Golden Hurricane improves to 3-0 with win over Jackson State
TULSA — P.J. Haggerty scored a game-high 20 points in leading Tulsa to a 72-52 victory over the Jackson State Tigers on Thursday night in front of 2,754 fans at the Donald W. Reynolds Center.
TULSA — P.J. Haggerty scored a game-high 20 points in leading Tulsa to a 72-52 victory over the Jackson State Tigers on Thursday night in front of 2,754 fans at the Donald W. Reynolds Center.
Tulsa improved to 3-0 on the season for its best start since the 2018-19 season when the Hurricane also began the year unblemished after three games.
Isaiah Barnes added 11 points and Cobe Williams 10 for the Hurricane, while Jarred Hall had nine, Jared Garcia and Tyshawn Archie eight points each for a balanced Hurricane scoring attack.
Garcia, Hall and Mohamed Keita led the way on the boards with six apiece, while Haggerty and Williams combined for nine steals.
The contest was the first game of the 2023 Golden Turkey Slam presented by Ross Potts Productions for the two teams.
Tulsa played South Carolina State on Monday night in the second of its two games in the event, while Jackson State played Missouri.
Tulsa led by as many nine points in the first half, while Jackson State had its only lead of the game at 12-11 for 59 seconds of the first 20 minutes. The Hurricane took control in the second half as its lead reached 21 points late in the contest.
