Strong Second Half Leads Tulane to Comeback Win at Tulsa, 69-60

Wednesday, February 16

Tulsa, OK

6:30 P.M.

Tulane University

17-7,8-4AAC

University of Tulsa

14-7,4-6AAC

Tulane

Tulsa

Strong Second Half Leads Tulane to Comeback Win at Tulsa, 69-60

Feb 16, 2022 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

TULSA, Okla. – Back-to-back 20-plus point quarters in the second half led the Tulane women's basketball team (17-7, 8-4) to a come from behind victory on the road over Tulsa (14-7, 4-6) 69-60 Wednesday night. On the offensive end the Green Wave went to work around the rim with 26 points in the paint and shot a perfect 13-of-13 from the free throw line while putting the brakes on the Tulsa offense limiting the Golden Hurricane to 32.4 percent shooting in the second half.

With the victory, Tulane has won six consecutive games with five of those victories coming against American Athletic Conference competition. The Wave has also won nine of its last 10 games.

Four players finished in double figures for the Green Wave as redshirt junior Mia Heide led all scorers with 17 points while pulling down nine rebounds. The Austin, Texas, native, put up 13 of her 17 points in the first half. Krystal Freeman and Moon Ursin followed with 16 points each. Freeman notched her eighth double-double of the season and the 30^th of her career by adding 10 rebounds to her stat sheet while Ursin was just shy of a double-double finishing with nine boards. Arsula Clark rounded out the top scorers for Tulane with 14 points to go with five rebounds and four assists.

The painted area made the difference for Tulane as the Green Wave outscored Tulsa 46-34 around the rim and outrebounded the Golden Hurricane 46-37. The Wave also recorded six blocked shots as a team with Heide leading the way with four rejections.

The Green Wave fell behind to begin the contest as Tulsa scored the first five points of the game. The Tulane offense began to find some rhythm as the quarter went along, but the Golden Hurricane continued knocking down shots at a 56 percent clip. Heide and Clark led the offensive attack for the Wave with seven and six points, respectively, as Tulane reached the first break trailing 24-15.

Tulane used its defense to spark a bit of offense and pull closer in the second quarter. The Wave forced Tulsa into five turnovers in the frame and limited the Golden Hurricane to just 10 points on 27.8 percent shooting from the field. Turning those turnovers and missed shots into an advantage, Tulane attacked quickly in transition in the second quarter to put up 13 points and head into the locker room with a 34-28 deficit. Heide continued her offensive success finishing the first half with 13 points to lead the team.

Returning from the locker room, Tulane held to its form this season putting together a strong third quarter on both ends of the floor. After Tulsa pushed its lead to 10 at 38-28 with 8:10 on the clock, the Wave stormed back with a 14-2 run to claim its first lead of the day at 42-40. The two squads traded buckets the rest of the frame, but Tulane got the final one as Ursin beat the buzzer to give the Green Wave a 48-47 lead heading into the fourth quarter.

Ursin and Freeman combined for seven unanswered points for the Green Wave to open the final frame and push Tulane's advantage to 55-47 with 6:09 left to play. The Wave would stretch that lead to as many as 10 twice during the fourth quarter before closing the game with a 69-60 victory.

Up next, the Green Wave will be back in Uptown to host Houston for Senior Day on Sunday, February 20. Tipoff between Tulane and the Cougars is set for 5 p.m. CT and will be aired live on ESPNU.

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