Tigers Fall to Tulsa at Tommy West's Last Game

TULSA, Ok. - G.J. Kinne tossed a game-tying, 2-yard touchdown pass to Trae Johnson with 30 seconds and Kevin Fitzpatrick's fourth field goal was the game-winner in overtime as Tulsa rallied to beat Memphis 33-30 in coach Tommy West's last game for the Tigers.

The Golden Hurricane (5-7, 3-5 Conference USA) snapped a six-game losing streak.

West, fired last month by Memphis (2-10, 1-7), finished his ninth season with the Tigers with a record of 49-61 at the school.

Memphis quarterback Arkelon Hall was intercepted on the Tigers' first play of overtime by James Lockett. Fitzpatrick then won it with a 37-yard field goal.

Curtis Steele ran for 232 yards and touchdowns of 59, 77, 29 and 4 yards for Memphis.

Kinne completed 27 of 40 passes for 268 yards and three touchdowns with one interception. He also ran for 57 yards on 16 carries.

Tulsa broke a 10-10 halftime tie with 10 consecutive points, including a 10-yard touchdown pass from Kinne to Charles Clay.

Steele took control midway through the third quarter. He raced 77 yards around right end on the first play of Memphis' next possession, then added fourth-quarter runs of 29 and 4 yards as Memphis stuck to the ground in the absence of starting quarterback Will Hudgens, out with a knee injury.

Memphis ran for 268 yards. Hall completed 9 of 16 passes for 79 yards.

After Steele's third score, Tulsa blocked the extra point to keep the score tied at 23.

Steele did most of the damage on a 44-yard drive as Memphis took the lead following an interception of Kinne's pass by Bryan Wright. Steele crashed over from the 4 as Memphis took the lead at 30-23 with 4:04 left.

Kinne moved the Hurricane 70 yards in nine plays to tie the score with 30 seconds left on the short toss to Johnson.

Fitzpatrick added field goals of 25, 31 and 21 yards for Tulsa and matched his career best for field goals in a game.