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Saturday, Jan. 22 8:05pm ET
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TULSA, Okla. (AP) _ Hawaii coach Riley Wallace came looking for weaknesses Saturday in the nation's No. 15 team. After Tulsa's 100-78 victory, he felt certain there wasn't one to find. Brandon Kurtz and Greg Harrington had 18 points apiece as Tulsa won its 11th straight game. Eric Coley added 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Golden Hurricane (18-1, 4-0 Western Athletic Conference), who outrebounded the Rainbow Warriors 40-25. Kurtz had 10 rebounds. "They rebound well and they don't break," Wallace said. "They stay together. They don't have any weaknesses. "They deserve everything they're getting, and more." Coach Bill Self found himself out of breath trying to give credit to all the players who helped Tulsa pull away in the second half. "Taking charges and diving on the floor, those things are all contagious," Self said. "When one guy is doing it, everyone else seems to do it." Marquette Alexander and Johnny White each scored 19 points for Hawaii (13-5, 2-3), which went on an 11-2 run to cut Tulsa's lead to 51-49 with 14 minutes remaining. Tulsa grabbed 14 of its 18 offensive rebounds in the second half to move out of range. Tony Heard's three 3-pointers in the first half helped Tulsa build a 15-point lead with 5:06 remaining. Hawaii cut it to 41-34 at the half. Self marveled at the excitement that his team continues to show in practice as it has climbed in national rankings. "Our three practices we had this week were intense and as good as practices as we've had all year," he said. "It was a joke how these guys were getting after each other."
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