TULSA, Okla. – Rangie Bessard and Sabrina Lozada-Cabbage registered double-doubles to lead Wichita State to a 70-59 win at Tulsa Monday night in the regular season finale.

Wichita State (14-16, 9-7) capped its first season in the American Athletic Conference with its fourth-straight win. The Shockers and Golden Hurricane split the season series after TU won the conference-opener in Wichita. The win also locked Wichita State into the No. 6 seed for this weekend's American Conference Tournament.

Diamond Lockhart led four Shockers in double-figures with 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting to go with four rebounds and four assists. Bessard posted her eighth double-double of the season with 15 points and 11 rebounds, while Lozada-Cabbage recorded her second of the season with 12 points and 11 boards.

Angiee Tompkins was nearly the third Shocker with a double-double, finishing with 14 points and eight rebounds.

The Shockers pounded Tulsa (9-20, 3-13) on the glass, outrebounding them 45-33 and outscoring TU in second chance points, 15-3. Both teams shot 38 percent from the field.

WSU was able to secure the win at the free throw line, going 18-for-22.

Erika Wakefield led all scorers with 17 points and Alexis Gaulden added 12 for the Hurricane.

1st Quarter
At the midway point of the opening quarter, it was a low-scoring start with the Shockers leading 7-5. Both teams had attempted seven shots with WSU hitting three and Tulsa only two.

Seven straight points gave Wichita State a 12-5 lead with only 1:15 remaining in the period and would take a 14-8 margin into the second.

Wichita State held Tulsa to just 25 percent and outrebounded the Golden Hurricane 12-6.

2nd Quarter
Tulsa started the period on a 7-2 run to pull within a point, but a three-pointer from Jeliah Preston and inside score from Bessard would push it to 22-18 with 5:21 remaining in the half.

The Shockers had the lead up to six, but seven points from Addison Richards off the bench kept the Golden Hurricane within a possession. Leading by two with only 15 seconds left in the half, a steal and dish from Diamond Lockhart to Cesaria Ambrosio sent Wichita State into the locker room with a 33-29 lead.

Both teams shot nearly identical percentages from the floor with WSU at 39 and TU at 40 percent. Wichita State dominated the rebounding battle, 25-12, in the first 20 minutes. Bessard (6), Lozada-Cabbage (6) and Tompkins (5) grabbed 17 between the three of them.

Bessard also had a game-high 11 points at the half.

3rd Quarter
Five-straight points from Tulsa would start play in the third and give the Hurricane their first lead since the opening minutes of the game.

Lockhart scored five-consecutive points in a 7-0 spurt to give the Shockers a six-point lead at the 3:00 minute mark. Wichita State would then close the period on another 7-0 run behind Bessard free throws, another Lockhart jumper and a three-point play from Tompkins.

Wichita State held a 55-45 lead through three quarters and continued to dominate the glass. Lockhart poured in 10 points in the frame to help extend the lead to double-digits late.

4th Quarter
Scores from Lozada-Cabbage and Tompkins quickly bumped the lead to 14 in the first two-plus minutes. As quickly as Wichita State built its largest lead, Tulsa responded with an equally fast 8-0 run to cut it to six with 4:50 to go.

That would be as close it would get. WSU closed the game on a 9-4 run to pick up another road win. The final 10 points of the game for the Shockers came from the free throw line.

Up Next
Wichita State heads to Uncasville, Conn., for its first-ever American Athletic Conference Tournament. Play opens Saturday, March 3 with the championship game on Tuesday, March 6.