National Basketball Association
Tulsa 65, Abilene Christian 39
When: 8:05 PM ET, Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Where: Donald Reynolds Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Officials:
# Raymond Naitili, # Zelton Steed, # Vladimir Voyard-Tadal
Attendance:
3829
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Tulsa 65, Abilene Christian 39: D’Andre Wright
scored 16 points and James Woodard added 13 as the Golden Hurricane dominated
the visiting Wildcats.
Wright hit all five of his field-goal attempts, was
5-for-5 at the free-throw line and a pulled down a game-high seven rebounds for
Tulsa (2-1), which has notched back-to-back home wins after a season-opening
loss at Oral Roberts. Thanks to 22 Abilene Christian fouls, the Golden
Hurricane had a 25-7 advantage in free-throw attempts but only made 14 of them.
Austin Cooke had 12 points but was the only player
to reach double-digits for the Wildcats (1-1), a Southland Conference program in
its second season transitioning up from Division II. Abilene Christian also
received six points and a team-high six rebounds from Duran Porter, but shot
only 27.3 percent from the field, including 5-of-22 from 3-point
range.
Tulsa led 33-19 at halftime and scored seven
of first 10 points of the second half to expand its advantage to 40-22. The
Wildcats would only get as close as 16 points the rest of the way.
Abilene Christian led 5-2 through the
game’s opening 4:30, but the Golden Hurricane scored seven straight points as
part of an 18-5 spree and never trailed again. Tulsa closed out the half
with a 13-4 run, with Woodard's 3-pointer igniting the spurt.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Tulsa enjoyed a 43-30 rebound
advantage and has outrebounded its three foes by a combined 124-97. … It was a
big step up for Abilene Christian which beat lower-division Hillsdale Baptist of the National Christian College Athletic Association 101-61 in its season
opener. … Wednesday’s game was the first meeting between the schools
located less than 400 miles apart.
Top Game Performances
| Abilene Christian |
|
Tulsa |
|
Austin Cooke 12 |
Scoring |
D'Andre Wright 16 |
|
Jalen Little 4 |
Assists |
Shaquille Harrison 5 |
|
Duran Porter 6 |
Rebounds |
D'Andre Wright 7 |
|
Michael Grant 2 |
Free Throws Made |
D'Andre Wright 5 |
|
Parker Wentz 3 |
Steals |
Shaquille Harrison 4 |
|
Christian Albright 2 |
Blocks |
Shaquille Harrison 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Abilene Christian
|
39 |
27.3 |
5-22 |
4-7 |
12 |
26 |
2 |
9 |
13 |
| Tulsa
|
65 |
46.9 |
5-14 |
14-25 |
12 |
42 |
7 |
8 |
14 |
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