Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks at Tulsa Golden Hurricane

· NIT - 1st Round

Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks

28-5, 12-3 Away

Tulsa Golden Hurricane

26-7, 13-2 Home

Tulsa and SFA square off in NIT matchup

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Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (28-5, 21-3 Southland) at Tulsa Golden Hurricane (26-7, 14-6 AAC)

Tulsa, Oklahoma; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Tulsa and SFA play in the National Invitation Tournament.

The Golden Hurricane have gone 14-6 against AAC opponents, with a 12-1 record in non-conference play. Tulsa ranks fourth in the AAC with 24.6 defensive rebounds per game led by David Green averaging 3.4.

The Lumberjacks' record in Southland games is 21-3. SFA ranks third in the Southland shooting 36.3% from 3-point range.

Tulsa averages 85.6 points, 19.7 more per game than the 65.9 SFA gives up. SFA has shot at a 44.9% rate from the field this season, 2.3 percentage points greater than the 42.6% shooting opponents of Tulsa have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Tylen Riley is averaging 15.1 points and 4.3 assists for the Golden Hurricane. Green is averaging 14.0 points over the last 10 games.

Keon Thompson is shooting 49.1% and averaging 18.2 points for the Lumberjacks. Lateef Patrick is averaging 15.2 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Hurricane: 6-4, averaging 81.2 points, 33.8 rebounds, 16.2 assists, 5.9 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 44.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.0 points per game.

Lumberjacks: 8-2, averaging 72.8 points, 30.9 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 6.6 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 44.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.2 points.

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Tulsa: 80.6%

Stephen F. Austin: 19.4%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

SFA		TLSA
L1	Streak	L1
65.9	Points Against	73.0
76.4	Points Per Game	85.6
45	Field Goal %	48
36	Three Point %	39
37.3	Rebounds Per Game	38.0
13.7	Assists Per Game	15.6
3.7	Blocks Per Game	2.5
6.9	Steals Per Game	6.3
0.5	Team Turnovers Per Game	0.5
9.7	Total Turnovers Per Game	11.0

Game Information

Venue: Reynolds Center

Location: Tulsa, OK
Capacity:

2025-26 Southland Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Stephen F. Austin	20-2	-	28-5
McNeese	19-3	1	28-5
UT Rio Grande Valley	14-8	6	19-14
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	13-9	7	18-15
New Orleans	12-10	8	15-18
Nicholls	12-10	8	14-19
Houston Christian	8-14	12	12-20
Northwestern State	8-14	12	10-22
Incarnate Word	7-15	13	12-19
Lamar	7-15	13	12-19
East Texas A&M	6-16	14	11-21
SE Louisiana	6-16	14	9-22

2025-26 American Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
South Florida	15-3	-	25-8
Tulsa	13-5	2	26-7
Wichita State	13-5	2	22-11
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