Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Wichita State Shockers

· American Conference Championship - Semifinal

Tulsa Golden Hurricane

26-6, 8-4 Away

Wichita State Shockers

21-10, 14-3 Home

Wichita State Shockers square off against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane in AAC Tournament

Game Preview

Tulsa Golden Hurricane (26-6, 14-5 AAC) vs. Wichita State Shockers (21-10, 13-5 AAC)

Birmingham, Alabama; Saturday, 5:30 p.m. EDT

Shockers -1.5; over/under is 149.5

BOTTOM LINE: Wichita State and Tulsa play in the AAC Tournament.

The Shockers are 13-5 against AAC opponents and 8-5 in non-conference play. Wichita State is the AAC leader with 13.1 offensive rebounds per game led by Will Berg averaging 3.5.

The Golden Hurricane's record in AAC games is 14-5. Tulsa ranks second in the AAC with 15.7 assists per game led by Tylen Riley averaging 4.3.

Wichita State's average of 7.2 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.7 fewer made shots on average than the 7.9 per game Tulsa allows. Tulsa averages 15.6 more points per game (86.1) than Wichita State allows to opponents (70.5).

The teams meet for the third time this season. The Shockers won 81-77 in the last matchup on Feb. 15. Kenyon Giles led the Shockers with 31 points, and Riley led the Golden Hurricane with 21 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Giles is scoring 19.4 points per game and averaging 2.6 rebounds for the Shockers. Karon Boyd is averaging 10.1 points and 5.7 rebounds over the last 10 games.

Miles Barnstable averages 2.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Golden Hurricane, scoring 14.6 points while shooting 41.7% from beyond the arc. David Green is averaging 16.2 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Shockers: 8-2, averaging 79.2 points, 38.1 rebounds, 11.0 assists, 7.1 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 44.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.6 points per game.

Golden Hurricane: 7-3, averaging 82.2 points, 33.7 rebounds, 16.2 assists, 6.0 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 44.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.5 points.

TV Channel: Tulsa at Wichita State 2021 College Basketball, week 19, is broadcasted on ESPN2.
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Wichita State: 41%

Tulsa: 59%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

TLSA		WICH
W6	Streak	W6
72.8	Points Against	70.5
86.1	Points Per Game	78.3
48	Field Goal %	44
39	Three Point %	34
38.1	Rebounds Per Game	41.0
15.7	Assists Per Game	11.6
2.5	Blocks Per Game	4.0
6.4	Steals Per Game	6.1
0.5	Team Turnovers Per Game	0.5
11.0	Total Turnovers Per Game	10.7
72.8	Points Against	70.5

Game Information

Venue: Legacy Arena at BJCC

Location: Birmingham, AL
Capacity:

2025-26 American Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
South Florida	15-3	-	23-8
Tulsa	13-5	2	26-6
Wichita State	13-5	2	21-10
UAB	11-7	4	20-12
North Texas	9-9	6	19-14
Florida Atlantic	9-9	6	18-15
Charlotte	9-9	6	17-16
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