Tulane University
LSU
Tulane Falls To No. 10 LSU, 74-67
Dec 2, 2006 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 2, 2006
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Glen Davis had 20 points and 13 rebounds and Garrett Temple added 18 points to help No. 10 LSU overcome a slow start in a 74-67 victory over Tulane on Saturday.
After falling behind by as much as 11 in the first half, LSU (4-1) closed to within six by halftime and then scored 15 straight points in the second half to take the lead for good with a little under 12 minutes left.
Tack Minor ignited the decisive run with a 3-pointer. Davis scored twice from inside, then Tasmin Mitchell hit an acrobatic reverse layup while falling down after being fouled on a baseline drive.
He made the free throw, and the surge continued when Dameon Mason stole the ball near midcourt and took it the other way for a breakaway dunk to give the Tigers a 58-49 lead.
Mason finished with 12 points and Mitchell 11 for LSU.
David Gomez led Tulane (4-3) with 19 points, and Chris Moore and Kevin Sims each scored 12.
Sims made a 3-pointer with 2:30 left to cut LSU's lead to 69-65 but Davis converted two free throws on the other end for the Tigers.
Tulane shot 53 percent in the first half, taking the ball aggressively to the hoop. Moore started a 13-0 run with a 3-pointer, and the Green Wave led 38-27.
Davis snapped the run with a strong move inside, then scored inside again to spark a 9-2 LSU spurt, capped by Temple's three-point play on a soaring fast-break lay-in as he was fouled.
Tulane responded with Andrew Garcia's runner in the lane to give the Green Wave a 42-36 lead at halftime.
