National Basketball Association
Tulane 73, Tennessee Tech 68
When: 2:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 30, 2014
Where: Devlin Fieldhouse, New Orleans, Louisiana
Officials:
# Jim Burr, # Tom Eades, # Rusty Phillips
Attendance:
912
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Tulane 73, Tennessee Tech 68: Jonathan Stark led the way with 14 points and seven assists as the Green Wave held off the visiting Golden Eagles.
Louis Dabney added 12 points and Jay Hook scored 11 for Tulane (5-1), which has won five straight since dropping its opener to Wake Forest. Ryan Smith scored 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting as the Green Wave shot 53.4 percent from the field.
Charles Jackson had 16 points and 10 rebounds for Tennessee Tech (3-3), which dropped to 0-3 on the road. Torrance Rowe added 16 points and Dwan Caldwell chipped in 15 for the Golden Eagles.
The Golden Eagles were within 33-30 after Rowe’s layup with under 3 1/2
minutes to play in the first half but did not make a field goal the rest
of the period. Stark scored five points and added an assist in the
final three-plus minutes of the half to send the Green Wave into the
break up 40-33, and Smith’s free throw extended the advantage to 12
points early in the second.
Tennessee Tech took a 66-65 lead on Rowe’s 3-pointer with just under four minutes left but managed two points the rest of the way. Tre Drye grabbed an offensive rebound and put it back for the go-ahead basket and Cameron Reynolds scored twice down the stretch to help Tulane close it out.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Golden Eagles were 5-of-18 from beyond the arc while the Green Wave managed a slightly better 6-of-18 clip. … Tulane will play its first road game at Loyola (IL) on Wednesday. … Jackson has recorded a double-double in each of Tennessee Tech’s first six games.
Top Game Performances
| Tennessee Tech |
|
Tulane |
|
Charles Jackson 16 |
Scoring |
Jonathan Stark 14 |
|
Shirmane Thomas 4 |
Assists |
Jonathan Stark 7 |
|
Charles Jackson 10 |
Rebounds |
Dylan Osetkowski 6 |
|
Josiah Moore 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Dylan Osetkowski 2 |
|
Charles Jackson 2 |
Steals |
Jay Hook 3 |
|
Javon McKay 2 |
Blocks |
Louis Dabney 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Tennessee Tech
|
68 |
45.6 |
5-18 |
11-16 |
13 |
26 |
2 |
4 |
13 |
| Tulane
|
73 |
53.4 |
6-18 |
5-7 |
9 |
28 |
1 |
7 |
13 |
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