Wichita State hosts Tulsa following Crawford’s 22-point game

Tulsa Golden Hurricane (16-13, 10-7 AAC) at Wichita State Shockers (10-20, 4-13 AAC)

Wichita, Kansas; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Tulsa plays Wichita State after Delanie Crawford scored 22 points in Tulsa’s 81-79 victory over the Memphis Tigers.

The Shockers have gone 7-8 at home. Wichita State is 7-7 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 14.7 turnovers per game.

The Golden Hurricane have gone 10-7 against AAC opponents. Tulsa is sixth in the AAC with 23.3 defensive rebounds per game led by Hadley Periman averaging 6.7.

Wichita State is shooting 37.9% from the field this season, 0.7 percentage points lower than the 38.6% Tulsa allows to opponents. Tulsa has shot at a 39.2% rate from the field this season, 0.9 percentage points below the 40.1% shooting opponents of Wichita State have averaged.

The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jayla Murray is shooting 49.7% and averaging 12.5 points for the Shockers. Princess Anderson is averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Crawford is shooting 30.7% from beyond the arc with 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Golden Hurricane, while averaging 16.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.5 steals. Mady Cartwright is shooting 40.0% and averaging 11.7 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Shockers: 3-7, averaging 57.6 points, 35.6 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 8.0 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 34.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.9 points per game.

Golden Hurricane: 7-3, averaging 66.0 points, 31.0 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 10.3 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 38.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.9 points.

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