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2020 Schedule
12th in American
- 11/6
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h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 11/16
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 11/21
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 12/1
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 12/4
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 12/8
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 12/16
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 12/20
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 12/31
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 1/4
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h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 1/11
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 1/14
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - TBD
- 1/25
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h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 2/1
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Martin's 21 leads Memphis over Tulane 83-68 in AAC tourney
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Dennis beats buzzer for Wichita St in 82-79 win over Tulane
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South Florida defeats Tulane 75-70
David Collins and Justin Brown scored 20 points apiece as South Florida narrowly beat Tulane 75-70 on Wednesday night.
Rose lifts Temple over Tulane 80-69
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Tulsa beats Tulane 72-64
Curran Scott had 19 points and Martins Igbanu posted 19 points and seven rebounds as Tulsa defeated Tulane 72-64 on Thursday night.
Williams lifts East Carolina over Tulane 85-81
Shawn Williams scored a season-high 27 points as East Carolina narrowly defeated Tulane 85-81 on Saturday night.
Martin scores 43 to lift Memphis past Tulane 102-76
Jeremiah Martin had a career-high 43 points as Memphis easily beat Tulane 102-76 on Wednesday night.
Davis scores 26 as No. 9 Houston beats Tulane 85-50
Corey Davis Jr. made eight 3-pointers and scored 26 points to help No. 9 Houston beat Tulane 85-50 on Sunday for its 10th consecutive victory.
Horne scores 20 to lift Tulsa over Tulane 80-57
Jeriah Horne had 20 points and 12 rebounds as Tulsa romped past Tulane 80-57 on Thursday night.
McDuffie scores 25 to lead Wichita St. past Tulane 77-62
Markis McDuffie had 25 points as Wichita State defeated Tulane 77-62 on Saturday night.
Alston nets 29, Temple hands Tulane 11th straight loss 76-67
Shizz Alston Jr. scored 29 points, Nate Pierre-Louis had 15 points and 11 rebounds and Temple handled Tulane its 11th straight loss 75-67 on Saturday night.
East Carolina snaps 5-game skid, beats Tulane 66-65
Isaac Fleming scored five of his 11 points in the final four minutes to help East Carolina pull away to beat Tulane 66-65 on Thursday night and snap a five-game skid.
SMU rallies late to finish season sweep of Tulane, 85-75
Jahmal McMurray and Isiaha Mike combined to score 49 points and SMU snapped a two-game losing streak by beating Tulane, 85-75 on Saturday night.
Dawkins, UCF roll past Tulane for fifth AAC win, 75-50
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Adams scores 31 to lead UConn to 87-71 win over Tulane
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2018-19 American Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 16-2 | - | 33-4 |
| Cincinnati | 14-4 | 2 | 28-7 |
| UCF | 13-5 | 3 | 24-9 |
| Temple | 13-5 | 3 | 23-10 |
| Memphis | 11-7 | 5 | 22-14 |
| Wichita State | 10-8 | 6 | 22-15 |
| South Florida | 8-10 | 8 | 24-14 |
| Tulsa | 8-10 | 8 | 18-14 |
| UConn | 6-12 | 10 | 16-17 |
| SMU | 6-12 | 10 | 15-17 |
| East Carolina | 3-15 | 13 | 10-21 |
| Tulane | 0-18 | 16 | 4-27 |
Team Stats
Points Per Game67.2350th
Rebounds Per Game36.4160th
Assists Per Game14.3129th
Points Allowed77.5317th
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Tournament History
| Final Fours | 0 |
| Tournament Record | 3-3 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 3 |