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BOX SCORE
EL PASO, Texas (AP) -- Reserve David Shelton scored 21 points
Thursday night and Tulsa (No. 15 ESPN/USA Today, No. 13 AP) beat Texas-El Paso 89-71 to become the first Division I team to win 20 games this season.
Tony Heard added 16 points, Eric Coley scored 14 and Greg
Harrington had 12 for Tulsa (20-1, 5-0 Western Athletic
Conference), which extended its winning streak to 13. Shelton was
7-of-12 from the field, 6-of-8 from the free throw line and pulled
down eight rebounds.
Duke was last season's first 20-game winner, reaching the figure
on the same date as Tulsa with an 89-77 victory over North Carolina
that gave the Blue Devils a 20-1 record.
UTEP (10-8, 1-4) got within 56-50 with 10:52 left in the game,
but missed 11 free throws and committed 16 turnovers in the second
half.
Jarvis Mullahon had 18 points for UTEP, which shot 52.4 percent
from the field, while Brandon Wolfram added 14 and William Smith
had 13.
Jose Escobedo of UTEP went 1-for-6 from the line in the second
half.
Tulsa finished with a 29-24 rebound advantage.
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ALSO SEE
Mens College Basketball Scoreboard
Tulsa Clubhouse
Texas El Paso Clubhouse
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