Willis scores 15 off the bench, Tulsa takes down Detroit Mercy 63-44

AP
Nov 26, 2024

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) Keaston Willis scored 15 points off of the bench to help lead Tulsa over Detroit Mercy 63-44 on Tuesday.

Willis finished 3 of 9 from 3-point range and 6 for 7 from the line for the Golden Hurricane (4-3). Isaiah Barnes scored 12 points while shooting 4 for 9, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc and added seven rebounds. Dwon Odom had 11 points and went 5 of 8 from the field.

Jared Lary led the way for the Titans (3-4) with 12 points and two steals.

Tulsa led 36-27 at halftime, with Willis racking up nine points. Tulsa extended its lead to 54-35 during the second half, fueled by a 9-2 scoring run.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
DET
Titans
27
TLSA
Golden Hurricane
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Golden Hurricane gains possession)
19:47	+3	Tyshawn Archie makes three point jump shot	0-3
19:24		Stephen Okoro misses two point jump shot
19:22		Ian Smikle defensive rebound
19:02		Emmanuel Kuac blocks Isaiah Barnes's two point layup
19:00		Jared Lary defensive rebound
18:52	+2	Orlando Lovejoy makes two point layup	2-3
18:34		Tyshawn Archie misses three point jump shot
18:32		Stephen Okoro defensive rebound
18:17		Orlando Lovejoy misses two point jump shot
18:15		Stephen Okoro offensive rebound
18:13		Stephen Okoro misses two point layup
18:12		Golden Hurricane defensive rebound
17:44	+2	Ian Smikle makes two point layup	2-5
17:27		Jared Lary misses three point jump shot
17:25		Golden Hurricane defensive rebound
17:01		Isaiah Barnes turnover (bad pass) (Jared Lary steals)
16:58	+2	Nate Johnson makes two point layup (Jared Lary assists)	4-5
16:58		Dwon Odom shooting foul (Nate Johnson draws the foul)
16:58	+1	Nate Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	5-5
16:46		Braeden Carrington misses three point jump shot
16:44		Emmanuel Kuac defensive rebound
16:33		Emmanuel Kuac misses two point layup
16:31		Ian Smikle defensive rebound
16:28		Isaiah Barnes misses three point jump shot
16:26		Emmanuel Kuac defensive rebound
16:12		TJ Nadeau misses three point jump shot
16:10		Ryan Kalambay offensive rebound
16:10		Braeden Carrington blocks Ryan Kalambay's two point layup
16:08		Ryan Kalambay offensive rebound
15:49	+3	TJ Nadeau makes three point jump shot (Ryan Kalambay assists)	8-5
15:32		Tyshawn Archie misses three point jump shot
15:30		Golden Hurricane offensive rebound
15:30		TV timeout
15:16		Braeden Carrington misses three point jump shot
15:14		Legend Geeter defensive rebound
14:52		Orlando Lovejoy misses two point jump shot
14:50		Keaston Willis defensive rebound
14:36		Dwon Odom misses two point jump shot
14:34		Legend Geeter defensive rebound
14:25	+2	Legend Geeter makes two point layup (Orlando Lovejoy assists)	10-5
14:14		TJ Nadeau shooting foul (Keaston Willis draws the foul)
14:14	+1	Keaston Willis makes regular free throw 1 of 3	10-6
14:14	+1	Keaston Willis makes regular free throw 2 of 3	10-7
14:14	+1	Keaston Willis makes regular free throw 3 of 3	10-8
13:56	+2	Legend Geeter makes two point layup	12-8
13:33		Matt Reed misses three point jump shot
13:31		TJ Nadeau defensive rebound
13:16		TJ Nadeau misses two point layup
13:14		Legend Geeter offensive rebound
13:11	+2	Jared Lary makes two point jump shot (Legend Geeter assists)	14-8
13:11		Golden Hurricane 30 second timeout
12:57	+2	Matt Reed makes two point jump shot (Justin Amadi assists)	14-10
12:42	+2	Grant Gondrezick II makes two point jump shot	16-10
12:34	+2	Dwon Odom makes two point layup	16-12
12:09		Jared Lary misses two point jump shot
12:07		Dwon Odom defensive rebound
12:04		Jesaiah McWright misses two point dunk
12:02		Titans defensive rebound
11:43		Emmanuel Kuac turnover (bad pass)
11:43		TV timeout
11:24		Tyshawn Archie misses three point jump shot
11:22		Titans defensive rebound
11:09		Legend Geeter turnover (bad pass) (Justin Amadi steals)
11:06		Emmanuel Kuac shooting foul (Justin Amadi draws the foul)
11:06		Justin Amadi misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:06		Justin Amadi misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:06		Emmanuel Kuac defensive rebound
10:49		Ian Smikle personal foul
10:44		Stephen Okoro offensive foul
10:44		Stephen Okoro turnover (offensive foul)
10:32		Keaston Willis misses three point jump shot
10:30		Emmanuel Kuac defensive rebound
10:16	+2	Jared Lary makes two point jump shot	18-12
9:41		Ian Smikle misses two point layup
9:39		Grant Gondrezick II defensive rebound
9:37		Emmanuel Kuac misses three point jump shot
9:35		Stephen Okoro offensive rebound
9:16		Braeden Carrington blocks Grant Gondrezick II's three point jump shot
9:14		Keaston Willis defensive rebound
9:05		Isaiah Barnes misses two point layup
9:03		Titans defensive rebound
8:53		Ian Smikle turnover (bad pass)
8:27		Orlando Lovejoy misses two point jump shot
8:25		Stephen Okoro offensive rebound
8:24		Ian Smikle personal foul
8:17		Stephen Okoro turnover (lost ball)
8:05		Ryan Kalambay blocks Dwon Odom's two point layup
8:03		Ryan Kalambay defensive rebound
7:57		TJ Nadeau misses two point jump shot
7:55		Dwon Odom defensive rebound
7:46	+3	Dwon Odom makes three point jump shot (Tyshawn Archie assists)	18-15
7:25	+2	Emmanuel Kuac makes two point layup	20-15
7:12	+3	Tyshawn Archie makes three point jump shot (Braeden Carrington assists)	20-18
6:41	+2	Orlando Lovejoy makes two point layup	22-18
6:22	+2	Justin Amadi makes two point layup (Braeden Carrington assists)	22-20
6:12		TV timeout
6:05		Orlando Lovejoy misses two point layup
6:03		Orlando Lovejoy offensive rebound
6:03		Orlando Lovejoy misses two point jump shot
5:51		Tyshawn Archie defensive rebound
5:42		Tyshawn Archie misses two point jump shot
5:40		TJ Nadeau defensive rebound
5:23		Justin Amadi shooting foul (Ryan Kalambay draws the foul)
5:23		Ryan Kalambay misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:23	+1	Ryan Kalambay makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-20
4:57	+3	Isaiah Barnes makes three point jump shot (Keaston Willis assists)	23-23
4:22	+2	Orlando Lovejoy makes two point layup	25-23
4:03	+3	Isaiah Barnes makes three point jump shot (Dwon Odom assists)	25-26
3:44		Jared Lary misses two point jump shot
3:43		Titans offensive rebound
3:43		TV timeout
3:23		Grant Gondrezick II misses two point jump shot
3:21		Dwon Odom defensive rebound
3:17	+3	Keaston Willis makes three point jump shot (Dwon Odom assists)	25-29
3:17		Titans 30 second timeout
2:44		Jared Lary misses two point jump shot
2:42		Dwon Odom defensive rebound
2:39	+3	Keaston Willis makes three point jump shot (Dwon Odom assists)	25-32
2:21		Nate Johnson misses two point jump shot
2:19		Isaiah Barnes defensive rebound
2:12		Matt Reed misses two point layup
2:10		Matt Reed offensive rebound
2:08		Matt Reed misses two point layup
2:06		Matt Reed offensive rebound
2:06	+2	Matt Reed makes two point layup	25-34
2:06		Legend Geeter shooting foul (Matt Reed draws the foul)
2:06		Matt Reed misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:06		Emmanuel Kuac defensive rebound
1:52		Legend Geeter misses three point jump shot
1:50		Dwon Odom defensive rebound
1:47	+2	Dwon Odom makes two point layup	25-36
1:31		TJ Nadeau misses three point jump shot
1:29		Jared Lary offensive rebound
1:26		Matt Reed shooting foul (Jared Lary draws the foul)
1:26	+1	Jared Lary makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-36
1:26	+1	Jared Lary makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-36
1:14		Keaston Willis misses three point jump shot
1:12		Titans defensive rebound
0:53		Emmanuel Kuac misses two point layup
0:51		Matt Reed defensive rebound
0:27		Braeden Carrington misses three point jump shot
0:25		Orlando Lovejoy defensive rebound
0:05		Orlando Lovejoy misses two point jump shot
0:03		Keaston Willis defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Willis scores 15 off the bench, Tulsa takes down Detroit Mercy 63-44

1st Half DETTitans27TLSAGolden Hurricane36

1st Half
DET
Titans
27
TLSA
Golden Hurricane
36