NCAAB

Memphis Tigers at Tulane Green Wave

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Memphis Tigers
20-9, 5-5 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
74 - 67
Tulane Green Wave
12-17, 7-6 Home

Achiuwa helps Memphis hold off Tulane 74-67 in overtime

Achiuwa sank 9 of 16 shots from the floor and matched his career high with five blocked shots for the Tigers (20-9, 9-7 American Athletic Conference). Tyler Harris came off the bench to score 12 with six rebounds, while freshman Boogie Ellis scored 11.

Memphis look a 30-27 lead into halftime and led 57-49 after Malcolm Dandridge's layup with 4:59 remaining in regulation. Christion Thompson hit two free throws and a layup to give Tulane a 58-57 lead with 29 seconds left. Harris nailed a 3-pointer to put Memphis up by two, but Teshaun Hightower answered with a layup with 2 seconds left to send the game to overtime.

K.J. Lawson's three-point play gave the Green Wave (12-17, 4-13) a 63-61 lead with 2:58 left in overtime, but Harris and Achiuwa both hit two free throws and Memphis took the lead for good. The Tigers made 11 of 12 foul shots in the final 2:43.

Thompson finished with a career-high 30 points for Tulane, sinking 9 of 19 shots from the floor and 11 of 12 free throws. Hightower added 22 points on 7-of-20 shooting.

Memphis shot 43% from the floor and 30% from beyond the arc (6 of 20). The Tigers made 20 of 27 free throws. Tulane shot a frigid 28% overall and 12.5% from distance (4 of 32). The Green Wave hit 19 of 24 foul shots.

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Recent Plays

3rd 0:00 End of Game 74 - 67
3rd 0:00 End of 1st overtime 74 - 67
3rd 0:13 Alex Lomax Steal. 74 - 67
3rd 0:13 Teshaun Hightower Turnover. 74 - 67
3rd 0:23 Lester Quinones Defensive Rebound. 74 - 67

Statistics

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24-56 FG 22-78
43 Field Goal % 28
6-20 3PT 4-32
30 Three Point % 13
20-27 FT 19-24
74 Free Throw % 79
55 Rebounds 37
11 Offensive Rebounds 15
44 Defensive Rebounds 22
18 Assists 8
6 Steals 12
8 Blocks 3
24 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 0
24 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
11 Points Off Turnovers 25
9 Fast Break Points 12
34 Points in Paint 32
22 Fouls 21
8 Largest Lead 2

Game Information

Venue: Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse

Location: New Orleans, LA
Attendance: 3,023 | 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
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