The return of star leading scorer David Green against the team that injured him was an incredible, emotional boost to Tulsa that had the Golden Hurricane pumped up and ready to drive Wichita State out of the gym.
With TU up by an unthinkable 24 points early in the first half, it was perhaps an inevitable comeback by a talented Wichita State in an intensely physical game between archrivals. But at the end, Tulsa gutted out a 83-79 win Tuesday Night in the third round quarterfinals of the NIT after briefly losing the lead in the second half.
Tulsa (29-7) was led by Miles Barnstable and Tylen Riley with 24 and 21 points, respectively, as TU came away with the hard fought victory in a throwback to its glory days in front of an announced crowd of 3,198 at the Reynolds Center.
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With TU up by an unthinkable 24 points early in the first half, it was perhaps an inevitable comeback by a talented Wichita State in an intensely physical game between archrivals. But at the end, Tulsa gutted out a 83-79 win Tuesday Night in the third round quarterfinals of the NIT after briefly losing the lead in the second half.
Tulsa (29-7) was led by Miles Barnstable and Tylen Riley with 24 and 21 points, respectively, as TU came away with the hard fought victory in a throwback to its glory days in front of an announced crowd of 3,198 at the Reynolds Center.
Tulsa beats Wichita State to advance to the NIT semifinals
After giving up a 24-point lead, Tulsa gutted out a 83-79 win over Wichita State to reach the final four of the NIT.
