Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs North Texas Mean Green
Tulsa outlasts North Texas 90-84 in 3OT in American Conference Tournament quarterfinal
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- — Tylen Riley finished 26 points and Miles Barnstable scored five in a third overtime to help Tulsa defeat North Texas 90-84 on Friday in the quarterfinals of the American Conference Tournament.
Riley made four straight free throws to give No. 3 seed Tulsa (26-6) the lead and Barnstable followed with a 3-pointer for an 86-81 advantage with 1:10 left in the third OT. Barnstable hit two foul shots with 16 seconds left for a two-possession lead and the Golden Hurricane held on.
Riley also had seven rebounds and five assists for Tulsa, which advances to play No. 2 seed Wichita State in a Saturday semifinal. Ade Popoola totaled 15 points, nine rebounds and three steals. David Green also scored 15.
Je'Shawn Stevenson led the sixth-seeded Mean Green (19-14) with 21 points. David Terrell Jr. pitched in with 17 points, five assists and three steals. Cole Franklin added 15 points and four steals.
Terrell had nine first-half points to help North Texas take a 36-25 lead at the break. Stevenson's layup with eight seconds left forced OT tied at 69. The two teams played to a 4-4 tie after the first 5-minute OT and a 6-6 tie after the second.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Game Information
Birmingham, AL
Referee:Rob Rorke
Referee:Olandis Poole
Referee:Bharat Ramnanan
2025-26 Standings
| American ConferenceAmerican Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |
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