It’s halftime, and the Tigers are up 42-13. Yes, a 29-point lead. The Golden Hurricane scored just 13 points in the first half. They shot 22.2 percent from the floor and 33.3. percent from the free-throw lane. So, what happens when Tiger fans get bored silly at a game? Some options:

Gamble. Bet on whether or not Tulsa’s field-goal percentage will rise above their free-throw percentage.

Call your mom. And your grandma.

Try and figure out exactly what the Tulsa mascot is. It’s reputedly a Golden Hurricane. But it really looks like shredded wheat before your pour the milk over it.

Ask CA reporter Jim Masilak, who’s here at the game, what his drink order is. After CA columnist Geoff Calkins repeated Masilak’s quip in this morning’s paper that he’d had a blood-alcohol content higher than Southern Miss’s shooting percentage, U of M athletic director R.C. Johnson keeps asking Masilak what he wants to drink.

Or go online and start checking hotel and ticket prices for Little Rock. Let me know what you find out.