by (Tulsa, Okla.) – Junior guard Ralston Moore (Pawnee Tribe) scored a season high 14 points for the Haskell Indian Nations University Men’s basketball team in route to a 62-87 loss in an exhibition match with the University of Tulsa on Saturday afternoon.
Senior guard Wilber Everett scored 12 points for the Indians, with one blocked shot. Junior’s Tsalidi Sequoyah and Joe Moudy each tallied 9 points for Haskell as well.
The Golden Hurricane shot 39 percent from the field (27-for-70), hit 10 3-pointers, and tallied 15 assists to seven turnovers. Haskell shot 37 percent from the field (20-of-54), and guard Duelle Gore, who tallied 10 rebounds for the Indians. TU forced 19 turnovers, and the rebounds were even at 43 apiece.
Tulsa started the game with a 12-0 run, beginning with a 3-pointer from Taplin on the game’s first possession. Smith knocked down a three to make it 8-0, and put an exclamation point on the run with a steal in the backcourt and a dunk. Haskell got on the board with a 3-pointer by guard Justin Narcomey with 16:04 to play in the first half.
The Hurricane extended its lead to 17-4 on a jumper in the paint by Tulsa guard Rashad Ray at the 13:49 mark. Haskell pulled as close as 20-13 with 9:25 left in the half on a jumper by guard Joe Moudy. Tulsa then used a 12-4 run to push its lead back to 32-17 on a free throw by Woodard with 5:19 to go in the half. Tulsa’s Brandon Swannegan hit a jumper in the paint on a pass from Woodard to make the score 39-19 with 1:36 remaining in the period. TU went into the locker room with a 39-23 halftime lead.
Haskell closed the score to 39-25 at the beginning of the second half on a jumper by forward Tsalidi Sequoyah. TU then got a layup by senior forward Rashad Smith and a jumper by Woodard to bring the lead back to 18 points, 43-25, at the 18:35 mark. A jumper by Birt made the score 47-28 with 15:58 to play, and a three by Woodard at the 11:56 mark gave the Hurricane a 22-point, 59-37, lead.
TU’s Ezechinonso knocked down a pair of free throws to extend the lead to 78-47 with 5:48 to play. Sterling hit a jumper to give TU its largest lead at 34 points, 85-51, with 4:14 remaining. Birt connected a pair of free throws to make the score, 87-55, with 2:47 left, and Haskell scored the last seven points to reach the 87-62 final score.
For the next game, the Haskell Indians will travel to Fremont, Nebraska on November 10th to take on No. 19 Midland University. Tip-off is set for 7:00 PM CST.
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