Tulsa–Wichita State men's basketball rivalry

Tulsa–Wichita State men's basketball rivalry
	Tulsa Golden Hurricane Wichita State Shockers
Sport	Men's basketball
First meeting	January 6, 1931; Tulsa 32, Wichita 30
Latest meeting	February 21, 2024; Wichita State 79, Tulsa 63
Next meeting	TBD
Statistics
Meetings total	142
All-time series	Wichita State leads 78–64
Largest victory	Tulsa, 89–52 (1994)
Longest win streak	Tulsa, 13 (1993–2002)
Current win streak	Wichita State, 1 (2024–present)

The Tulsa–Wichita State men's basketball rivalry is an American college basketball rivalry between the Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team of the University of Tulsa and the Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team of Wichita State University.^[1] Wichita State leads the all-time series 76–64.

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Tulsa

Wichita State

Locations of Tulsa and Wichita State

History

The first game played between the two schools took place on January 6, 1931, in Wichita, Kansas. Tulsa won 32–30.^[2] The teams would play each other annually as members of the Missouri Valley Conference from 1934 to 1996 and 2000–2005. The rivalry maintained a certain balance between the two schools until a run of Tulsa dominance in the rivalry culminating with 13 straight wins over Wichita State from 1993 to 2002. Since 2003, Wichita State has won 10 of their past 11 matchups with Tulsa. Losing only in 2015 as the No. 9 ranked team in the country.

The rivalry was fully renewed when Wichita State joined The American for all sports except football. In their first game since 1995 as conference-mates, the Golden Hurricane played the No. 5 ranked Shockers close, losing only by 3.^[3]^[4]

Game results

Tulsa victories	Wichita State victories

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
73	January 7, 1980	Wichita	Wichita State	91–83
74	February 23, 1980	Tulsa	Tulsa	79–78
75	January 10, 1981	Tulsa	Tulsa	91–84
76	February 16, 1981	Wichita	Tulsa	74–72
77	January 16, 1982	Tulsa	No. 18 Tulsa	99–88
78	February 6, 1982	Wichita	No. 11 Tulsa	80–75
79	January 13, 1983	Wichita	Wichita State	92–74
80	February 19, 1983	Tulsa	No. 15 Wichita State	84–81
81	February 2, 1984	Wichita	Wichita State	66–64
82	February 18, 1984	Tulsa	No. 12 Tulsa	105–97
83	March 8, 1984	Tulsa	Tulsa	86–80
84	February 9, 1985	Wichita	No. 19 Tulsa	87–75
85	March 2, 1985	Tulsa	No. 15 Tulsa	67–66
86	March 9, 1985	Tulsa	Wichita State	84–82
87	January 25, 1986	Tulsa	Tulsa	69–58
88	February 17, 1986	Wichita	Wichita State	65–62
89	January 31, 1987	Tulsa	Tulsa	72–58
90	February 26, 1987	Wichita	Wichita State	63–61
91	March 4, 1987	Tulsa	Wichita State	79–74
92	February 18, 1988	Wichita	Wichita State	65–59
93	February 27, 1988	Tulsa	Wichita State	79–77
94	March 5, 1988	Peoria	Wichita State	74–66
95	January 14, 1989	Wichita	Wichita State	75–68
96	February 16, 1989	Tulsa	Tulsa	60–57
97	January 18, 1990	Wichita	Wichita State	60–59
98	February 15, 1990	Tulsa	Tulsa	78–75
99	January 12, 1991	Tulsa	Wichita State	83–74
100	January 31, 1991	Wichita	Wichita State	65–61
101	March 2, 1991	St. Louis	Tulsa	71–52
102	February 10, 1992	Tulsa	Tulsa	70–66
103	February 20, 1992	Wichita	Tulsa	74–60
104	January 30, 1993	Wichita	Wichita State	77–76
105	February 27, 1993	Tulsa	Tulsa	80–63
106	February 9, 1994	Tulsa	Tulsa	79–64
107	February 23, 1994	Wichita	Tulsa	89–52
108	January 12, 1995	Wichita	Tulsa	79–52
109	February 20, 1995	Tulsa	Tulsa	67–58
110	March 4, 1995	St. Louis	Tulsa	77–63
111	February 10, 1996	Wichita	Tulsa	75–47
112	February 24, 1996	Tulsa	Tulsa	72–66
113	December 19, 1996	Wichita	Tulsa	56–53
114	December 6, 1997	Tulsa	Tulsa	50–40
115	December 22, 2000	Tulsa	Tulsa	78–49
116	December 8, 2001	Wichita	Tulsa	82–76
117	December 4, 2002	Tulsa	No. 19 Tulsa	80–69
118	December 20, 2003	Wichita	Wichita State	66–58
119	December 18, 2004	Tulsa	Wichita State	71–66
120	December 21, 2010	Wichita	Wichita State	82–79
121	December 7, 2011	Tulsa	Wichita State	77–67
122	November 28, 2012	Wichita	Wichita State	86–80
123	November 20, 2013	Tulsa	No. 14 Wichita State	77–54
124	November 29, 2014	Wichita	No. 9 Wichita State	75–55
125	November 17, 2015	Tulsa	Tulsa	77–67
126	November 16, 2016	Wichita	Wichita State	80–53
127	January 13, 2018	Tulsa	No. 5 Wichita State	72–53
128	January 28, 2018	Wichita	No. 17 Wichita State	90–71
129	February 2, 2019	Wichita	Wichita State	79–68
130	February 20, 2019	Tulsa	Wichita State	81–60
131	February 1, 2020	Tulsa	Tulsa	54–51
132	March 8, 2020	Wichita	Wichita State	79–57
133	December 15, 2020	Tulsa	Wichita State	69–65
134	January 13, 2021	Wichita	Wichita State	71–53
135	February 1, 2022	Wichita	Wichita State	58–48
136	March 2, 2022	Tulsa	Wichita State	70–62
137	March 10, 2022	Fort Worth	Tulsa	73–67
138	January 14, 2023	Wichita	Wichita State	73–69
139	February 5, 2023	Tulsa	Wichita State	86–75
140	March 9, 2023	Fort Worth	Wichita State	81–63
141	January 31, 2024	Tulsa	Tulsa	79–68
142	February 21, 2023	Wichita	Wichita State	79–63
Series: Wichita State leads 78–64

References

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Statistics
Tulsa Golden Hurricane Wichita State Shockers
Sport	Men's basketball
First meeting	January 6, 1931 Tulsa 32, Wichita 30
Latest meeting	February 21, 2024 Wichita State 79, Tulsa 63
Next meeting	TBD
Meetings total	142
All-time series	Wichita State leads 78–64
Largest victory	Tulsa, 89–52 (1994)
Longest win streak	Tulsa, 13 (1993–2002)
Current win streak	Wichita State, 1 (2024–present)