Tulsa takes over 1st place in AAC with 61-51 win over Temple

Tulsa takes over 1st place in AAC with 61-51 win over Temple; Oklahoma State beats Kansas State in home finale, 69-63

EVERYBODY..

BIG WEEK..

BIGOPPORTUNITY FOR T-U HOOPS..ONE LONG ROAD TRIP -- TOPHILADELPHIA..

ONE SHORTONE -- TO WICHITA..

WIN 'EMBOTH..

AND THIS TEAM THATWAS PICKED TO FINISH 10TH INTHE AMERICAN CONFERENCE..WILL CLAIM A REGULAR SEASONLEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP..STARTS TONIGHT IN PHILLY..T-U..

VISITING TEMPLE..FRANK HAITH..

HYDRATING..

--DARIEN JACKSON..

DRIVING..DUNKING..

T-U..

WITHINTHREE..

-- POINT GUARD,ELIJAH JOINER..

IN FOULTROUBLE..

BUT THE FRESHMAN- ISAIAH HILL..

STEPS UP..

7STRAIGHT POINTS FOR HILL..HIGH OFF THE BACKBOARD FORTWO..

SECONDS LATER..CATCH-AND-SHOOT FOR THREE..PART OF A 16-4 T-U RUN..THEY LEAD BY 7 AT THEBREAK..

-- 2ND HALF..THE GOLDEN HURRICANE PUTSTHIS BABY TO BED..

OPENINGTHE HALF ON AN 11-OH RUN..MARTINS IGBANU..

DOING WORK,DOWN LOW..

--TEAM-HIGH 17POINTS--..

BRANDON RACHAL..REVERSE LAY-IN..

--12POINTS, 9 REBOUNDS FORRACHAL--..

TEMPLE SHOOTSJUST 29 PERCENT..

T-U WINS,61-51..

ANOTHER VICTORYSUNDAY IN WICHITA..

ANDTHESE BOYS ARE CONFERENCECHAMPS..FINAL GAME AT GALLAGHER-IBAARENA THIS YEAR..FINAL GAME AT GALLAGHER-IBAARENA THIS YEAR..

O-S-U..HOSTING LAST-PLACE KANSASSTATE..

BIG COUNTRY..BRYANT REEVES..

IN THEHOUSE..

-- 1ST HALF..

WILDSEQUENCE..

K-STATE'S XAVIERSNEED..

MISSES THE WINDMILLDUNK..

BACK THE OTHER WAY..ISAAC LIKEKELE..

WITH THEFINISH..

9 POINTS, 10REBOUNDS, 5 ASSISTS FORLIKEKELE..

O-S-U LEADS,26-23 AT THE HALF..

-- 2NDHALF..

WILDCATS HAVE THELEAD..

BUT A PAIR OF O-S-USENIORS..

--PLAYING THEIRFINAL GAME AT G-I- A--..COME UP BIG..

THOMASDZIAGWA..

FOR THREE, ANDTHE LEAD..

BOOK IT..

THECOWBOYS WOULD NEVER TRAILAGAIN..

LATER..

DZIAGWAMISSES..

CAM MCGRIFF..DOESN'T..

LOOK AT THE CRIMEDOG..

CLIMBING THE LADDER,TO PUNCH IT HOME..

14POINTS FOR MCGRIFF..

ANDAFTER STARTING BIG 12 PLAYOH-AND-8..

THE COWBOYS HAVENOW WON 6 OF 9..

69-63, THEFINAL..

O-S-U..

AT TEXASSATURDAY..MEANWHILE..

BILL SELF ANDTHE JAYHAWKS..

START A NEWSTREAK..

UDOKA AZUBUIKE..SCORING A CAREER-HIGH 31POINTS..

KANSAS BEATS T-C-U,75-66..

ONE YEAR AFTER THATSTREAK OF 14 STRAIGHT BIG 12REGULAR SEASON TITLES WASSNAPPED..K-U CLINCHES AT LEAST ASHARE OF ANOTHER BIG 12CHAMPIONSHIP..

IT'S THEPROGRAM'S 62ND CONFERENCETITLE, OVERALL..