Wichita State Shockers at Tulane Green Wave
· American Athletic Conference Championship - Quarterfinal
Tulane defeats Wichita State 82-76 in AAC quarterfinal
The Green Wave, the tournament's No. 3 seed, will face second-seeded Memphis in Saturday's semifinals.
Cross added 13 rebounds for the Green Wave (19-10). Jaylen Forbes scored 19 points while shooting 6 for 14 (4 for 10 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free throw line, and added seven rebounds. R.J. McGee shot 4 for 7 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 7 of 8 from the free throw line to finish with 17 points, while adding seven rebounds.
Craig Porter Jr. finished with 22 points, six rebounds, 11 assists and two steals for the Shockers (16-14). Wichita State also got 14 points and two blocks from James Rojas. In addition, Jaykwon Walton finished with 13 points and six rebounds.
Tulane went into halftime ahead of Wichita State 46-40. Cross scored 14 points in the half. Cross led Tulane with 10 second-half points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 76 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Wichita State Offensive Rebound. | 76 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 76 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:04 | R.J. McGee made Free Throw. | 76 - 82 |
Statistics
 WICH |
 TULN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-73 | FG | 28-61 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 9-21 | 3PT | 10-27 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 13-19 | FT | 16-21 |
| 68 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 13 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Points Off Turnovers | 5 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 18 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Attendance: 6,111 | 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 |