It will be a battle between American Athletic Conference opponents when the Tulane Green Wave (7-9) welcome the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (9-6) to Fogelman Arena. The game starts at 2:00 pm ET on Sunday, Jan. 10 and will air on ES3.
The Green Wave got blown out by Houston 63-45 in their last game. Malik Morgan was the team’s high scorer, contributing 11 points. The Golden Hurricane, meanwhile, are coming off a 55-43 win over East Carolina in their last outing. Rashad Smith led the game in scoring with 20 points on 10-for-13 shooting.
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Tulane lost its last game by an 18-point margin. In games decided by a margin of 18 points or more, Tulsa is 1-1. Tulane is 3-2 in blowouts this season.
Tulane has an average field goal percentage of 41.7%. Tulsa is a poor 2-5 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Tulane Green Wave and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane both rank higher in average field goal percentage when compared to their effective field goal percentages. Tulane is 286th and 280th in the nation for eFG% and FG% respectively, while Tulsa ranks 188th and 175th in these categories.
Tulane, the 67th-ranked team in blocked shots, records an average of 4.8 per game. Tulsa does worse, ranked 251st with 2.8.
Tulane ranks 87th in offensive rebounding. Tulsa ranks 255th in defensive rebounding.
On average, Tulane makes 5.9 steals per game. Tulsa has a solid 9-4 record when it gives up at least 5 steals.
