Erika Wakefield scored 17 points to lead Tulsa, but Memphis overcame a seven-point halftime deficit for a 69-48 victory Saturday afternoon in front of a crowd of 278 fans at the Donald W. Reynolds Center.
Memphis outscored the Hurricane 48-20 in the final 20 minutes of the contest, as the Tigers shot 65-percent from the field in the second half and knocked down 4-of-7 three-pointers for 57 percent.
Tulsa, playing without two of its top six scorers – Kendrian Elliott (6.9) and Tatyana Perez (6.1) – due to injury, shot just 32-percent for the game, 33-percent from three-point range and a season-low 53-percent from the free throw line.