Sion James scored 22 points, Collin Holloway’s layup gave Tulane the lead for good and the Green Wave defeated No. 10 Memphis 81-79 on Sunday afternoon in New Orleans.
Kevin Cross scored 21 points and Holloway finished with 13 for Tulane (12-6, 3-3 American Athletic Conference).
David Jones had 32 points and 11 rebounds, Marcus Dandridge scored 13 points and Jaykwon Walton and Jahvon Quinerly added 11 points apiece for the Tigers (15-4, 4-2), who lost their second straight after a 10-game winning streak.
Holloway made a layup to give the Green Wave a 79-77 lead with 1:43 left, and he added two free throws for a four-point advantage. Nae’Qwan Tomlin made two free throws to get Memphis within two, and a shot-clock violation with 13 seconds left gave the Tigers a chance to tie or win.
Jones missed two 3-pointers in the final seconds as the Green Wave beat Memphis in New Orleans for the third consecutive season.
No. 14 Illinois 86, Rutgers 63
Justin Harmon’s 18 points and eight rebounds off the bench led five players who scored in double figures as the Fighting Illini earned a Big Ten victory over the Scarlet Knights in Champaign, Ill.
Quincy Guerrier (15 points, 11 rebounds) recorded his fifth double-double in the past seven games for Illinois (14-4, 5-2 Big Ten). Terrence Shannon Jr. added 16 points in his first game after missing six due to a suspension on Dec. 28 following a rape charge in Kansas. An Illinois judge granted a preliminary injunction on Friday that allowed Shannon to return to the team.
Clifford Omoruyi posted 22 points and nine rebounds to pace Rutgers (10-8, 2-5), which cut a 15-point second-half deficit to four with 10 minutes to play before the Illini pulled away.
No. 23 Florida Atlantic 112, UTSA 103
Alijah Martin scored six points during a crucial 36-second span of overtime as the Owls edged past the pesky Roadrunners in San Antonio.
Martin finished with 26 points, five rebounds, five assists and two steals. Johnell Davis — who forced overtime with three free throws after being fouled with 16 seconds left — had 34 points and seven rebounds for Florida Atlantic (15-4, 5-1 AAC).
UTSA’s Jordan Ivy-Curry netted a career-high 38 points and grabbed seven rebounds, while Christian Tucker produced a double-double with 19 points and 12 assists. The Roadrunners (7-12, 1-5) have lost four straight.
–Field Level Media
