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03/13 18:42 CDT Tulsa outlasts North Texas 90-84 in 3OT in American Conference
Tournament quarterfinal
Tulsa outlasts North Texas 90-84 in 3OT in American Conference Tournament
quarterfinal
By The Associated Press
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) --- Tylen Riley finished 26 points and Miles Barnstable
scored five in a third overtime to help Tulsa defeat North Texas 90-84 on
Friday in the quarterfinals of the American Conference Tournament.
Riley made four straight free throws to give No. 3 seed Tulsa (26-6) the lead
and Barnstable followed with a 3-pointer for an 86-81 advantage with 1:10 left
in the third OT. Barnstable hit two foul shots with 16 seconds left for a
two-possession lead and the Golden Hurricane held on.
Riley also had seven rebounds and five assists for Tulsa, which advances to
play No. 2 seed Wichita State in a Saturday semifinal. Ade Popoola totaled 15
points, nine rebounds and three steals. David Green also scored 15.
Je'Shawn Stevenson led the sixth-seeded Mean Green (19-14) with 21 points.
David Terrell Jr. pitched in with 17 points, five assists and three steals.
Cole Franklin added 15 points and four steals.
Terrell had nine first-half points to help North Texas take a 36-25 lead at the
break. Stevenson's layup with eight seconds left forced OT tied at 69. The two
teams played to a 4-4 tie after the first 5-minute OT and a 6-6 tie after the
second.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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