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@ LaTech 
L 39-55
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W 65-41
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W 55-53
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W 62-48
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L 69-76
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Tulsa rallies past Middle Tennessee 76-69 in CUSA

EL PASO, Texas (AP) James Woodard scored 19 points and Tim Peete added 13 - 11 after halftime - as second-seeded Tulsa won its tenth straight and bounced No. 3 seed Middle Tennessee 76-69 in a Conference USA semifinal on Friday.

The Golden Hurricane (20-12) advance to Saturday's title game for the third time, first since 2009, to face Louisiana Tech, which eliminated Southern Miss 88-70 in the other semifinal on Friday.

Tulsa closed the first half on a 14-3 run in the last 6:29, leading 35-29 and never trailing after.

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Blue Raiders Headlines
Leaders
Points: S. Jones14.2
Rebounds: S. Jones8.5
Assists: T. Knight4.6
FG%: S. Jones57.7%
FT%: K. Hammonds II80.6%
3P%: K. Hammonds II38.7%
Steals: T. Knight2.0
Blocks: S. Jones1.9
Conference USA Standings
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
Southern Miss 13-3 29-7
Louisiana Tech 13-3 29-8
Middle Tennessee 13-3 24-9
Tulsa 13-3 21-13
UTEP 12-4 23-11
Old Dominion 9-7 18-18
Tulane 8-8 17-17
UAB 7-9 18-13
Charlotte 7-9 17-14
FIU 7-9 15-16
North Texas 6-10 16-16
East Carolina 5-11 17-17
Florida Atlantic 5-11 10-22
Marshall 4-12 11-22
UTSA 4-12 8-22
Rice 2-14 7-23
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Offense (Rank)
Points: 70.9 (184)
Rebounds: 12.1 (81)
Assists: 13.1 (137)
FG%: 45.5% (104)
FT%: 66.5% (281)
3P%: 34.2% (184)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 62.6 (25)
Rebounds: 24.6 (110)
Assists: 9.7 (12)
FG%: 41.1% (60)
FT%: 67.5% (59)
3P%: 32.3% (70)
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Florida36-3
2 Wichita State35-1
3 Virginia30-7
4 Arizona33-5
5 Louisville31-6
6 Villanova29-5
7 Michigan28-9
8 Duke26-9
9 Iowa State28-8
10 Kansas25-10
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Connecticut32-8
2 Kentucky29-11
3 Florida36-3
4 Wisconsin30-8
5 Arizona33-5
6 Michigan28-9
7 Wichita State35-1
8 Michigan State29-9
9 Louisville31-6
10 Virginia30-7
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