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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Tulsa 64, Louisiana-Lafayette 53
When: 9:30 PM ET, Monday, November 17, 2014
Where: Donald Reynolds Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Officials: # Rick Crawford, # Michael Stephens, # Glenn Tuitt
Attendance: 3889

Tulsa 64, Louisiana 53: Rashad Ray and Marquel Curtis scored 16 points apiece as the host Golden Hurricane bounced back from their season-opening loss to Oral Roberts.

D’Andre Wright collected 14 points and five rebounds for Tulsa (1-1), which outscored Louisiana 24-13 in the final 10 minutes to win its home opener under new coach Frank Haith. James Woodard registered four points and six rebounds after scoring 16 points in a 77-68 loss to Oral Roberts on Saturday.

Shawn Long led Louisiana (1-1) with 15 points while Brian Williams added nine points and six rebounds. Tiremone Williams had four points, six rebounds and three assists for the Ragin’ Cajuns.

Louisiana had more turnovers (13) than field goals (eight) in the first half and trailed 32-21 at the break. Ray scored 12 points in the opening 20 minutes for the Golden Hurricane, who closed the half on a 12-1 run.

Louisiana opened the second half on a 14-2 run and moved ahead 35-34 on J.J. Davenport’s basket with just under 13 minutes remaining. Woodward was held scoreless before his dunk with 3:09 left put Tulsa ahead 56-46, and Golden Hurricane secured the win at the foul line, where they made 17 of their 23 attempts.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Tulsa has won 107 of its last 128 home games at the Reynolds Center. … Shaquille Harrison had six points, four steals and four rebounds for Tulsa, which held a 37-31 advantage on the boards. … Louisiana committed 25 turnovers after turning the ball over 21 times in an 85-57 win over NCAA Division III member Louisiana College on Friday.
Top Game Performances
 
Louisiana-Lafayette   Tulsa
Shawn Long 15 Scoring Marquel Curtis 16
Brian Williams 3 Assists Marquel Curtis 3
Brian Williams 6 Rebounds Brandon Swannegan 6
Shawn Long 3 Free Throws Made Marquel Curtis 4
Xavian Rimmer 2 Steals Shaquille Harrison 4
Shawn Long 4 Blocks Shaquille Harrison 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Louisiana-Lafayette 53 40.8 5-14 8-13 13 29 4 8 25
Tulsa 64 41.5 3-10 17-23 10 36 3 8 19