FORT WORTH, Texas – No. 8 Tulsa defeated No. 9 Wichita State, 88-86 in overtime, in the first game of the 2022 Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Championship Monday, March 7 at Dickies Arena.
In the extra session, Maddie Bittle hit a 3-pointer and Rebecca Lescay scored two of her game-high 21 points to give the Golden Hurricane (16-9) a 4-point lead with a minute remaining. After the Shockers (14-16) cut the lead to two, Temira Poindexter hit a 3-pointer with 13 seconds remaining to push the Tulsa lead to five. Asia Strong nailed a three with 1.