Tulane University
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Men's Basketball's Second Half Rally Falls Short at Home Against USF, 75-70
Mar 6, 2019 | Men's Basketball
NEW ORLEANS – Sophomore Caleb Daniels scored a team-high 20 points, but the Tulane men's basketball team fell 75-70 to USF Wednesday night at Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse.
Daniels finished the night going 6-of-13 from the field, including a 3-of-6 mark from beyond the arc, as he led the team in scoring for the 14th time this season. In addition, Daniels dished out a career-high seven assists and pulled down a team-high six rebounds, while the 20-point effort was his ninth of the season.
Joining Daniels in double-figures was freshman Connor Crabtree and junior Samir Sehic, as they finished with 19 and 17 points, respectively.
Senior forward Blake Paul also added six points and registered a block, which gave him 100 for his career. Paul's triple-digit rejections rank eighth on the all-time list.
Tulane trailed by as many as 16 points in the second half, but the Green Wave fought back to cut the Bulls' lead to eight with under eight minutes to go in the game.
Five minutes later, USF extended its advantage back to double digits and led by 15 with 3:24 to go.
The Green Wave made one last push, as Daniels drilled a 3-pointer in front of the Tulane bench to cut USF's lead to seven, 69-62. Following Daniels' trey, the Bulls turned the ball over, which gave the Green Wave possession with just under a minute and a half to go in the game, but Tulane was unable to capitalize.
Tulane would inch closer thanks to another 3-pointer from the top of the key by Daniels, which made the count 72-68 with 38 seconds to play.
Following back-to-back missed free throws by USF's Justin Brown, Tulane had the ball with a chance to make the game a one-possession contest, but the Green Wave were unable to score and would not draw any closer.
USF's David Collins and Brown each netted 20 points apiece to lead the Bulls.
Tulane trailed at the half by a 37-26 count. The Green Wave struggled from the floor in the opening 20 minutes, as they connected on just 29 percent of their shot attempts.
Tulane closes out the regular season with Senior Night on Saturday, March 9 against Wichita State. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m., at Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse and the game will be televised nationally on CBS Sports Network.
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