Memphis 68-56 Tulane (January 30, 2025) Game Recap

New Orleans-DAIN DAINJA scored 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting and grabbing 10 rebounds, Colby Rogers scored all his 14 points in the second half and No. 19 Memphis beat Tulane 68-56 on Thursday night.

PJ Carter also scored 14 points for Memphis (17-4, 6-2 American Athletic Conference). Rogers and Carter each hit four of Tigers’ nine 3-Pointers. PJ Haggerty, who entered the game No. 2 nationally in the scoring (22.1 points per game), scored a season-low eight on 3-of-11 shooting.

Rowan Brumbaugh led Tulane (11-10, 5-3) with 19 points and Kaleb Banks added 14.

Banks made a layup with 4:41 to play that cut Green Wave’s deficit to 56-53, but Memphis scored 12 of the last 15 points, including two 3s of Rogers.

Takeaways

Memphis: The tigers were uneven to offense against Tulane, but their defensive effort carried them and held the green wave to 36% shoot overall, 4 of 24 (17%) from 3-point reach, one evening when Haggerty did not make shots.

TULANE: The Green Wave, who was chosen to finish 11 in the 13-team AAC, can play with the best teams at the conference, despite losing their entire start five from last season.

Keying moment

After starting the game 0-for-7 shooting, Rogers hit a pair of 3-Pointer less than 90 seconds to make it 51-46 with 9:02 to play, and Memphis led the rest of the way.

Key State

The Tigers broke a three-match’s losing row against Tulanes Avron B. Fogelman Arena. Memphis beat Green Wave in New Orleans for the first time since December 16, 2020.

Up next

Both teams are back in action Sunday. Memphis is at Rice and Tulane plays the host of Tulsa.

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