Final
Marshall defeats Tulsa 64-58
Feb 18, 2010 - 3:29 AM HUNTINGTON, W.Va.(AP) -- Hassan Whiteside had 17 points and four blocks to help Marshall defeat Tulsa 64-58 on Wednesday night.The Thundering Herd (19-7, 7-4 Conference USA) took a 56-54 lead on Chris Lutz's 3-pointer with 2:51 left, and went 8 of 9 from the free throw line the rest of the way to win their fourth straight.
Whiteside, a 59.7 percent free-throw shooter, was 4-for-4 in the final 2 minutes and is now 21 of 24 from the line in the final 5 minutes of Marshall's games this season.
Lutz finished with 15 points and Tyler Wilkerson added 10 points and 10 rebounds for Marshall. It was the 16th double-double of the season for Wilkerson, third-most among active C-USA players.
Ben Uzoh scored 22 points and Jerome Jordan added 13 points and 15 rebounds for the Golden Hurricane (19-6, 8-4).
Tulsa shot 39 percent from the field (23 of 59) and just 14.3 percent on 3-pointers (1 of 7).
- NCAA BB
FINAL 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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TULSA 25 33 58
MARSHALL 30 34 64 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: TULSA - BEN UZOH 22, JEROME JORDAN 13,
JUSTIN HURTT 9
MARSHALL - HASSAN WHITESIDE 17, CHRIS LUTZ 15,
DAMIER PITTS 13
Feb 17 8:57 PM - NCAA BB
HALFTIME 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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TULSA 25 25
MARSHALL 30 30 HALFTIME
HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME
TULSA - BEN UZOH 10, JUSTIN HURTT 6,
JEROME JORDAN 4
MARSHALL - HASSAN WHITESIDE 7, DAMIER PITTS 6,
TYLER WILKERSON 6
Feb 17 7:47 PM
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