In the first round of the American Athletic Conference Championship, WSU faced their rival team Tulsa. After battling for 45 minutes, the Shockers (14-16) had their season come to close when the Golden Hurricane took the lead in overtime 88-86, on Monday afternoon in Dickies Arena.
For the first time in history of the series, Tulsa has defeated the Shockers in all three matchups this season.
For the second time this season, the Shockers had five players hit double digits. Carla Bremaud and Jane Asinde finished with 10, Seraphine Bastin with 16, Mariah McCully with 17 and Asia Strong, hitting 20 points for her second game in a row.