Tulsa Basketball clinches at least a share of the American Athletic Conference regular season title

Tulsa Basketball clinches at least a share of the American Athletic Conference regular season title

EVERYBODYWELL, WELL, WELL..

LOOKWHAT UCONN GAVE T-UBASKETBALL AS AN AMERICANCONFERENCE PARTING GIFT..THE HUSKIES..

KNOCK OFFNUMBER 21 HOUSTON TONIGHT --77-71..

26 POINTS FORCHRISTIAN VITAL..

AND WITHTHAT..

THE GOLDEN HURRICANECLINCH AT LEAST A SHARE OFTHE AMERICAN ATHLETICCONFERENCE REGULAR SEASONCHAMPIONSHIP..

YOU SEE THESTANDINGS RIGHT NOW..

--ONEGAME TO PLAY--..

T-U..

WITHA ONE GAME LEAD..AND WELCOME INTO SPORTSEVERYBODY..

IT'S T-U'SFIRST-EVER A-A-C TITLE..--AND THE PROGRAM'S FIRSTCONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP,SINCE 2014--..

AND NUMBER11 OVERALL..

THE GOLDENHURRICANE..

--PICKED TOFINISH 10TH IN THEPRESEASON--..

CAN CLAIMTHAT LEAGUE TITLE OUTRIGHT,WITH A WIN SUNDAY, ATWICHITA STATE..ONE OF THE BIGGEST REASONSFOR T-U'S TITLE RUN..

SENIORBIG MAN, MARTINS IGBANU..--SCORED 17 IN THE WIN OVERTEMPLE LAST NIGHT--..

AS WEKNOW..

IGBANU COMES OFF THEBENCH FOR T-U..

THE 6TH MANOF THE YEAR AWARD, IS A SURETHING..

BUT FRANK HAITHSAYS HE DESERVES MORE THANTHAT..HIGH SCHOOL PLAYOFFBASKETBALL NOW..SEVERAL GREEN COUNTRY GIRLS'TEAMS..

ONE WIN, FROMPUNCHING THEIR TICKET TO THESTATE TOURNAMENT TONIGHT..WE START IN OWASSO..

BOOKERT.

WASHINGTON..

FACINGUNION..

-- 3RD QUARTER..UNION ADDING TO ITS LEAD..KAYLEN NELSON..

--GREATPOSITION IN THE POST--..

TWOOF HER 18 POINTS..

LADYREDSKINS LEAD BY 9..

-- PLAYOF THE NIGHT..

COMING FROMBOOKER T'S, WYVETTEMAYBERRY..

LOOK AT THIS..BEHIND THE BACK..

NOW, THESPIN..

BUCKET..

AND THEFOUL..

WOW..

THE LADYHORNETS WOULD CUT THE LEADTO FOUR IN THE 4TH..-- BUT UNION..

ANBLE TOHOLD 'EM OFF..

T-K PITTS..WITH THE LONG TWO-POINTER..UNION WINS, AND ADVANCES TOTHE STATE TOURNAMENT -53-43..

HERE'S SOME OF THEPOSTGAME CELEBRATION..

TAKEA LISTEN..OVER AT MEMORIAL..

SAPULPA..TRYING TO KNOCK OFFTOP-RANKED NORMAN..

THE LADYTIGERS..

RIDING A 22-GAMEWINNING STREAK..

--FANTASTIC START FOR THE LADYCHIEFTAINS..

ALEXIS LEWIS..SCORE IT..

AND ONE..

--LATER..

TEMIRA POINDEXTER..'EASY AS 1-2-3'..

SAPULPAHAS THE LEAD..

-- NOW, IT'STHE FRESHMAN - STAILEEHEARD..

MAKING IT RAIN..THAT'S A 14-1 RUN FOR THELADY CHIEFTAINS..

-- BUT..NORMAN WOULD STORM BACK..

AN18-OH RUN IN THE 2NDQUARTER..

CHANGES THE GAMEFOR GOOD..

NORMAN WINS,61-42..

SAPULPA NEEDS AVICTORY SATURDAY TO STAYALIVE..CLASS 5-A..

COWETA TAKESDOWN TOP-RANKED WILL ROGERS,69-57..

LADY TIGERS HEADINGTO STATE..

THE LADY ROPERSWILL NEED TO WIN SATURDAY TOSTAY ALIVE..

AND IT'S 'ON TOSTATE' FOR TAHLEQUAH..BLOWING OUT CARL ALBERT..IT WAS THIS KIND OF NIGHTFOR RUSSELL WESTBROOK ANDTHE HOUSTON ROCKETS..

RUSS..GOES FOR THE SPECTACULARSLAM..

BUT REJECTED BY THERIM..

WESTBROOK DOES SCORE29..

BUT HOUSTON..

BLOWNOUT BY THE CLIPPERS (ANDRUSS' OLD BUDDY PAUL GEORGE)- 120-105..

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