Tulane Women’s Basketball Comes from Behind to Win at Tulsa, 65-54

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Tulane Women’s Basketball Comes from Behind to Win at Tulsa, 65-54

Jan 16, 2021 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

By: Pierce Feltner

NEW ORLEANS – The Tulane women's basketball team used a big third quarter to get a come-from-behind victory at Tulsa, 65-54.

Tulane (8-4, 4-3) outshot Tulsa (3-5, 2-5) .500-.382 from the field. The Green Wave also registered 35 rebounds and 11 assists, while the Golden Hurricane had 27 boards and 12 assists. Freshman Jerkaila Jordan led the way for the Olive and Blue with 22 points, which tied her career high. Jordan shot 8-9 from the field and 4-4 from three in the game. Senior Krystal Freeman added 16 points and eight rebounds for Tulane.

Tulane's defense stepped up in the third quarter only allowing the Golden Hurricane to score seven points. The Green Wave jumped out to a 16-2 start in the third quarter, including two threes from Freeman and one from Jordan, to take a 43-36 lead with 6:24 left in the period. The Olive and Blue held strong the rest of the quarter and finished it with a 51-41 lead.

After sophomore Irina Parau opened the quarter with a jumper, Tulsa used a 10-2 run to cut the Green Wave's lead to 55-51 with 6:26 left in the game. Junior Mia Heide and sophomore Salma Bates responded with jumpers from the left side to push the lead back to eight at 59-51 with five minutes left. The Green Wave held Tulsa to just three points the rest of the game to finish with a 65-54 win.

Heide led the Green Wave with nine rebound and three blocks. She also added five points and three assists on the game. Senior Arsula Clark logged nine points, six rebounds and a team-high five assists. Tulane dominated the paint scoring 30 points down low. Tulane forced 15 Tulsa turnover and capitalized on the change of possession with 22 points off turnovers.

Both teams went back-and-forth in the first quarter with the Green Wave coming out with a 14-11 lead after the first ten minutes. Sophomore Dynah Jones led the Olive and Blue with seven points in the opening quarter.

After the game was tied at 22, Tulsa used a 12-2 run to take a 34-24 lead with 2:16 left in the first half. The Green Wave finished with a layup from Jordan and a free throw from Heide to make the Golden Hurricane lead 34-27 at the break. Both teams shot well in the first half with Tulsa taking a slight edge .464-.458. Jordan led the Green Wave with 11 point in the first half, while Jones added seven for Tulane.

Up next, the Green Wave will return home on Wednesday, Jan. 27, as they host Houston. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. in Avron B. Fogelman Arena at the Devlin Fieldhouse.

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