How did the Tulsa vs FIU basketball game go this weekend?
TULSA, Okla. (AP)—Three games into his college coaching career, Isiah Thomas was already asking for mercy. Midway through the second half of Florida International’s 81-49 loss at Tulsa on Sunday, Thomas motioned toward his counterpart as if to ask when he’d take his starters out. A few minutes later, he got vocal with his request, shouting a few words in the direction of Golden Hurricane coach Doug Wojcik. At that point, FIU (0-3) was down 63-25 with 8:59 to play after being outscored 27-5 to start the second half. ADVERTISEMENT “It’s a 40-minute game. If you want the truth of it, go back to the (North) Carolina game Monday night, when Carolina was pressing them with 3 minutes left,” Wojcik said, referring to FIU’s 88-72 loss at North Carolina. “I don’t press, and I don’t embarrass anybody. But it’s a 40-minute game, and I’m in this game to get better. “I’ve never seen anything like that. It was very bizarre.” Wojcik, who was putting leading scorer Ben Uzoh back into the game, looked b
Ben Uzoh scored 20 points and Justin Hurtt added 16 as TU beat Florida International 81-49 on Sunday, dropping FIU Head Coach Isiah Thomas to 0-3 at the start of his college coaching career. FIU had a substandard shooting performance and, during two timeouts midway through the second half, Thomas even appeared to be motioning to TU coach Doug Wojcik to ask when he was going to pull his starters since the Golden Hurricane was up by more than 30 points. Wojcik put Uzoh back into the game with just under 9 minutes to play and pulled center Jerome Jordan shortly thereafter. Uzoh left the game with more than 5 minutes remaining. Wojcik had emptied his entire bench with 3 minutes left. In last Friday’s season opener, Hurtt and Uzoh scored 16 points each as Tulsa defeated Division II St. Mary’s 72-47. Sophomore Steven Idlet had career highs in points (15) and rebounds (9) for Tulsa. St. Mary’s guards Curtis Mitchell and John Roberts continually broke down the TU defense, creating easy shots f
Ben Uzoh scored 20 points and Justin Hurtt added 16 as Tulsa beat Florida International 81-49 on Sunday, dropping Isiah Thomas to 0-3 to start his college coaching career. FIU had a miserable shooting performance and during two timeouts midway through the second half, Thomas appeared to be motioning to Tulsa coach Doug Wojcik to ask when he was going to pull his starters with the Golden Hurricane (2-0) up by more than 30 points. Wojcik put Uzoh back into the game with just under 9 minutes to play and pulled 7-footer Jerome Jordan shortly thereafter. Uzoh went out of the game with more than 5 minutes remaining. He had emptied his entire bench with 3 minutes left. Marvin Roberts led FIU with 18 points. Sources: http://www.tulsahurricane.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/111509aaa.
