In the most electric atmospheres seen in Fogelman this season, the Tulane men’s basketball team took Memphis to overtime before falling in a high scoring affair, 96-95. Before over 17-hundred fans who were rocking the Uptown arena, the Wave came up just short.
The Green Wave erased a nine-point deficit in the final 2:27 of regulation to force overtime but ultimately suffered a heartbreaker on a pair of Memphis free throws in the final seconds of the extra period on a questionable foul on the Wave with 2.3-seconds remaining. With the loss Tulane finished the regular season as the nine seed in the American Conference and will face the Tigers for a third time this season in the conference tournament on Wednesday, March 11.
Tulane lead for almost three-fourths of the game with the Wave making up the rebounding differential owned by Memphis, 41-32, by playing the part of bandits, stealing the rock away from the Tigers 12 times in the game.
Second Half Turnaround for the Tigers
After an impressive offensive showing in the first half, Tulane cooled a bit in half number two. The Green Wave shot 50% from the field in the first twenty minutes, dropping to 44% in second period. Memphis did a 180, hitting just shy of 38% in the first half, then going 20-33 in the 2nd for a red hot 61%…