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Tulsa faces No. 15 Memphis following Haggerty's 21-point outing
Wed, Jan 3, 2024
NCAAB News (AP)
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Memphis Tigers (11-2) at Tulsa Golden Hurricane (9-3)
Tulsa, Oklahoma; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Tulsa hosts the No. 15 Memphis Tigers after PJ Haggerty scored 21 points in Tulsa's 95-54 victory against the Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs.
The Golden Hurricane have gone 9-0 in home games. Tulsa averages 77.2 points while outscoring opponents by 11.1 points per game.
The Tigers have gone 3-1 away from home. Memphis has a 2-1 record in one-possession games.
Tulsa makes 43.9% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.3 percentage points higher than Memphis has allowed to its opponents (40.6%). Memphis has shot at a 44.8% clip from the field this season, 5.7 percentage points higher than the 39.1% shooting opponents of Tulsa have averaged.
The Golden Hurricane and Tigers meet Thursday for the first time in AAC play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Cobe Williams averages 1.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Golden Hurricane, scoring 12.1 points while shooting 30.2% from beyond the arc. Haggerty is shooting 47.1% and averaging 17.8 points over the past 10 games for Tulsa.
David Jones is shooting 45.3% and averaging 21.2 points for the Tigers. Jahvon Quinerly is averaging 12.8 points over the last 10 games for Memphis.
LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Hurricane: 7-3, averaging 77.1 points, 35.5 rebounds, 11.7 assists, 10.2 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.9 points per game.
Tigers: 8-2, averaging 77.5 points, 35.3 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 8.8 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 43.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.6 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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