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Tulsa to Head East for Thursday Matchup at UConn

TULSA, Okla. — The University of Tulsa men's basketball team will return to action at 6 p.m. (CT) on Thursday, Feb. 15, when it will take on UConn at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn.

The Golden Hurricane (14-10, 7-5), who has won three straight and four of the last five games, will enter Thursday's contest with the Huskies (12-13, 5-7) in fourth place in the American Athletic Conference standings.

Tulsa is coming off a thrilling 91-89 overtime win over Tulane last Thursday after erasing a 12-point second-half deficit. Junior Etou logged his third-consecutive double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds, while Sterling Taplin scored 15 of his 17 points after halftime and hit the game-winner with 8.