Scores

Final

Tulane 83

(10-3, 0-3 away)

Hofstra 62

(3-9, 3-3 home)

3:00 PM ET, December 22, 2012

Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY

1 2 T
TULN 30 5383
HOF 30 3262

Top Performers

Tulane: R. Tarrant 28 Pts, 8 Reb, 2 Ast, 5 Stl

Hofstra: S. Mejia 9 Pts, 8 Reb, 6 Ast, 1 Stl

Tulane 83, Hofstra 62

Associated Press

NEW YORK -- Ricky Tarrant scored a season-high 28 points and Tulane dominated the second half to defeat Hofstra 83-62 Saturday.

Tied at 30 at the break, the Green Wave (10-3) opened the second half with a 20-0 run in the first four minutes to pull away, with Tarrant scoring the first 13 points in the spurt.

Tarrant finished with 21 points -- hitting 5 of 8 3-pointers -- in the second half. He also had a career-high eight rebounds and five steals in the opening game of the Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational. Josh Davis added 18 points and Jordan Callahan 15 points and five steals for Tulane.

The Green Wave shot 57.1 percent after the break (20 of 35) while the Pride, which led by seven in the first half, shot 36.4 percent (12 of 33).

Taran Buie scored 15 points to lead Hofstra (3-9), which has lost seven in a row.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
TULN
HOF
Points 83 62
FG Made-Attempted 33-67 (.493) 22-58 (.379)
3P Made-Attempted 9-23 (.391) 5-17 (.294)
FT Made-Attempted 8-12 (.667) 13-17 (.765)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 17 (0/0) 14 (0/0)
Largest Lead 30 7

Game Leaders

 
TULN
HOF
PointsR. Tarrant 28T. Buie 15
ReboundsJ. Davis 9S. Mejia 8
AssistsJ. Davis 4S. Mejia 6
StealsR. Tarrant 5J. Allen 2
BlocksJ. Davis 3D. Brown 3
Team Stats: Tulane | Hofstra

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Dec 22, 2012 TULN 83, @HOF 62Recap

Next 5 Games

TULN
HOF
12/30 @ALA 6:00pm
01/04 WOF 8:00pm
01/09 UTEP 8:00pm
01/12 @SMU 3:00pm
01/19 TLSA 2:00pm
 01/01 @FAU 2:00pm
01/07 GAST 7:00pm
01/09 @DEL 7:00pm
01/12 W&M 4:00pm
01/16 @NE 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: Tulane | Hofstra