Tulsa-Texas El Paso: Conference USA Tournament Semifinals

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane and the Texas El Paso Miners will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at FedExForum.

Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.

Tulsa got off to a slow start on Thursday, but came back to defeat UAB 75-68 in overtime in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Tourney. Tulsa won the game as 3.5-point underdogs, while the 143 points made it OVER the posted total of 136.

Jerome Jordan shot 9-for-14 from the field with 23 points for Tulsa and Ben Uzoh added 21 in the win.

Houston lost a thriller 80-77 to UTEP on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Tournament. Houston was a 5-point favorite in the contest, while the 157 points made it OVER the posted total of 154.

Rob McKiver tossed in 24 points, and Kelvin Lewis added 21 in the loss.

Team records:
Tulsa: 19-12 SU, 15-11 ATS
Texas El Paso: 19-12 SU, 13-14 ATS

Tulsa most recently:
When playing on Friday are 8-2
After playing UAB are 6-0
After a win are 6-4

Texas El Paso most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
After playing Houston are 5-4
After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
Tulsa is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Texas El Paso
Tulsa is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tulsa's last 5 games when playing Texas El Paso
Tulsa is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games when playing Texas El Paso
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas El Paso's last 5 games when playing Tulsa
Texas El Paso is 6-16 SU in its last 22 games when playing Tulsa
Texas El Paso is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tulsa

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