Five Tulsa players scored in double-figures as Tulsa defeated the ECU Pirates 77-68 Saturday at Williams Arena.

Brandon Rachal led TU with 21 points and had 10 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season. He added 3 assists, a block and steal.

Rey Idowu got his first start as a Hurricane scoring 16 points on 7-10 (70%) from the field and 2-6 (33%) from the free throw line. He tied his season-high in rebounds with 8 to go along with 2 assists, a steal and a block.

Austi Richie, Elijah Joiner and Darien Jackson all scored in double figures for Tulsa.

Tulsa was supposed to play Central Florida Wednesday but that game has been pushed back to Saturday at 5 p.m. due to the coronavirus protocol. TU will also play UCF in Orlando on March 2.

TU hosted SMU on February 3.

2 games between ORU, NDSU

ORU will play North Dakota State in back-to-back games on Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in Fargo, North Dakota.