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The Battleground 2k presented by Basketball University pits two Oklahoma schools head-to-head. They'll occupy the same court as the Oklahoma City Thunder, Paycom Center's, at 6:30 p.m. EDT this Sunday. The Tulsa Golden Hurricane (5-2; 4-2-1 ATS) can also exact revenge for a 26-point loss against the Oklahoma State Cowboys (3-5; 2-6-0 ATS) last year. Will Tulsa be successful, or are the Cowboys going to overwhelm them again?
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A return home was all that the Golden Hurricane needed on Tuesday, as an 88-77 win got them back in the win column. Keaston Willis had 15 points off the bench to pace the team. Now, this Tulsa offense averaging 79.6 points per game will try to earn its first victory away from home. Tulsa pulls down 13.1 offensive boards per contest and averages 28.4 free throw attempts per game. Those numbers mask a mediocre 42.5% field goal percentage. They only hit 32.6% of threes and 72.4% of free throws. The Golden Hurricane can score, but it's mostly because of a high-tempo attack.
It's actually Tulsa's defense, only giving up 69.4 points per game, that is more impressive. They hold opponents to 39.4% shooting (31.3% from deep). They've also benefited from 8.7 steals per game and opponents only converting 61.6% of free throw attempts. Meanwhile, Tulsa's average rebounding margin is +5.7. The team's two worst defensive performances came on the road, but it's possible that a nearby neutral court won't result in a similar performance.