Memphis Tigers at Tulane Green Wave
· NCAA Men's Basketball
James' 30 lead Tulane over Memphis 96-89
James added six rebounds, seven assists, and three steals for the Green Wave (8-5, 1-1 American Athletic Conference). Jaylen Forbes added 21 points while going 6 of 12 from the floor, including 3 for 8 from distance, and 6 for 8 from the line, and he also had five rebounds and five assists. R.J. McGee was 6-of-9 shooting (2 for 4 from distance) to finish with 14 points.
Kendric Davis led the way for the Tigers (11-4, 1-1) with 31 points, six rebounds, seven assists and three steals. Memphis also got 19 points, 12 rebounds and three steals from DeAndre Williams. In addition, Alex Lomax finished with eight points.
Tulane was tied with Memphis at the half, 37-37, with James (10 points) its high scorer before the break. James put up 20 second-half points and Tulane secured the victory after a second half that featured 12 lead changes and was tied six times.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 89 - 96 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 89 - 96 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Sion James Defensive Rebound. | 89 - 96 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Kendric Davis missed Three Point Jumper. | 89 - 96 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Jaylen Forbes made Free Throw. | 89 - 96 |
Statistics
 MEM |
 TULN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-68 | FG | 29-60 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 10-23 | 3PT | 11-26 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 21-30 | FT | 27-34 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 23 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 25 | Fouls | 25 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: New Orleans, LA
Attendance: 1,548 | Capacity:
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 29-7 |
| 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 |