TULSA, Okla.(AP) -- Tulsa finished a disappointing season with an
inspired effort and sent Memphis coach Tommy West out with a
loss.

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 Friday.

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

"I give a lot of credit to our seniors today for sticking
together and gritting this one out," Tulsa coach Todd Graham
said. "It was very emotional last night when they gave their
last talks and today in the locker room. Those guys have been
used to a lot of success here and this year didn't go the way we
wanted."

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.

"I've never seen so many bad things happen to one football
team," West said. "I love them for the fight. They tried to
rally and I love them for that. It would have been easy for them
to come out here on Thanksgiving week and just throw it out
there and give half effort."

In the overtime, Memphis quarterback Arkelon Hall tried to hit
Curtis Steele with a pass in the flat, but he bobbled it and
senior James Lockett intercepted.

Tulsa ran three plays into the line and brought on Fitzpatrick,
who is now 13-of-14 on the season.

"I looked at Kevin and he looked like he was getting ready to go
to Disney World," Graham said. "He said 'Coach, I've been
waiting for this my whole life. It's going right down the
middle.' "

Fitzpatrick said, "I just had to relax and go through my
routine."

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.

"Curtis is a great player and I don't use that word much," West
said. "I've been around some really good backs and he is one of
them. He's a tremendous player and you saw what he did today."

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.