Junior guard Alisha Filmore attempts to score against Tulsa March 3, 2010 in Moody Coliseum. (Spencer J Eggers/The Daily Campus)

The SMU women’s basketball team will complete its regular season Thursday taking on No. 6 Tulsa in Tulsa, Okla.

The Mustangs are currently ranked ninth in Conference USA standings and will strive for a victory to improve their 6-9 season record. Tulsa is 7-8 in C-USA.

The women are coming off a 54-49 win over Tulane last week in Moody Coliseum. Ten of the Mustangs scored in the game that led to a five-point comeback over the Green Wave.

SMU is averaging 59.3 points per game with a .382 field goal percentage. Their rebound average per game is 37.5 with an average of 13.1 assists per game.

Sophomore Akil Simpson leads the Mustangs in scoring with 10.7 points per game and a 53.6 percent field goal average. Junior guard Alisha Filmore closely follows Simpson with a 10.4 scoring average and a 42.5 percent three-pointer shooting average. Senior Christine Elliott leads the team in blocks — 22 this season.

Tulsa’s No. 6 spot is split with University of Central Florida. They are led by a first-year head coach, Matilda Mossman. Junior guard Taleya Mayberry, a Tulsa native, leads the team averaging 14.2 points per game. She is sixth in the league. Teammate sophomore guard Taylor Hooker from Arlington follows Mayberry with 11.4 points per game. Junior forward Tiffani Couisnard ranks eighth in C-USA, posting 8.1 rebounds per game.

The Mustangs have won six of the eight last matchups against Tulsa. On Jan. 29, the Golden Hurricane took the win in Moody Coliseum with a successful three-pointer in the final 12 seconds of the game. The final score was 42-39.

After playing Tulsa on Thursday, SMU’s women’s basketball will head to Memphis, Tenn. to compete in the C-USA Championship. The tournament will begin on March 7, when the Mustangs will play their opening round against an unannounced opponent. The semifinals on March 9 at 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., and the championship on March 10 at 7 p.m. will be played in the FedEx Forum.

Thursday’s game against Tulsa will be broadcast play-by-play on KAAM 770 AM by Scott Garner and can also be viewed with live stats and live stream on SMUMustangs.com.