Central Arkansas Bears @ Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Williams' 13 lead Tulsa over Central Arkansas 70-53
TULSA, Okla. -- — Cobe Williams' 13 points helped Tulsa defeat Central Arkansas 70-53 on Monday night in a season opener.
Williams was 5-of-13 shooting (2 for 9 from 3-point range) for the Golden Hurricane. PJ Haggerty added 12 points while shooting 3 for 13 (1 for 6 from 3-point range) and 5 of 7 from the free-throw line and also had six rebounds, five assists, and four steals. Isaiah Barnes shot 4 of 8 from the field and 3 for 3 from the line to finish with 11 points, while adding six rebounds.
The Bears were led in scoring by Carl Daughtery Jr., who finished with 19 points and six rebounds. Central Arkansas also got 19 points from Elias Cato.
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Game Information
Tulsa, OK
Referee:Nathan Bemis
Referee:Steve Orkus
Referee:Matt Jarman
2025-26 Standings
| Atlantic Sun ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | 15-3 | - | 22-9 |
| Central Arkansas | 15-3 | - | 22-12 |
| Queens University | 13-5 | 2 | 21-14 |
| Lipscomb | 12-6 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| West Georgia | 8-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Bellarmine | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Jacksonville | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Stetson | 7-11 | 8 | 12-21 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 7-11 | 8 | 11-21 |
| North Florida | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
| North Alabama | 4-14 | 11 | 9-21 |
| American ConferenceAmerican Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |




