GAME DETAILS

Tulsa 86, Saint Louis 75 (OT)

Tuesday, November 20, 2018 | 7 p.m. (CT)

Donald W. Reynolds Center | Tulsa, Oklahoma

THE BASICS

• Saint Louis overcame an 18-point third-quarter deficit and held a late lead, but Tulsa rallied and prevailed in overtime, 86-75, Tuesday night at the Donald W. Reynolds Center.

• Ciaja Harbison (16 points) and Kerri McMahan (season-high 12 points) led the SLU offensive effort, which also saw six Billikens score between six and nine points. Evan Zars pulled down a game- and career-high 11 rebounds.

• Saint Louis fell to 1-3, while Tulsa improved to 3-2.

FIRST QUARTER

• On the sixth lead change, Saint Louis took the first-quarter lead for good, 14-13, on a Kendra Wilken layup with 3:24 left.

• That sparked an 11-3 run that resulted in a 23-16 Billiken advantage at the end of the period.

SECOND QUARTER

• Tulsa caught fire in the second stanza, going 12-of-17 from the floor including four 3-pointers.

• The Golden Hurricane pulled even with a 7-0 run to begin the quarter, but the Billikens answered with a Jordyn Frantz jumper and Evan Zars' 3-pointer to go in front 28-23.

• After a 9-2 run gave Tulsa a 32-30 edge, Chloe Rice drilled a triple to put SLU back on top. But the Golden Hurricane finished the quarter with a 15-3 flurry and took a 47-36 lead to the locker room.

THIRD QUARTER

• Tulsa scored nine of the first 11 points to increase its lead to 56-38 at the 7:11 mark.

• SLU outscored Tulsa 19-9 the rest of the quarter. Six different Billikens scored, led by Brooke Flowers' six points, and Rice drilled a 3-pointer at the buzzer to slice the Tulsa lead to 65-57.

FOURTH QUARTER/OVERTIME

• Rice's trey ignited a 17-2 spurt that put the Billikens ahead 71-67with 4:27 remaining. Harbison gave SLU a 68-67 lead with two free throws and punctuated the run with her first collegiate 3-pointer.

• The Bills led 72-68 with 3:03 left but could not expand the margin. Tulsa tied it with 1:53 left and got the ball back with a chance to take the lead, but Frantz made a steal.

• Saint Louis missed a potential game-winning shot, but Amber Lindfors' steal on the ensuing Tulsa possession gave the Billikens another chance to win in regulation. SLU could not take advantage, however, and the game went to an extra session.

• In the overtime period, Tulsa scored on six of its nine possessions and held the Billikens scoreless until just 22 seconds remained.

BILLIKEN NOTABLES

• Saint Louis made a season-high seven 3-pointers and shot a season-best 41.2 percent (7-of-17) from beyond the arc. Chloe Rice was 2-of-3.

• The Billikens equaled their season high of 18 free throws and shot a season-best 85.7 percent (18-of-21) from the stripe. Ciaja Harbison was 9-of-10 to improve to 23-of-27 (85.2 percent) for the season.

• Brooke Flowers had career highs of six points and three blocks.

• Evan Zars narrowly missed a double-double with a career-high nine points. Four of Zars' 11 rebounds came on the offensive glass, a game high and matching her career high.

• Kerri McMahan was 5-of-6 from the floor.

TULSA LEADERS

Crystal Polk, 26 points; Alexis Gaulden, 25 points, five assists; Rebecca Lescay, 14 points, three steals

UP NEXT

The Billikens travel to Charlottesville, Virginia, to play in Virginia's Cavalier Classic Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 24-25. SLU takes on Chattanooga Saturday at 3:30 p.m. (CT) and Virginia Sunday at 2:30 p.m. (CT).