Tulsa 72, East Carolina 62
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| Team Stat Comparison |
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EAST CAROLINA |
TULSA |
| Points |
62 |
72 |
| FG Made-Attempted |
21-59 (.356) |
24-56 (.429) |
| 3P Made-Attempted |
10-23 (.435) |
6-18 (.333) |
| FT Made-Attempted |
10-10 (1.000) |
18-22 (.818) |
| Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) |
17 (0/0) |
12 (0/0) |
| Largest Lead |
6 |
10 |
| 2008-09 Season |
| DATE | GAME | LINKS |
| · Feb 21, 2009 | @TLSA 72, ECU 62 | Recap | Box Score |
| Next 5 Games |
| EAST CAROLINA (ET) |
TULSA (ET) |
| 02/25 MRSH 7:00pm | | 02/28 UAB 7:00pm | | 03/07 @UCF 7:00pm | | 03/11 @TULN 7:00pm | | 11/13 VAW 6:00pm |
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| 02/25 HOU 8:05pm | | 02/28 @SMU 8:00pm | | 03/04 UCF 8:00pm | | 03/07 @RICE 4:00pm | | 03/12 RICE 1:00pm |
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| · Complete Schedule: East Carolina | Tulsa
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Associated Press
TULSA, Okla. -- Ben Uzoh scored 23 points as Tulsa rallied from a 10-point first-half deficit and snapped a two-game losing streak by beating East Carolina 72-62.
The win puts Tulsa (18-9, 8-4) back into the race for second place behind Memphis in Conference USA.
Justin Hurtt scored 17 points for the Golden Hurricane.
Sam Hinnant led East Carolina (13-13, 5-8) with 21 points, 16 of those in the first half when he made all four of his 3-point attempts.
The Pirates shot a torrid 53.8 percent from the field in the first half to take a 39-33 lead but made just 7-of-33 shot in the second half and finished the game at 36 percent.
Tulsa opened the second half with an 18-4 run to take a 51-43 lead. Tulsa led 60-48 with 7:10 left and kept the Pirates at bay by making 10 of 11 free throws in the final 4:10.
East Carolina 62, 
Tulsa 72