Tulsa guard Ade Popoola celebrates after a basket against New Mexico. Credit: Photo: Cory Young

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane are headed to the championship game in the National Invitation Tournament. It’s a solid postseason run for a team that went 30-7 in the regular season but missed out on the NCAA Tournament.

But Tulsa still has a chance to bring home a trophy. The Golden Hurricane defeated the University of Mexico 74-69 Thursday night to set up a title clash with Auburn on Sunday.

Their run through the NIT has also included wins over SF Austin, UNLV and Wichita St.

Tulsa tips off against Auburn at 7 p.m. on ESPN2.

Here are some photos from their semifinal game against New Mexico:

Credit: Libby Hobbs / Tulsa Flyer

All photos by Cory Young.

Ross Terrell is the managing editor for The Oklahoma Eagle. Prior to joining The Eagle, he worked as a reporter for NPR affiliates in Milwaukee, Atlanta and Salt Lake City and later Axios.