On Wednesday, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane visits Fertitta Center in Houston, Texas to play the No. 19 ranked Houston Cougars. Tulsa is 10-3 on the season following its 69-59 come-from-behind win over Oral Roberts a week ago this past Saturday. DaQuan Jeffries and Martins Igbanu each scored 16 points as the Golden Hurricane rallied late in the game to win its fifth straight.
Houston remained perfect on the season improving to 13-0 following its 80-59 win over NJIT on Saturday. The Cougars were led by Corey Davis Jr. with 19 points, while DeJon Jarreau chipped in with 13. Armoni Brooks scored 10 points. The Cougars shot 50% from the field and 63% during the second half.
DaQuan Jeffries is the leading scorer and second in rebounding with averages of 13.6 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. Martins Igbanu is second in scoring and first in rebounding with averages of 12.8 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. Sterling Taplin leads Tulsa in assists with an average of 5.1 per game. Tulsa is shooting 46.4% from the field and 32.5% from 3-point territory.
Corey Davis Jr. is the leading scorer with an average of 15.5 points per game. Armoni Brooks is second in scoring and the leading rebounder with averages of 14.8 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. Galen Robinson Jr. leads the Cougars in assists with an average of 5.4 per game. Houston is shooting 44.1% from the field and 32.9% from 3-point territory.
