Men's Basketball Hosts No. 20 Cincinnati Saturday

GAME 19: TULANE GREEN WAVE (4-14, 1-5 AAC) VS. No. 20 CINCINNATI BEARCATS (16-2, 6-0 AAC)
When:	Saturday, Jan. 21 \| 3 p.m. CT
Where:	New Orleans \| Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse
Watch:	CBS Sports Network
Commentators:	John Sadak (Play-By-Play), Chris Walker (Analyst)
Radio:	Fox Sports AM 1280 New Orleans \| Listen Online
Radio Talent:	Todd Graffagnini (Play-By-Play)
Live Scoring:	Sidearm
Notes:	Tulane \| Cincinnati \| American
Tickets:	Purchase Online
Social Media:	@GreenWaveMBB \| #RollWave

NEW ORLEANS – The Tulane men's basketball team will close its home-and-home regular-season series with 20th-ranked Cincinnati on Saturday at 3 p.m. in an American Athletic Conference matchup at Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse.

The game will be televised on CBS Sports Network with John Sadak on the call and Chris Walker providing color commentary. Todd Graffagnini's radio coverage can be heard on 1280 AM FOX Sports New Orleans.

Tulane Quick Notes:
• The Bearcats will be the first team ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll to play in New Orleans since No. 10 SMU came to town on Jan. 17, 2016.
• Redshirt junior Cameron Reynolds ranks fifth in The American in three-point field goals made (41), seventh in scoring (15.6), eighth in minutes (34.1), 11th in three-point field goal percentage (.383) and 13th in free throw percentage (.754).
• Sophomore Kain Harris is third in the conference in free throw percentage (.848) and 10th in three-point field goal percentage (.386).
• Sophomore Melvin Frazier is third in the league in steals per game (1.6) and senior Ryan Smith is seventh in blocks per game (1.5) and eighth in field goal percentage (.518).

The Opponent:
• Cincinnati (16-2, 6-0 AAC) enters Saturday's contest on a nine-game winning streak and is coming off an 81-74 home victory over Temple on Wednesday night. The Bearcats shot an impressive 17-for-23 (.739) from the field in a 55-point second half despite trailing by two at halftime.
• Cincinnati ranks first in The American in scoring margin (+15.9), field goal percentage (.476) and blocks (6.2), and second in scoring offense (77.3), field goal percentage defense (.364), three-point field goal percentage defense (.311), assists (16.8), steals (7.2) and turnover margin (+2.7).

The Series:
• Saturday's matchup marks the 39th all-time meeting between Tulane and Cincinnati with the Bearcats holding a 24-14 lead in the series.
• The Bearcats shot north of 55 percent from the field in both halves, resulting in a 92-56 victory over the Green Wave in their first meeting on Jan. 1 at Fifth Third Arena. Cameron Reynolds led the Wave with 17 points, Ray Ona Embo scored 11 points and Kain Harris chipped in 10 off the bench. Sammis Reyes grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds and blocked two shots.
• The Bearcats also placed three scorers in double digits, led by Jarron Cumberland's career-high 19 points off the bench. Kevin Johnson had 15 points and Jacob Evans contributed 13 points, as Cincinnati shot 33-for-58 (.569) overall as a team and 13-for-24 (.542) from three-point range.
• The programs only met once last season, as Cincinnati claimed a 97-75 home victory.

Last Time Out:
• Cameron Reynolds registered his second double-double of the season with 20 points and matched a career-high with 12 rebounds, leading four Green Wave players in double-figures, but Tulane (4-14, 1-5 AAC) suffered an 89-82 setback at Tulsa.
• Kain Harris added 15 points off the bench. Melvin Frazier contributed 14 points, while Ray Ona Embo chipped in 10 points, five assists and four rebounds.
• The Green Wave shot 18-for-35 (.514) in the second half and scored 54 points in the final 20 minutes – its largest scoring output in a half this season – while the team's 12 three-pointers made tied a season high.
• Tulsa (10-7, 4-1 AAC) was led by Sterling Taplin's game-high 24 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals.

Men's Basketball Hosts No. 20 Cincinnati Saturday

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Players Mentioned

Melvin Frazier

Kain Harris

Ray Ona Embo

Sammis Reyes

Cameron Reynolds

Ryan Smith

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