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Tulsa visits Wichita State following Giles' 24-point game
By The Associated Press
Tulsa Golden Hurricane (20-5, 8-4 AAC) at Wichita State Shockers (15-10, 7-5
AAC)
Wichita, Kansas; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Wichita State plays Tulsa after Kenyon Giles scored 24 points in
Wichita State's 66-58 loss to the South Florida Bulls.
The Shockers are 11-3 on their home court. Wichita State ranks fifth in the AAC
with 23.9 defensive rebounds per game led by Will Berg averaging 4.7.
The Golden Hurricane are 8-4 against conference opponents. Tulsa is 4-1 in
games decided by 3 points or fewer.
Wichita State scores 77.0 points per game, 4.3 more points than the 72.7 Tulsa
allows. Tulsa has shot at a 48.7% rate from the field this season, 6.2
percentage points higher than the 42.5% shooting opponents of Wichita State
have averaged.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Giles is scoring 18.1 points per game with 2.2 rebounds and 1.7
assists for the Shockers. Karon Boyd is averaging 11.3 points over the last 10
games.
David Green is averaging 16.6 points for the Golden Hurricane. Miles Barnstable
is averaging 17.0 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Shockers: 6-4, averaging 73.6 points, 36.3 rebounds, 11.6
assists, 7.6 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 41.9% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 70.6 points per game.
Golden Hurricane: 7-3, averaging 82.3 points, 32.7 rebounds, 13.7 assists, 5.3
steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 48.2% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 76.4 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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