Loading...
In a closely contested match, Tulane University's men's basketball team faced a tough loss against North Texas, with the final score being 70-56 in favor of North Texas. Collin Holloway contributed six quick points for Tulane, but despite an 8-7 lead at the first media timeout, they struggled to maintain momentum. North Texas' Jason Edwards scored 37 points, the most any player has scored against Tulane in the Ron Hunter era. Tulane's active defense was not enough to secure rebounds and loose balls, which contributed to their defeat. In a subsequent game, Tulane nearly achieved an upset against the 24th-ranked Florida Atlantic University (FAU), but ultimately fell short with a final score of 85-84. The game was marked by a dramatic finish, with Tulane taking a one-point lead in the final seconds before FAU's Alijah Martin was fouled on a three-point attempt and secured the win for FAU by making two of three free throws. This marked FAU's first win at Tulane.
NO. 24 @FAUMBB SURVIVES AT TULANE‼️ FIRST WIN AT TULANE FOR THE OWLS 🦉 🎥: @espn https://t.co/GHOCMdzL5k
Oh my... Tulane up one. Foils a 3-point shooter with .4 left. Florida Atlantic escapes.
Refs in FAU/Tulane miss two obvious fouls on Johnell Davis near the rim, then give one on a prayer three without a lot of contact … final result is probably okay, but man this is not very good officiating (All while Dusty May was trying to get a timeout in) FAU SURVIVES a…
Jaylen Forbes called for foul on long 3-point attempt by FAU with 0.4 seconds left and Alijah Martin hit two of three free throws to win it for Owls. Incredibly painful loss for #Tulane, 85-84.
Oh man. Tulane called for a foul on Alijah Martin's 3-point attempt with 0.4 seconds left. That was a tough whistle. Green Wave had gone on a 10-0 run to take a one-point lead. Martin makes two of three and FAU survives on the road.
Alijah Martin makes the first one, misses the second, makes the third. FAU gets bailed out by the refs and picks up a HUGE road victory at Tulane. https://t.co/thXGkkuMAl
Oh my. Tulane up one on FAU, desperation 3-point fling … foul called with 0.3 left. Owls hit 2 of 3 FTs and survive. https://t.co/FlWQhFkffK
This Tulane-FAU game is insane. FAU blows a big lead and looks like it will lose. Tulane fouls three-point shooter with .3 left. Martin makes 2 of 3 and FAU wins by 1.
End of this FAU, Tulane game . .
OMG! FOUL! FAU IS HEADING TO THE LINE FOR THREE FOULS SHOTS AND THE WIN WITH .3 TO GO.
TULANE TAKES THE LEAD! GET TO ESPN2! 84-83 GREEN WAVE OVER #24 FAU WITH 15.6 TO GO
Florida Atlantic led Tulane by 9 with 2:45 to go. A 10-0 run by Tulane has given them a 1 point lead with 15.6 seconds to go. ESPN2.
#Tulane has cut it to 1 on Kolby King fast break lay-up. FAU called timeout and will have ball with 57.8 seconds left when game resumes. Wave on 8-0 run since 3:00 mark.
GET TO ESPN2! #24 Florida Atlantic only leads Tulane by three with 1:10 left to go. 83-80 Owls.
#Tulane trails FAU 83-74 with 2:50 left. Wave actually missed six consecutive shots when trailing 71-70 and is in trouble now.
#Tulane missed four shots that would have put it ahead before media timeout with 6:01 left. Kevin Cross will shoot 2 with Wave trailing 73-70 when game resumes.
Jaylen Forbes just hit his fourth 3 in a row but then committed fourth foul with 11:22 left. #Tulane within 3.
#Tulane trails FAU 65-59 at second media timeout and will have ball after Owls turnover when game resumes. Jaylen Forbes has heated up with three 3s in less than 75 seconds.
Kolby King missed a contested lay-up that would have given #Tulane its second lead early in second half and FAU then went on 13-4 run to go back up by 10. Wave has cut deficit to 54-48 by first media timeout of the half.
#Tulane took 1st lead in the final minute of the half and then had two bad things happen. First, Jaylen Forbes picked up his 3rd foul scrambling for a loose ball. Then the Wave forgot a missed free throw was the front end of 1-and-1, gave up easy putback. FAU leads 39-38 at half.
#Tulane trails FAU 32-29 at final media timeout of first half. Wave has taken 10 free throws to FAU's zero but has hit only half of them.
#Tulane has stabilized, pulling within 24-17 at second media timeout with 10:33 left in fast-paced game. Kevin Cross seven points on shots off drives and Sion James two 3s.
#Tulane has to call timeout after falling behind FAU 19-8 with 14:55 left in first half. Owls are 8 for 9 from the floor on all but one of their possessions, when they went 0 for 4.
Tulane (10-4, 1-1 AAC) has not beaten a top-25 opponent since knocking off then #25 NC State in 1999. #24 FAU (11-4, 1-1 AAC) off a final 4 run seeks to avoid back-to-back losses in its first season in the American. This is gonna be fun. 7pm EST. ESPN2.🍿🍿🍿 @mid_madness https://t.co/fVl7RDEWj3
#Tulane counting on Jaylen Forbes regaining his shooting touch as it seeks to knock off FAU tonight for first win against ranked opponent since 1999. (tip-off at 6 p.m. on Freret St.) https://t.co/2GioxRrkkj
#Tulane coach Ron Hunter singled out last four minutes of first half as the killer stretch for his team against North Texas today. Wave trailed 31-28 at 3:46 mark and did not score again, taking bad shots and going into locker room down 38-28. Uphill climb the rest of the way.
North Texas wins its 15th home game in a row, beating #Tulane 70-56 with its usual deliberate play and stifling defense coupled with 8 for 8 start on 3s by leading scorer Jason Edwards, whose 37 points I believe are the most any player has scored vs. Wave in Ron Hunter era.
#Tulane calls timeout after Kevin Cross lay-up cuts deficit to 62-52 with 2:56 left. Wave is shooting 5 of 17 on 3s, not good enough to overcome other issues.
#Tulane just missed two opportunities to cut deficit to 6 on wild lay-up attempts by Jaylen Forbes and Kolby King that were stuffed. Wave has not gotten a good whistle today, but neither of those plays were fouls. North Texas to foul line for 1 and 1 when game resumes w/3:24 left
#Tulane press forces back-to-back turnovers in backcourt. Sion James lay-up cuts deficit to 56-47 and prompts North Texas timeout with 6:42 left.
#Tulane trails North Texas 56-42 at third media timeout. Jason Edwards is 8 for 8 on 3s but Wave also is getting crushed on boards even more than normal. Rebounding disadvantage is 39-17 and Mean Green has 13 offensive rebounds leading to 13 second-chance points.
#Tulane trails North Texas 51-40 at second media timeout of half and will have ball when game resumes. Wave, which trailed by 16 a little while ago, got 3 from Jaylen Forbes on last possession and needs the only unanimous preseason All-AAC first-team selection to get hot.
Jason Edwards is now 7 for 7 on 3s for North Texas. #Tulane trails 44-30 with 16:23 left.
#Tulane trails North Texas 38-28 at halftime. Two differences in game--Mean Green is 8 of 11 on 3s, Wave is 3 of 10. Mean Green has 22 rebounds to Wave's 10, including 8 offensive rebounds that have led to 8 points. First stat almost definitely will change. 2nd stat is an issue.
#Tulane trails by 10 after North Texas hits off-balance shot. You never know what is going to happen in a game, but at some point North Texas figures to cool off. For Wave, all of Jaylen Forbes shots have been well short.
North Texas, which is not a good shooting team, just hit a 30-foot 3 that did not count because #Tulane forced a shot-clock violation.
North Texas just missed its first 3 after starting game by hitting seven in a row. #Tulane has done well to be down only 5 entering final media timeout of first half. Asher Woods gets two free throws when game resumes.
#Tulane trails 23-19 at third media timeout. North Texas hitting a high percentage of 3s and many of them have not been open. Kolby King too soft on lay-up attempt in open court after steal and had shot blocked cleanly, leading to foul at other end. Mean Green 2 FTs coming.
#Tulane and North Texas tied at 14 at second media timeout. Wave has been very active defensively but struggling to corral loose balls after multiple deflections.
#Tulane leads North Texas 8-7 at first media timeout in Denton, TX. Game on ESPNU. Collin Holloway has six quick points.