Tulane’s men’s basketball team came up just short in its first road game of the season Saturday, dropping a 65-63 decision to Akron at James A. Rhodes Arena as the Green Wave’s late comeback effort fell short in the closing seconds.
The Green Wave had an opportunity to steal a road victory, but couldn’t get the shots to fall in the final two minutes, including a missed contested layup through contact by Krystian Lewis with two seconds remaining that allowed Akron to secure the defensive rebound and escape with the home victory.
Lewis hit a three-pointer with 2:12 left to give the Green Wave a 63-62 lead but Evan Mahaffey’s layup with 52 seconds left proved to be the game-winning bucket…