Tulane Green Wave at SMU Mustangs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
62 - 73
Milton heats up in 2nd half, helps SMU beat Tulane 73-62
SMU (14-6, 4-3 American Athletic Conference) returned home after beating No. 7 Wichita State, 83-78 on Wednesday night, and rebounded from a buzzer-beating loss against Temple on Jan. 10 that snapped a 33-game home winning streak. The Mustangs also avenged a three-point loss on Jan. 4 against Tulane (12-7, 3-4).
Melvin Frazier gave the Green Wave their last lead, 55-54 with 5:42 to play. Milton scored 11 points and Jahmal McMurray added eight as the Mustangs finished the game on a 19-8 surge.
Milton missed his first eight shots from the floor, but was 5-of-8 shooting in the second half and made all eight free-throw attempts. Jimmy Whitt added 18 points and five steals for SMU. McMurray finished with 13 points, and Ben Emelogu II chipped in 11 points with nine rebounds, three assists and three steals.
Frazier scored 27 points to lead Tulane.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Melvin Frazier made Free Throw. | 62 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Tulane Deadball Team Rebound. | 61 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Melvin Frazier missed Free Throw. | 61 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Foul on Ethan Chargois. | 61 - 73 |
Statistics
 TULN |
 SMU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-48 | FG | 26-56 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 12-29 | 3PT | 4-15 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 10-14 | FT | 17-20 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 85 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 15 | Assists | 13 |
| 2 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 15 | Fouls | 15 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Dallas, TX
Attendance: 6,814 | 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 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 26-9 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-13 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 18-17 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |