Tulane stays perfect at home with 76-69 win over Nicholls
NEW ORLEANS -- Jordan Cornish scored 18 points, Cameron Reynolds scored 16 and Tulane staged a rally despite 22 turnovers to beat Nicholls 76-69 on Monday night.
Tevon Saddler scored eight of the Colonels' last 10 points of the first half to send Nicholls to halftime with a 45-28 lead. Saddler hit a 3 with 17:39 left for 50-30 lead before Nicholls went cold and shot 6 of 29 from the field the rest of the way.
Cornish overcame nine turnovers and scored 13 points in the last 12 minutes. His layup with 5:18 to go put Tulane (8-3) up 60-59 and the Green Wave never trailed again.
Melvin Frazier and Ray Ona Embo each scored 12 for Tulane now 6-0 at home.
Saddler led the Colonels with 24 points and nine rebounds and Jahvaughn Powell had a career-high eight steals. Nicholls (5-6) finished with a total of 15 steals. Kimani Jackson added 16 points for Nicholls.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Brent Hampton
- Raymie Styons
- Karl Hess
2024-25 Southland Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNeese | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
| Incarnate Word | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
| Nicholls | 0-0 | - | 3-4 |
| Northwestern State | 0-0 | - | 3-4 |
| SE Louisiana | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
| Houston Christian | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
| New Orleans | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
| Lamar | 0-0 | - | 1-5 |
| East Texas A&M | 0-0 | - | 1-6 |
2024-25 American Athletic Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
| Wichita State | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
| East Carolina | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
| North Texas | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
| Rice | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
| Temple | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
| Tulane | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
| Charlotte | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
| South Florida | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
| Florida Atlantic | 0-0 | - | 4-4 |
| UAB | 0-0 | - | 4-4 |
| Tulsa | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
| UTSA | 0-0 | - | 1-3 |
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