Tulane Green Wave at Houston Cougars
· THE AMERICAN MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL
72 - 69
Tulane upsets No. 2 seed Houston, 72-69 in AAC quarterfinal
It was the first time in tournament history a double-digit seed beat a No. 2 seed, and the Green Wave (12-21) move on to Saturday's semifinal against sixth-seeded Memphis despite reports that Tulane is expected to release coach Ed Conroy at the end of the season. Conroy never finished above .500 in six seasons.
Dylan Osetkowski scored 18 points and Louis Dabney added 16 for Tulane. Reynolds finished with 11 points.
Rob Gray Jr. had 17 points for Houston (22-9), which had five score in double figures.
LeRon Barnes split a pair of free throws and the Cougars had their last lead, 69-67, with 19 seconds left. Reynolds hit a 3 and Malik Morgan made a pair of free throws with two seconds left to cap the scoring.
Devonta Pollard missed a midcourt 3-point shot to end it.
Tulane has won consecutive postseason games for the first time since the 1996 NIT.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Tulane Deadball Team Rebound. | 72 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Devonta Pollard missed Three Point Jumper. | 72 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Tulane Timeout | 72 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Houston Timeout | 72 - 69 |
Statistics
 TULN |
 HOU |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-61 | FG | 24-54 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 2-14 | 3PT | 8-17 |
| 14 | Three Point % | 47 |
| 18-23 | FT | 13-26 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 50 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 10 | Assists | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 23 | Fouls | 21 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Orlando, FL
Capacity:
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-3 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-17 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |