Tulane University
Southern
Men's Basketball Hosts Southern for Education Day
Dec 5, 2017 | Men's Basketball
| GAME 9: TULANE GREEN WAVE (6-2) vs. SOUTHERN JAGUARSÂ (2-5) |
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| Â When: | Â Wednesday, December 6 | Noon (CT) |
| Â Where: | Â New Orleans | Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse |
| Â Watch: | Â ESPN3/WatchESPN |
|  Commentators: |  Tim Grubbs (Play-By-Play) & John Brady (Analyst) |
| Â Radio: | Â 1280 AM New Orleans | Listen Online |
|  Radio Talent: |  Todd Graffagnini  (Play-By-Play) |
| Â Live Scoring: | Â Sidearm |
|  Notes: |  Tulane | Southern | American |
|  Tickets: |  Purchase Online |
| Â Social Media:Â | Â @GreenWaveMBB | #RollWave |
NEW ORLEANS - After dropping its second game of the season on Sunday at North Carolina, Tulane returns home to host Southern for Education Day on Wednesday, Dec. 6 at Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse.
Tipoff is scheduled for noon (CT) and the game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app. Tim Grubbs will handle play-by-play, while John Brady provides color commentary.
As part of Education Day festivities, more than 800 students, teachers and staff from local schools between the first and sixth grades will be in attendance, many experiencing their first college basketball game.
HISTORY LESSON
• The Green Wave and Jaguars will meet for the eighth year in a row and 11th time overall, as Tulane leads the all-time series, 9-1:
• In last year's meeting, four Tulane players scored in double-figures, led by Cameron Reynolds' 24 points on 10-for-18 shooting, as the Green Wave earned an 84-75 home victory. Melvin Frazier added 15 points, while Ray Ona Embo scored 13 points to go with six assists. Blake Paul scored 12 points on 5-for-6 shooting and Malik Morgan chipped in nine points and led all players with 11 rebounds.
• Southern placed four scorers in double digits, as Chris Thomas and Jared Sam scored 19 points, respectively. Trelun Banks had 17 points, six rebounds sand six assists.
LAST TIME OUT
• Melvin Frazier led four Green Wave players in double-figures by matching a career high with 27 points, but Tulane dropped its second contest of the season, 97-73, to 13th-ranked North Carolina in Chapel Hill on Sunday.
• Frazier shot 9-for-16 overall and led all players with five assists, while Cameron Reynolds made eight shots to finish with 18 points, five boards and four helpers. Jordan Cornish made four treys and added 12 points, while freshman Caleb Daniels chipped in a season-high 11 points off the bench.
• Luke May led North Carolina (8-1) with 22 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and four blocks, as Kenny Williams and Joel Berry scored 13 points apiece.
• The Tar Heels shot 68 percent in the first half and made 15 of 18 shots in the paint to lead 52-29 at the intermission, before building the margin to as many as 32 points with 4:31 remaining in the second half. UNC shot 38-for-58 (.655) overall in the game and owned a 45-26 rebounding advantage.
SCOUTING THE JAGUARS
• Picked to finish second in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Preseason Poll, Southern returns nine letterwinners from last year's team that went 15-18 overall and 11-7 in the league.Â
• The Jaguars are led by a pair of preseason all-conference picks, including senior forward Jared Sam (First Team) and redshirt senior guard Chris Thomas (Second Team).
• Southern will be well-rested for Wednesday's matchup following an eight-day hiatus between contests. The Jaguars were victorious, 92-69, at home against Wiley College on Nov. 29 in Baton Rouge, led by Sam's double-double comprising 24 points and 13 rebounds.
FRAZIER'S RAGING FIRE
• To start the 2017-18 season, Melvin Frazier has put together the best string of games in his career. He has scored at least 20 points in five of eight games and notched two double-doubles, while his 2.5 steals ranks first and his 19.9 points per game and .625 field goal percentage are second, respectively, among all American Athletic Conference players.
• He has multiple steals in seven contests and has scored in double-figures in all eight games.
REYNOLDS SURPASSES 1,000 POINTS
• Redshirt senior Cameron Reynolds scored his 1,000th career point in the 81-65 win over Alcorn State on Nov. 29 to become the 36th player in program history to reach the milestone.
• While his seventh point of the night gave him 1,000, Reynolds poured in a season-high 28 points in the effort and moved from No. 37 to No. 34 on the school's all-time scoring list in that game alone.
TWENTY DIMES MULTIPLE TIMES
• Tulane has combined for at least 20 assists on three occasions this season and is unbeaten in those contests.
• The Green Wave served up 21 helpers in the 102-96 season-opening win over LIU Brooklyn on Nov. 10, 21 in the 80-53 victory over Colorado State on Nov. 17 and 20 more in the 81-65 win against Alcorn State on Nov. 29.
JAMAICAN HISTORY
• Tulane became the first team to win an NCAA Division I college basketball game in Jamaica in an 80-53 victory over Colorado State at the 2017 Jamaica Classic on Nov. 17.
• Melvin Frazier was voted MVP of the tournament, while Cameron Reynolds was chosen to the all-tournament team following Tulane's 2-0 showing in Montego Bay which, was capped by a 63-55 victory against Fordham on Nov. 19.
• Frazier scored 23 points in both games and grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds against Fordham, while Reynolds poured in a game-high 25 points against Colorado State.
