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1981-82 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 24-6 (12-4, 2nd in MVC MBB)

Rank: 10th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Nolan Richardson

PS/G: 79.5 (12th of 273)

PA/G: 69.2 (175th of 273)

SRS: 13.27 (18th of 273)

SOS: 3.64 (90th of 273)

NCAA Tournament: (#3 seed in Midwest)
Lost Midwest Second Round (78-74) versus #6 Houston

MVC Tourney Champ

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AP Poll Summary

1981-82 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/30	12/7	12/14	12/21	12/28	1/4	1/11	1/18	1/25	2/1	2/8	2/15	2/22	3/1	Final
Tulsa	11	9	14	12	14	13	10	18	10	16	11	7	6	8	10	10

Schedules prior to the 1992-93 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Sat, Nov 28, 1981	REG		U.S. International	Ind	-11.24	W	89	62		1	0	W 1	Tulsa Convention Center
2	Thu, Dec 3, 1981	REG	@	North Carolina (1)	ACC	20.17	L	70	78		1	1	L 1	Carmichael Auditorium
3	Tue, Dec 8, 1981	REG	@	Oklahoma State	Big 8	7.69	W	93	82		2	1	W 1	Gallagher-Iba Arena
4	Fri, Dec 11, 1981	REG		TCU	SWC	6.28	W	72	62		3	1	W 2	Tulsa Convention Center
5	Sat, Dec 12, 1981	REG		Oral Roberts	MW City	1.55	W	80	63		4	1	W 3	Tulsa Convention Center
6	Sat, Jan 2, 1982	REG		Oklahoma	Big 8	7.36	W	98	96		5	1	W 4	Tulsa Convention Center
7	Mon, Jan 4, 1982	REG		Creighton	MVC	-2.24	W	80	55		6	1	W 5	Tulsa Convention Center
8	Sat, Jan 9, 1982	REG	@	New Mexico State	MVC	5.06	L	66	74		6	2	L 1	Pan American Center
9	Mon, Jan 11, 1982	REG	@	West Texas A&M	MVC	2.51	W	98	84		7	2	W 1	WT Fieldhouse
10	Thu, Jan 14, 1982	REG		Drake	MVC	0.84	W	71	54		8	2	W 2	Tulsa Convention Center
11	Sat, Jan 16, 1982	REG		Wichita State (16)	MVC	13.51	W	99	88		9	2	W 3	Tulsa Convention Center
12	Thu, Jan 21, 1982	REG	@	Southern Illinois	MVC	-3.31	W	77	74		10	2	W 4	SIU Arena
13	Sat, Jan 23, 1982	REG	@	Indiana State	MVC	-2.72	L	59	60		10	3	L 1	Hulman Center
14	Thu, Jan 28, 1982	REG		West Texas A&M	MVC	2.51	W	68	61		11	3	W 1	Tulsa Convention Center
15	Sat, Jan 30, 1982	REG		New Mexico State	MVC	5.06	W	76	72		12	3	W 2	Tulsa Convention Center
16	Sat, Feb 6, 1982	REG	@	Wichita State	MVC	13.51	W	80	75		13	3	W 3	Levitt Arena
17	Thu, Feb 11, 1982	REG		Illinois State	MVC	6.16	W	78	67		14	3	W 4	Tulsa Convention Center
18	Sat, Feb 13, 1982	REG	@	Creighton	MVC	-2.24	W	70	63		15	3	W 5	Omaha Civic Auditorium
19	Mon, Feb 15, 1982	REG	@	Drake	MVC	0.84	L	55	56		15	4	L 1	Veterans Memorial Auditorium
20	Sat, Feb 20, 1982	REG		Indiana State	MVC	-2.72	W	77	64		16	4	W 1	Tulsa Convention Center
21	Mon, Feb 22, 1982	REG		Southern Illinois	MVC	-3.31	W	85	67		17	4	W 2	Tulsa Convention Center
22	Thu, Feb 25, 1982	REG		Oral Roberts	MW City	1.55	W	91	70		18	4	W 3	Tulsa Convention Center
23	Sat, Feb 27, 1982	REG	@	Bradley	MVC	9.49	L	79	82		18	5	L 1	Robertson Memorial Field House
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
24	Fri, Mar 5, 1982	CTOURN		Creighton	MVC	-2.24	W	106	81		19	5	W 1	Tulsa Convention Center
25	Sat, Mar 6, 1982	CTOURN		New Mexico State	MVC	5.06	W	85	61		20	5	W 2	Tulsa Convention Center
26	Sun, Mar 7, 1982	CTOURN		Illinois State	MVC	6.16	W	90	77		21	5	W 3	Tulsa Convention Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
27	Sat, Mar 13, 1982	NCAA	N	Houston	SWC	12.94	L	74	78		21	6	L 1	Mabee Center