After blocking a go-ahead Jackson State shot attempt for the third time in the second half, the Tulane men’s basketball team appeared to have the final possession in a tie game on Thursday night.
But when no one saw Josiah Moore streaking ahead with no one around him, Krystian Lewis pulled up near the Green Wave bench and tried to call a timeout Tulane did not have with 1.6 seconds left.
The resulting technical foul shots off the Chris Webber moment proved to be the difference. Daeshun Ruffin sank both free throws for Jackson State’s only lead of the night. Dorian McMillian then blocked TJ Nadeau’s 3-point shot off an inbounds pass, and Jackson State celebrated its second-ever victory over Tulane, 87-85 at Devlin Fieldhouse…