, UT Arlington has found a way to get to the free-throw line early in the season. The Mavs average 23 attempts per game and are shooting 76.2-percent from the charity stripe.
• The Mavs are led by first-year head coach Chris Ogden, who played at Texas from 1999-2003. Ogden was coached by current TU head coach Frank Haith, who was an assistant on the Longhorns' bench from 2001-04.
The Series
• Tuesday's matchup will be the fourth all-time meeting between Tulsa and UT Arlington. The Hurricane has won all three previous meetings by an average of 15 points.
• All three previous meetings have come in Tulsa. The first matchup came on Dec. 17, 1966, with Tulsa taking a 107-74 victory, while the last meeting took place on Dec. 17, 2011, as the Hurricane won 80-75 in overtime.
A Tulsa Win Would ...
• Improve Tulsa's record to 5-2 on the season.
• Improve Tulsa's all-time record against UT Arlington to 4-0.
• Give Tulsa its second win over a Sun Belt school in as many games this season.
• Improve Tulsa's all-time record against current Sun Belt members to 28-8.
Last Time Out
• Southern Illinois shot 65.2-percent in the second half and went on a 15-0 run on its way to a 79-69 win last Friday night in the consolation game of the Continental Tire Las Vegas Holiday Invitational at Orleans Arena.
• Martins Igbanu led the way for the Golden Hurricane with 15 points and he was joined in double-figures by Curran Scott (11 points) and Elijah Joiner (10 points).
• TU was limited to 39.3-percent shooting over the final 20 minutes and 43.1-percent for the game.
• The Hurricane led by as much as five points in the first half and took a 51-46 advantage with 11:12 to play on Jeriah Horne's 3-pointer. However, the Salukis countered with their 15-0 run to take the lead for good.
