TULSA, Okla. – Wichita State dropped its seventh-straight AAC game, falling 56-42 to Tulsa on the road Saturday afternoon in the Reynolds Center.
 
Jayla Murray led the Shockers in scoring for the ninth time this season with 18 points and led the team in rebounding with eight. She was the lone Shocker to finish in double figures as Salese Blow finished eight.
 
Wichita State committed 20 turnovers with just five assists but outscored the Golden Hurricane 22-20 in the paint. Tulsa dominated from the three-point line, hitting nine threes to the Shockers' two.
 
The Shockers shot just 30.2 percent from the field and 18.2 percent from three but recorded their best free throw percentage of the season, shooting 8-for-9 from the line.
 
Tulsa's Elise Hill led all scoring with 20 points, and Hadley Periman recorded a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
 
The Golden Hurricane ranks second in the conference in three pointers per game with 7.8, and they were hot from behind the arc against the Shockers in the first quarter, shooting 5-for-9, including three-straight to end the first period up seven.
 
Murray had a big second quarter for the Shockers, scoring nine points and hitting 5 of 6 free throws, but Tulsa's Elise Hill helped prevent Wichita State from cutting into the Golden Hurricane's lead, taking an eight-point lead going into halftime.
 
Tulsa went on a 11-0 run early in the third quarter, holding Wichita State scoreless for over four minutes and hitting three more threes to stretch its lead to 16. Jasmine Peaks hit a three in the final 30 seconds of the third quarter to make it a 13-point game.
 
Wichita State came out with some energy in the fourth quarter, scoring the first four points of the period to cut the deficit to single digits but only scored four more points the remainder of the game.
 
The Shockers tied for their least amount of second-half points, scoring just 15, their lowest offensive output since playing then No. 9 Oklahoma.
 
Wichita State falls to 7-16 (1-9 AAC), and Tulsa evens its record at 11-11 (5-5 AAC).
 
The Shockers return home to face Florida Atlantic Wednesday, Feb. 5 at 6 p.m. in Charles Koch Arena for their National Girls and Women in Sports game.