Scores

Final

SMU 74

(10-10, 2-4 C-USA)

Tulane 80

(14-6, 2-4 C-USA)

8:00 PM ET, January 25, 2012

Devlin FIeldhouse, New Orleans, LA

1 2 T
SMU 25 4974
TULN 17 6380

Top Performers

Southern Methodist: R. Nyakundi 26 Pts, 3 Reb

Tulane: R. Tarrant 33 Pts, 4 Reb, 3 Ast, 3 Stl

Tulane 80, SMU 74

Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS -- Ricky Tarrant scored 33 points and Tulane exploded in the second half for 63 points to beat SMU 80-74 Wednesday night in Conference USA action.

Tarrant broke the school record for points by a freshman, set by Anthony Reed with 32 in 1989. Tulane's 63 points in the second half was more than the Green Wave's total in nine games this season.

Trailing 25-17 at halftime and 28-19 early in the second half, Tulane (14-6, 2-4) outscored SMU 61-46 over the final 18:37. Tarrant scored 26 of his points in the second half, including his five 3-pointers. He was 9 for 17 from the floor, 5 of 11 from the arc and 10 for 12 at the foul line.

SMU (10-10, 2-4) got 26 points from Robert Nyakundi, 16 from London Giles.

For Tulane, Jordan Callahan scored 16 points, Josh Davis 14. Tulane shot 18 for 28 after intermission.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
SMU
TULN
Points 74 80
FG Made-Attempted 28-49 (.571) 25-56 (.446)
3P Made-Attempted 10-22 (.455) 10-29 (.345)
FT Made-Attempted 8-11 (.727) 20-32 (.625)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 27 (1/0) 15 (0/0)
Largest Lead 8 9

Game Leaders

 
SMU
TULN
PointsR. Nyakundi 26R. Tarrant 33
ReboundsS. Williams 5J. Davis 11
AssistsJ. Samarrippas 11J. Callahan 5
StealsJ. Samarrippas 2R. Tarrant 3
BlocksC. Cunningham 2J. Davis 1
Team Stats: S. Methodist | Tulane

2011-12 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Jan 25, 2012 @TULN 80, SMU 74Recap
Feb 22, 2012 @SMU 64, TULN 50Recap

Next 5 Games

SMU
TULN
01/28 TLSA 3:00pm
02/01 @ECU 7:00pm
02/04 UCF 3:00pm
02/08 TCU 8:00pm
02/11 @RICE 8:00pm
 01/28 @RICE 8:00pm
02/01 @MRSH 7:00pm
02/04 HOU 8:00pm
02/11 @UTEP 9:05pm
02/15 MEM 8:00pm
Complete Schedule: S. Methodist | Tulane

Conference USA Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Memphis13-326-8
Southern Miss11-525-8
UCF10-622-10
Marshall9-721-13
Tulsa10-617-14
Rice8-817-15
Houston7-915-15
East Carolina5-1115-16
Tulane3-1315-16
UAB9-715-16
UTEP7-915-17
Southern Methodist4-1213-19
View expanded standings »