Scores

Final

Tulsa 79

(17-14, 8-8 C-USA)

East Carolina 72

(18-12, 9-7 C-USA)

Coverage: CBSS

9:37 PM ET, March 14, 2013

Bank of Oklahoma Center, Tulsa, OK

1 2 T
TLSA 25 5479
ECU 30 4272

Top Performers

Tulsa: S. Haralson 22 Pts, 4 Reb, 4 Ast

East Carolina: M. Kemp 24 Pts, 11 Reb, 5 Ast, 2 Stl

Tulsa 79, East Carolina 72

Associated Press

TULSA, Okla. -- Scottie Haralson scored 22 points, James Woodard added 17 and Tulsa has a date with top seeded Memphis in the Conference USA tournament semifinals with a 79-72 win over East Carolina on Thursday night.

Tulsa (17-14) led 14-6 midway through the first half but watched the Pirates use a 24-11 rally to take a 30-25 lead at halftime. It wasn't until Pat Swilling Jr. hit a 3-pointer with 2:35 to go before Tulsa was able to regain the lead at 66-65. The Golden Hurricane never trailed again.

Shaquille Harrison had 12 points and D'Andre Wright scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds off the bench for Tulsa.

Maurice Kemp led East Carolina (18-12) with 24 points, 11 rebounds and five assists.

Tulsa will play No. 1 Memphis on Friday for a chance to play in the C-USA title game Saturday. The Golden Hurricane lost to Memphis 94-64 in their only matchup of the season Feb. 2.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
TLSA
ECU
Points 79 72
FG Made-Attempted 28-59 (.475) 25-54 (.463)
3P Made-Attempted 6-16 (.375) 11-26 (.423)
FT Made-Attempted 17-25 (.680) 11-14 (.786)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 14 (0/0) 21 (0/0)
Largest Lead 8 8

Game Leaders

 
TLSA
ECU
PointsS. Haralson 22M. Kemp 24
ReboundsD. Wright 7M. Kemp 11
AssistsS. Haralson 4M. Paul 8
StealsJ. Woodard 4M. Kemp 2
BlocksD. Wright 3R. Sampson 2
Team Stats: Tulsa | East Carolina

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Feb 20, 2013 ECU 72, @TLSA 63Recap
» Mar 14, 2013 TLSA 79, @ECU 72Recap

Next 5 Games

TLSA
ECU
03/15 @MEM 6:45pm
03/20 @WRST 7:00pm
 03/19 SAV 7:00pm
03/23 RID 5:00pm
03/26 L-MD 7:00pm
03/30 EVAN 5:00pm
04/02 @WEB 8:00pm
Complete Schedule: Tulsa | East Carolina

Conference USA Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
#17 Memphis16-030-4
Southern Miss12-425-9
UCF9-720-11
Houston7-919-12
East Carolina9-718-12
Tulane6-1019-14
UTEP10-618-14
Tulsa8-817-15
UAB7-916-17
Southern Methodist5-1115-17
Marshall6-1013-19
Rice1-155-26
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