PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Tulsa and Wichita State earned American Athletic Conference men’s basketball victories on Saturday as both teams protected their home courts. The Golden Hurricane downed Temple, 76-58, while the Shockers defeated Tulane, 77-62.
Saturday, February 9
Tulsa 76, Temple 58
Sterling Taplin scored a game-high 14 points and Tulsa held Temple to a season-low 30.6-percent shooting on its way to a 76-58 win on Saturday afternoon at the Donald W. Reynolds Center.
Taplin went 6-of-9 from the field for the Golden Hurricane (14-10, 4-7), who shot a season-high 55.