Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Oregon State Beavers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Pope, Akanno rally Oregon State to 73-70 victory over Tulsa
Two free throws by Bryant Selebangue gave Tulsa a 41-22 lead with 2:45 remaining in the first half. Anthony Pritchard closed out the scoring with a three-point play and the Golden Hurricane led 44-28 at intermission.
Pope hit a 3-pointer to open the second half for Oregon State and then fed Glenn Taylor Jr. for a layup off a Tulsa turnover. Pope, Dzmitry Ryuny and Dexter Akanno followed with back-to-back-to-back 3-pointers to cap a 14-0 run and the Beavers trailed 44-42 with 15:27 left to play.
The Golden Hurricane stayed in front until Pope sank four straight free throws to knot the score at 59 with 5:31 remaining after Tulsa's Sterling Gaston-Chapman was charged with a foul and a Class A Technical.
The lead went back and forth until Akanno sank two free throws and followed a Pope layup with one of his own, giving OSU a 70-64 lead with 2:28 left. The Beavers never trailed again in upping their record to 9-0 in season openers under Wayne Tinkle.
Taylor finished with 16 points for the Beavers, while Ryuny scored 11.
Sam Griffin hit five 3-pointers and led Tulsa with 29 points. Selebangue added 15 points and nine rebounds, while Brandon Betson scored 13.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 70 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Oregon State Defensive Rebound. | 70 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Sam Griffin missed Three Point Jumper. | 70 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Dzmitry Ryuny made Free Throw. | 70 - 73 |
Statistics
 TLSA |
 ORST |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-66 | FG | 25-50 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 9-24 | 3PT | 6-16 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 13-18 | FT | 17-21 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 15 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 9 | Assists | 10 |
| 9 | Steals | 3 |
| 0 | Blocks | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 17 | Fouls | 20 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Corvallis, OR
Attendance: 3,320 | Capacity:
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 28-7 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-11 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |
2025-26 West Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 16-2 | - | 31-4 |
| Saint Mary's | 16-2 | - | 27-6 |
| Santa Clara | 15-3 | 1 | 26-9 |
| Oregon State | 9-9 | 7 | 17-16 |
| Seattle U | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Pacific | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| San Francisco | 8-10 | 8 | 17-16 |
| Washington State | 7-11 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Loyola Marymount | 6-12 | 10 | 15-17 |
| Portland | 6-12 | 10 | 15-19 |
| San Diego | 5-13 | 11 | 12-21 |
| Pepperdine | 4-14 | 12 | 9-23 |