Men's Basketball Falls to Sixth-Ranked North Carolina in Opener

Friday, November 11

The Smoothie King Center

8 p.m. CT

Tulane University

0-1

North Carolina

1-0

Team	1	2	F
North Carolina	46	49	95
Tulane	32	43	75

Photo by: Parker Waters

Men's Basketball Falls to Sixth-Ranked North Carolina in Opener

Nov 11, 2016 | Men's Basketball

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Reynolds posts a career high

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NEW ORLEANS - Three players scoring in double figures, including a career-high night from redshirt junior guard Cameron Reynolds, was not enough to withstand No. 6/6 North Carolina as Tulane men's basketball dropped its regular-season opener 95-75 at the Smoothie King Center.

Reynolds showed the maturation of his shooting touch with a career-high 21 points on 7-of-15 shooting from the floor. The Pearland, Texas, native had the hot hand from long range, hitting a career-high five three-pointers in his six attempts. Freshman guard Colin Slater put up 14 points in his collegiate debut and first collegiate start. Sophomore guard Kain Harris poured in a career-high 15 points off the bench and provided one of the Green Wave's highlights of the game with an emphatic dunk midway through the second half.

Tulane (0-1) hung tough early on and kept the game within a couple of possessions until the later part of the first half when the Tar Heels (1-0) extended the lead to 10, 32-22, with 5:16 remaining before halftime. That final five-plus minutes saw North Carolina grow its lead to as many as 17 points before sophomore guard Von Juilen drained a triple just before the buzzer to make the score 46-32 at the break.

The Green Wave played with more poise and consistency in the second half, though Carolina maintained control over the final 20 minutes. Slater had five points in a Tulane seven-point run early in the half that cut the deficit to 11, 53-42, with just under 17 minutes remaining. However, that would be as close as the Wave woulld get as Justin Jackson scored 15 of his career-high 27 points in the second half to lead all scorers and secure a win for the Tar Heels.

Next up, Tulane plays its first true home game at Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse on Monday against Southeastern Louisiana. Tipoff is set for at 7 p.m. on ESPN3.

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Green Wave Notes:
• Redshirt junior F Cameron Reynolds' 21 points topped his previous high of 17 vs. Southern-New Orleans on Nov. 22, 2014.
• Sophomore G Kain Harris scored a career-high 15 points off the bench, eclipsing his previous high of 13 accomplished twice in 2015-16 (Alabama A&M and Liberty).
• Ryan Smith matched his career high with eight rebounds. He also grabbed eight boards at UCF on Jan. 14, 2015.