Men's Basketball Meets Tulsa Wednesday Night on ESPNews

GAME 18: TULANE GREEN WAVE (4-13, 1-4 AAC) at TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE (9-7, 3-1 AAC)
When:	Jan. 18, 2017
Where:	Tulsa, Okla. \| Reynolds Center
Watch:	ESPNews \| WatchESPN
Commentators:	Alex Faust (Play-by-Play) Bryndon Manzer (Color)
Radio:	Fox Sports AM 1280 New Orleans \| Listen Online
Radio Tal-ent:	Todd Graffagnini (Play-By-Play)
Live Stats:	SIDEARM
Notes:	Tulane \| Tulsa \| American Conference
Social Media:	Twitter: @GreenWaveMBB \| #RollWave

NEW ORLEANS – The Tulane men's basketball team will take its show on the road in an American Athletic Conference contest at Tulsa on Wednesday, Jan. 18 at the Reynolds Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at the Reynolds Center.

The game will be televised on ESPNews with Alex Faust on the call and Bryndon Manzer providing color commentary. Todd Graffagnini's radio coverage can be heard on 1280 AM FOX Sports New Orleans.

Tulane Quick Notes:
• Redshirt junior Cameron Reynolds ranks in The American in three-point field goals made (40), sixth in scoring (15.3), eighth in three-point field goal percentage (.396) and 12th in free throw percentage (.745).
• Sophomore Kain Harris is third in the conference in free throw percentage (.850) and ninth in three-point field goal percentage (.395).
• Sophomore Melvin Frazier is second in the league in steals per game (1.8) and senior Ryan Smith is sixth in blocks per game (1.5) and eighth in field goal percentage (.519).

Last Time Out:
• Tulane trailed by just two points at halftime, but SMU clamped down in the final 20 minutes of an 80-64 victory in New Orleans on Sunday night.
• Kain Harris led the Green Wave (4-13, 1-4 AAC) with 16 points off the bench, recording his fifth-straight game in double-figures. Cameron Reynolds added 13 points and eight rebounds, while Malik Morgan also reached double-digits with 11 points. Ryan Smith led all players with a career-high 12 rebounds.
• Semi Ojeleye led four SMU (15-4, 5-1 AAC) scorers in double-figures with a game-high 21 points.

The Opponent:
• Tulsa (9-7, 3-1 AAC) enters Wednesday's matchup with wins in its last two conference games, including an 81-71 home victory over Memphis on Jan. 11 and a 70-68 thriller at Temple on Saturday, where Sterling Taplin scored a layup in the final seconds.
• The Golden Hurricane has two common non-conference opponents with the Green Wave, which includes a 77-68 win over New Orleans on Nov. 19 and a 74-59 victory over Texas State on Dec. 17. Tulane dropped contests against both of those teams.
• Tulsa is fourth in The American in rebounding margin (+3.4) and three-point field goals made, but ranks last in blocked shots (3.0) and offensive rebounds per game (10.1), 10th in assists (11.9) and turnover margin (-3.0) and ninth in steals (4.7).

The Series:
• Wednesday marks the 22nd all-time meeting between the Green Wave and Golden Hurricane, as Tulsa leads the series, 16-5, and has won seven in a row.
• Tulane's last win in the series came in a 75-72 decision at home on Jan. 19, 2013 as a member of Conference USA, while the Wave's last win in Tulsa came on Jan. 16, 2008 in a 67-65 overtime triumph.

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Players Mentioned

Melvin Frazier

Kain Harris

Malik Morgan

Cameron Reynolds

Ryan Smith

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