National Basketball Association
Tulsa 74, Missouri St. 70
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Where: Donald Reynolds Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Officials:
# Rick Hartzell, # Keith Kimble, # Doug Sirmons
Attendance:
4245
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Tulsa 74, Missouri State 70: James Woodard scored 26 points, including six 3-pointers, as the host Golden Hurricane held off the Bears.
Shaquille Harrison added 23 points on 10-of-15 shooting along with a game-high seven assists for Tulsa (6-5), which snapped a two-game losing streak. Rashad Smith connected on all five of his field goal tries, finishing with 11 points for the Golden Hurricanes, who shot 53.8 percent.
Marcus Marshall finished with a career-high 36 points on 11-of-17 shooting, including 7-of-9 from 3-point range for Missouri State (5-5), which fell for the second consecutive game following a two-game win streak. Gavin Thurman contributed 10 points off the bench for the Bears, who outrebounded the Golden Hurricane 34-27 and converted 10-of-11 from the free-throw line.
Tulsa held a slim lead for most of the first half until Marshall's 3-pointer pushed Missouri State in front 25-24 with 2:22 to go until halftime. Woodard regained the lead for the Golden Hurricane with a dunk and a 3-pointer on their next two possessions before an Austin Ruder 3-pointer closed out the half to send the Bears into the break down 29-28.
The back-and-forth affair continued into the second half as Missouri State pulled back in front 42-41 as a pair of 3-pointers from Marshall highlighted an 11-4 spurt with just over 14 minutes to play. Smith converted a three-point play and followed up with another bucket on the next possession to give Tulsa a 70-65 lead with 2:43 left and, after a 3-pointer from Ruder pulled the Bears back to within 70-68 with 1:15 remaining, Woodard, Harrison and Rashad Ray iced the victory for the Golden Hurricane at the free-throw line.
GAME NOTEBOOK: All five starters for Tulsa recorded at least one block, led by Smith, who had two. ... Outside of Marshall's efforts, the remaining Missouri State players shot 14-of-40 from the field and 3-of-10 from 3-point range. ... The Golden Hurricane came into the game shooting 64.1 percent from the free-throw line to rank last in the American Athletic Conference and worsened that mark with a 10-of-16 showing.
Top Game Performances
| Missouri St. |
|
Tulsa |
|
Marcus Marshall 36 |
Scoring |
James Woodard 26 |
|
Austin Ruder 3 |
Assists |
Shaquille Harrison 7 |
|
Camyn Boone 7 |
Rebounds |
Marquel Curtis 6 |
|
Marcus Marshall 7 |
Free Throws Made |
James Woodard 4 |
|
Dorrian Williams 2 |
Steals |
Marquel Curtis 1 |
|
Camyn Boone 2 |
Blocks |
Rashad Smith 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Missouri St.
|
70 |
43.9 |
10-19 |
10-11 |
10 |
28 |
3 |
4 |
11 |
| Tulsa
|
74 |
53.8 |
8-20 |
10-16 |
12 |
25 |
7 |
5 |
8 |
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