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Tulsa is 4-5. Those 5 losses are: Northwestern, St. Joes, MoSt, Okie Lite, and Arizona State. Those aren't bad losses, the worst is probably Zona, and all of their losses have been by 4 points or less.
The 4 wins are: UALR, SE Louisianna, Western Kentucky, and Jackson State.
So, they have won the games that they are supposed to win and lost all of the games that were either toss-ups or their were underdogs. However, they have been competitive in every game that they have played so far.
Roster Breakdown:
Tulsa is 7 deep. Starters in their last game went as such:
G 6'3" Tim Peete. He's averaging 28 min/g, but not producing much. 4.4 ppg, 2.6 apg.
G 6'4" Jordan Clarkson. THE DUDE. Averaging 31 min/g. 15 ppg, 5 rpg. He's been struggling with his outside shot a little this year, but is making up for it by getting to the line a lot. Already shot 59 FT's on the year. Look for this to be Toure's guy, and hopefully Toure makes him put up a bunch of shots to get his points.
G 6'4" Scottie Haralson. Averaging 29 min/g. Second leading scorer. Has made 36 FG's this year, 29 of them have been 3 pointers. It looks like he is much more comfortable shooting 3's than anything else. Has a higher shooting % from 3 than he does on overall FG%. Gotta be DK's guy, and lock down the perimeter.
F 6'6" Joe Richard. Averaging 21 min/g. Not much a scorer (3 ppg, 4 rpg). BAD FT SHOOTER (40%), no easy buckets. Looks like a big advantage at the PF spot for us. Hope CH can continue hitting his shots.
F 6'11": Steven Idlet. 3rd leading scorer. He is a guy who will get all of his scoring from inside the arc. Not a very good FT shooter (61%). Looks like a decent match-up for Garrett.
Reserves:
F 6'9" D.J. Magley. 23 min/g. Looks like a pretty decent guy off the bench. 5 ppg, 7 rpg. He has definitely been productive in his time.
G 6'4" Eric McClellan. 16 min/g. A good shooter off the bench (43% from 3).
Big Question Mark: They have a 6'10" C named Kodi Maduka. He didn't play last game because of an ankle injury. Before his injury he was averaging 8 ppg and 7 rpg, in 23 min/g. If he's healthy, that gives them a lot more production in the post.
Bottom line: This is a big game, which is following a huge game. Tulsa will not lay down and this will not be an easy game, especially on the road. If this team wants to prove that Sunday wasn't an aberration they need to come out fired up and ready to go. This looks like a game that will come down to the last 5 minutes. We need to hit our FT's and continue playing good defense, while showing signs of continued offensive growth.
Prediction: WSU 68 - TU 63
The 4 wins are: UALR, SE Louisianna, Western Kentucky, and Jackson State.
So, they have won the games that they are supposed to win and lost all of the games that were either toss-ups or their were underdogs. However, they have been competitive in every game that they have played so far.
Roster Breakdown:
Tulsa is 7 deep. Starters in their last game went as such:
G 6'3" Tim Peete. He's averaging 28 min/g, but not producing much. 4.4 ppg, 2.6 apg.
G 6'4" Jordan Clarkson. THE DUDE. Averaging 31 min/g. 15 ppg, 5 rpg. He's been struggling with his outside shot a little this year, but is making up for it by getting to the line a lot. Already shot 59 FT's on the year. Look for this to be Toure's guy, and hopefully Toure makes him put up a bunch of shots to get his points.
G 6'4" Scottie Haralson. Averaging 29 min/g. Second leading scorer. Has made 36 FG's this year, 29 of them have been 3 pointers. It looks like he is much more comfortable shooting 3's than anything else. Has a higher shooting % from 3 than he does on overall FG%. Gotta be DK's guy, and lock down the perimeter.
F 6'6" Joe Richard. Averaging 21 min/g. Not much a scorer (3 ppg, 4 rpg). BAD FT SHOOTER (40%), no easy buckets. Looks like a big advantage at the PF spot for us. Hope CH can continue hitting his shots.
F 6'11": Steven Idlet. 3rd leading scorer. He is a guy who will get all of his scoring from inside the arc. Not a very good FT shooter (61%). Looks like a decent match-up for Garrett.
Reserves:
F 6'9" D.J. Magley. 23 min/g. Looks like a pretty decent guy off the bench. 5 ppg, 7 rpg. He has definitely been productive in his time.
G 6'4" Eric McClellan. 16 min/g. A good shooter off the bench (43% from 3).
Big Question Mark: They have a 6'10" C named Kodi Maduka. He didn't play last game because of an ankle injury. Before his injury he was averaging 8 ppg and 7 rpg, in 23 min/g. If he's healthy, that gives them a lot more production in the post.
Bottom line: This is a big game, which is following a huge game. Tulsa will not lay down and this will not be an easy game, especially on the road. If this team wants to prove that Sunday wasn't an aberration they need to come out fired up and ready to go. This looks like a game that will come down to the last 5 minutes. We need to hit our FT's and continue playing good defense, while showing signs of continued offensive growth.
Prediction: WSU 68 - TU 63
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