National Basketball Association
Tulsa 77, Creighton 64
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Where: Donald Reynolds Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Officials:
# Clarence Armstrong, # Ray Natili, # Mike Stuart
Attendance:
4383
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Tulsa 77, Creighton 64: James Woodard scored a game-high 23 points while Marquel Curtis scored a career-best 17 points in his second career start as the Golden Hurricane knocked off the visiting Bluejays.
Woodard, who became Tulsa’s 36th 1,000-point scorer, shot 7-of-13 overall, including 4-for-10 from 3-point range, to lead a Golden Hurricane team that shot 36.8 percent from beyond the arc. Curtis went 6-of-10 and 2-of-3 from long range, while Shaquille Harrison also added 17 points for Tulsa (4-3).
Austin Chatman scored 19 points, including 9-of-11 free throws, while Toby Hegner finished with 14 points for Creighton (6-2). Devin Brooks added 10 points but shot 4-for-12 as the Bluejays shot 6-for-20 from 3-point range.
The Bluejays cut the Golden Hurricane's lead to 54-46 on two James Milliken free throws but that was as close as they would get. When Curtis converted a three-point play with 4:01 left, Tulsa led 71-46 and never looked back.
In the last four minutes of the first half, Creighton lost track of Woodard, who scored six consecutive points to give Tulsa a 28-25 lead. After Harrison made two free throws, Woodard, who scored 13 points in the first half, knocked down a 3-pointer at the buzzer and the Golden Hurricane took a 33-25 lead into intermission.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Chatman scored the first nine points for the Bluejays. … Tulsa beat Creighton for the first time since 2000 and had lost four straight games in the series. … The Bluejays committed 13 turnovers which Tulsa converted into 20 points.
Top Game Performances
Creighton |
|
Tulsa |
Austin Chatman 19 |
Scoring |
James Woodard 23 |
Austin Chatman 6 |
Assists |
Rashad Ray 6 |
Devin Brooks 7 |
Rebounds |
James Woodard 8 |
Austin Chatman 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Shaquille Harrison 5 |
Zach Hanson 1 |
Steals |
Shaquille Harrison 2 |
Avery Dingman 1 |
Blocks |
Tarekeyi Edogi 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Creighton
|
64 |
38.0 |
6-20 |
20-27 |
10 |
26 |
2 |
1 |
13 |
Tulsa
|
77 |
48.1 |
7-19 |
18-33 |
12 |
32 |
5 |
6 |
7 |