# 1995–96 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

The 1995–96 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1995–96 college basketball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Tulsa Convention Center. Led by first-year head coach Steve Robinson, they finished the season 22–8 overall and 12–6 in conference play to finish third in the MVC standings. Tulsa won the MVC tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, the team was defeated by Louisville, 82–80 in OT, in the opening round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Dec 2, 1995* | | North Carolina A&T | W 100–51 | 1–0 | Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 4, 1995* | | at Western Kentucky | W 73–65 | 2–0 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| Dec 9, 1995* | | at Temple | W 64–60 | 3–0 | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 17, 1995* | | Prairie View | W 141–50 | 4–0 | Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 20, 1995* | | New Mexico State | W 73–57 | 5–0 | Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 30, 1995* | | at Oral Roberts | L 78–90 | 5–1 | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Jan 2, 1996* | | Oklahoma State | W 57–53 | 6–1 | Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Jan 6, 1996 | | at Evansville | W 67–57 | 7–1 (1–0) | Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana |
| Jan 8, 1996* | | UAB | W 70–55 | 8–1 | Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Jan 11, 1996 | | Drake | W 86–64 | 9–1 (2–0) | Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Jan 14, 1996 | | Illinois State | L 71–74 | 9–2 (2–1) | Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Jan 17, 1996 | | at Creighton | L 59–72 | 9–3 (2–2) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Jan 20, 1996 | | at SW Missouri State | W 75–65 | 10–3 (3–2) | Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri |
| Jan 24, 1996 | | Creighton | W 55–52 | 11–3 (4–2) | Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Jan 27, 1996 | | at Drake | W 79–73 | 12–3 (5–2) | Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa |
| Jan 29, 1996 | | at Northern Iowa | W 89–79 | 13–3 (6–2) | UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| Jan 31, 1996 | | SW Missouri State | L 61–66 | 13–4 (6–3) | Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Feb 4, 1996 | | at Bradley | L 72–85 $^{OT}$ | 13–5 (6–4) | Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois |
| Feb 10, 1996 | | at Wichita State | W 75–47 | 14–5 (7–4) | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas |
| Feb 12, 1996 | | Evansville | W 74–53 | 15–5 (8–4) | Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Feb 14, 1996 | | at Southern Illinois | W 84–75 $^{OT}$ | 16–5 (9–4) | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| Feb 17, 1996 | | Bradley | L 73–74 $^{OT}$ | 16–6 (9–5) | Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, OK |
| Feb 19, 1996 | | Indiana State | W 111–75 | 17–6 (10–5) | Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, OK |
| Feb 21, 1996 | | at Illinois State | L 64–69 | 17–7 (10–6) | Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois |
| Feb 24, 1996 | | Wichita State | W 72–66 | 18–7 (11–5) | Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, OK |
| Feb 26, 1996* | | Northern Iowa | W 95–88 | 19–7 (12–6) | Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| MVC tournament ||||||
| Mar 2, 1996* | (3) | vs. (6) Evansville Quarterfinals | W 65–55 | 20–7 | Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri |
| Mar 3, 1996* | (3) | vs. (2) Illinois State Semifinals | W 69–52 | 21–7 | Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri |
| Mar 4, 1996* | (3) | vs. (1) Bradley Championship | W 60–46 | 22–7 | Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1996* | (11 MW) | vs. (6 MW) No. 24 Louisville First Round | L 80–82 | 22–8 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central. ||||||