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THE BASICS
Score: Tulsa 90, Ohio 88
Location: U.S. Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center - St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
The Short Story: Despite jumping out to a 17-point halftime lead, the Ohio men's basketball team (2-1) could not hold off a second-half surge by the opposition, falling to Tulsa (3-0), 90-88, on Friday (Nov. 20) in the opening game of the 2015 U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam at the U.S. Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.

OHIO STARTERS: #0 Treg Setty, #2 Jaaron Simmons, #11 Khari Harley, #13 Kenny Kaminski, #33 Antonio Campbell

TULSA STARTERS: #1 Rashad Smith, #3 Shaquille Harrison, #5 Rashad Wood, #10 James Woodard, #40 D'Andre Wright

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Ohio led for the first 36:45 of the contest, but Tulsa grabbed the lead with 2:24 to go and never relinquished control the rest of the way.
• The contest was truly a tale of two halves. The Bobcats were a scorching 61.5 percent (16-of-26) from the field in the first half -- including 80.0 percent (8-of-10) from three-point range. However, Ohio shot just 38.1 percent (8-of-21) from the field over the final 20 minutes of play -- including just 20.0 percent (2-of-10) in the second half.
• Tulsa shot just 39.3 percent (11-of-28) in the first half, but the Golden Hurricane found its rhythm in the second, shooting 51.7 percent (15-of-29).
• The Bobcats were plagued by both turnovers (23) and foul trouble (34). Ohio committed 16 turnovers in the second half, leading to 31 points for Tulsa.
• Both teams spent a considerable amount of time from the free throw line, combining to take 86 attempts from the charity stripe. Ohio went 30-of-40 (75.0 percent) from the line while Tulsa shot 34-of-46 (73.9 percent).
• Redshirt sophomore guard Jaaron Simmons (Dayton, Ohio) scored a career-high 30 points for Ohio, setting career highs in field goals made (8) and field goals attempted (16). He also sank 12-of-16 free throw attempts. Simmons dished out a game-high eight assists in addition to hauling in five rebounds over 38 minutes of work.
• Redshirt junior forward Kenny Kaminski (Medina, Ohio) also put together a career effort for the Bobcats, logging a career-high 21 points in 33 minutes. He shot 5-of-11 from the field -- including 5-of-9 from three-point range to match his career highs in both makes and attempts. He also went a career-best 6-for-6 from the charity stripe. Kaminski also finished with six rebounds, an assist and a block.
• Freshman guard Jordan Dartis (Newark, Ohio) shot 4-of-7 from the field and 4-for-5 from the free throw line, finishing with 14 points over 30 minutes off of the bench for Ohio. He also posted a rebound.
• Freshman guard Jordan Dartis (Newark, Ohio) shot 4-of-7 from the field and 4-for-5 from the free throw line, finishing with 14 points over 30 minutes off of the bench for Ohio. He also posted a rebound.
• Junior forward Antonio Campbell (Cincinnati, Ohio) grabbed a team-high seven rebounds for the Bobcats to go along with seven points and a team-high two blocks in 17 minutes of work.
• Senior guard Shaquille Harrison led Tulsa with a career-high 31 points to go along with a game-high nine rebounds and five steals and a team-high five assists in 37 minutes.
• Senior forward Brandon Swannegan went 6-of-7 from the field and 4-of-6 from the charity stripe to tally 16 points off of the bench. He also totaled five rebounds, an assist and a block over 26 minutes.
• Senior guard James Woodard went 8-for-9 from the free throw line en route to totaling 15 points in addition to three rebounds and two assists in 28 minutes.
• Junior guard Pat Birt finished with 11 points and two rebounds in 28 minutes off of the bench while senior guard Marquel Curtis tallied 10 points and three rebounds.
• The Bobcats were dominant in the first half with Kaminski totaling 18 points off of 4-of-5 shooting from deep while Simmons totaled 14 points off of 5-of-9 shooting from the field.
• A layup by Birt with 16:43 to play in the second half cut Ohio's advantage down to 11 at 56-45, but the Bobcats countered with a 10-2 run highlighted by a conventional three-point play by freshman power forward Doug Taylor (Columbus, Ohio) and another triple by Kaminski to swell the Green & White's lead to 19.
• The Bobcats maintained a double-digit lead until a trey by Birt cut it to 77-70 with just over eight minutes to go. The three opened a 19-4 run by Tulsa that gave the Golden Hurricane a five-point lead with just over a minute and a half to play. A layup by Curtis gave Tulsa the lead, and another three by Birt made it a five-point advantage.
• Two free throws from Harrison gave Tulsa its largest lead with 28 seconds left, but a trey by Dartis cut the Golden Hurricane edge down to one at 88-87. The Bobcats were forced to foul Woodard, who made both free throws to make it a three-point game at 90-87 with six seconds left. Tulsa then opted to foul Simmons rather than give him a chance at a game-tying three. Simmons made the first free throw, but intentionally missed the second. Unfortunately for the Bobcats, Harrison came up with the rebound to seal the comeback win for Tulsa.

BEYOND THE BOX
• Simmons had double-digit points for the third-straight game and led the Bobcats in scoring for the second time in three games. He also led Ohio in assists for the third game in a row -- his third-straight with at least five helpers.
• Kaminski posted double-digit points for the second time in three games.
• Dartis reached double figures in scoring for the second game in a row.
• Campbell led Ohio in rebounding for the second game in a row.

QUOTABLE
Second-Year Head Coach Saul Phillips
"Twenty-three turnovers. That's how it got away. What's sad is we put ourselves in position to get a really good win. It's disappointing. It came down to a failure to take care of the ball and being able to defend without fouling."

UP NEXT
The Bobcats will play the loser of Friday's 8:30 p.m. ET contest between Indiana State and Norfolk State on Saturday (Nov. 21) at 4 p.m. ET.

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