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Maya Mayberry's 23 points led five Tulsa players in double-figures as the Golden Hurricane captured a 96-64 victory over the Northwestern State Lady Demons Monday night in front of 1,127 fans at the Donald W. Reynolds Center.
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Tulsa moved to 9-3 overall and 7-0 at home, while Northwestern State dropped to 4-6.
 
Mayberry connected on 8-of-12 field goals, 3-of-6 from behind the arc and 4-of-4 from the free throw line for her second 20+ scoring game of the season. Temira Poindexter added 18 points, Ahrray Young 13, Delanie Crawford 12 and Caroline Lyles had a season-high 10 points.
 
Poindexter, Young, Lyles and Maddie Bittle led the Hurricane with six rebounds apiece, while Poindexter's four steals was a game-high and Bittle led with five assists.
 
"I thought our team did a great job today in sharing the ball and playing up-tempo, and we allowed our defense to create our transition offense," said Tulsa head coach Angie Nelp. "In the halfcourt, our team does such a great job of passing and sharing the ball.  I felt like we were able to get a rhythm within our offense.  Our shots didn't always go in, but I felt like we shot a good percentage today."
 
Tulsa took its first double-digit lead at 15-4 within the game's first five minutes, then a three-pointer later took an 18-6 lead and led by double-figures through the remainder of the game. Tulsa's largest lead of the first quarter was 16 at 27-11 and its 46-22 lead with 1:11 remaining in the first half was its biggest lead of the second period.
 
The Hurricane led 49-26 at halftime as Mayberry and Crawford had 13 and 10 points, respectively.
 
Tulsa pushed its lead to 37 points in the third quarter twice, with the first coming on a Hadley Periman trey at the 3:22 mark and the second came when Cam Mathews had a putback off a rebound with 1:19 to play. The Hurricane ended the third quarter with a 333-point lead at 76-43.
 
The final period saw Tulsa have its largest lead at 39 points at 93-54 and again at 96-57, as Lyles hit a two-pointer in the paint and followed up with a three pointer with 3:07 remaining in the contest.
 
Northwestern State closed out the game scoring the final seen points to make the final score 96-64.
 
For the game, Tulsa shot over 50-percent from the field for its second consecutive home game and for only the second time this season as well. Tulsa connected on 37-percent from three-point range and 73-percent from the field. The Hurricane scored 23 points off 20 Demon turnovers, while the Tulsa bench outscored NW State 25 to 11.
 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
After Northwestern State scored the game's first two points, Tulsa rattled off the next eight for an 8-2 lead with the first two minutes. Tulsa took its first double digit lead at 15-4 at the 5:46 mark on a layup by Ahrray Young off a turnover.
 
The Hurricane took its largest first-quarter lead at 27-11 on a Poindexter three-pointer with 2:19 left in the period. NW State closed out the first quarter on a 6-2 run, but still trailed the Hurricane at the end of one period, 29-17.
 
Tulsa opened the second quarter just as they did the first period on an 8-2 run. The Hurricane bettered the 20-point margin at 21 on Young's driving layup at the 3:32 mark to make the score 40-19. Tulsa's largest lead of the period was 24 points at 46-22 and finished the first half leading 49-26.
 
The Hurricane connected on 59-percent of its field goals in the first 20 minutes, while holding Northwestern State to 29-percent. Tulsa outscored the Lady Demons 24-14 in the paint and 13-3 off turnovers.
 
Tulsa used the three-pointer in the third quarter, making 5-of-8, to take a 33-point lead in the fourth period, 76-43. Tulsa reached the 60-point plateau at the 6:30 mark on another Young layup.
 
Tulsa's lead reach 39 points twice in the final stanza before coming away with the 32-point victory.
 
 
GAME NOTES
•    This was the first meeting between Tulsa and Northwestern State.
•     Tulsa led by 23 points at halftime (49-26) and 33 points after three periods (76-43).
•     Tulsa moved to 7-0 at home this year in non-conference play, making it the third time in school history that the Hurricane went undefeated in the home non-conference portion of the season.
•     Tulsa had its third-highest scoring first half this season with 49 points … the previous two highest were 55 vs. South Carolina State and 49 vs. Oral Roberts.
•    The Hurricane scored 90+ points for the fourth time this season and the sixth time in the last two seasons.
•    Tulsa's 96 points was a season-high, breaking the previous high of 95 points which came in the last Tulsa home game against Central Arkansas.
•    The 96 points tied for the 5th most points scored in Tulsa history, and the most since scoring 98 points against Houston on March 3, 2018.
•    Tulsa shot over 50-percent from the field for only the second time this season, as the previous game it happened was Tulsa's last home contest against UCA.
•    Delanie Crawford had her 6th double-figure scoring game of the season and the 17th  of her career.
•    Crawford scored double-digit points in the first half for the 4th time this year and the third time in the last four games.
•    Maya Mayberry had her 6th double-figure scoring game of the season and her third straight … it is her 39th career double-figure scoring game.
•    Temira Poindexter had her 10th double-figure scoring game of the season and the 28th in her two-year career.
•    Eight of the nine Tulsa players who played in the game scored, and each scoring at least five points. 

Tulsa will be on the road Thursday night in Houston, Texas, to take on the Texas Southern Tigers. Tulsa will begin American Athletic Conference play on Dec. 30, in Greenville, N.C., against the East Carolina Pirates. 
 
The Hurricane will be back at the Reynolds Center on Wednesday, Jan. 4, to host the Wichita State Shockers. 

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