Tuesday, December 22
Greenville, N.C.
2:30 PM
Tulane University
58
at
68
East Carolina
Photo by: Rob Goldberg
Men’s Basketball Drops Road Contest at ECU, 68-58
Dec 22, 2020 | Men's Basketball
GREENVILLE, N.C. – The Tulane men's basketball team suffered a 68-58 American Athletic Conference road loss at East Carolina on Tuesday afternoon at Williams Arena in Minges Coliseum.
Jaylen Forbes scored a team-high 16 points, as Gabe Watson chipped in 14 points and four assists.
The first nine minutes of the game featured three ties and two lead changes that left the score knotted at 11. The Green Wave got the offense going and got out to a 16-13 edge, but a 13-0 ECU (7-1, 1-1 AAC) run created a 10-point margin that ended with a 3-pointer by Kevin Cross with 4:37 left in the half.
Tulane (5-2, 0-2 AAC) pulled back within five after a three-point play conversion by Forbes with 1:33 remaining cut the deficit to 30-25, but ECU scored a second-chance layup on its next possession on what was the final scoring play of the first half.
The Green Wave shot 8-of-26 (.308) from the field, 4-of-15 (.267) beyond the 3-point arc and 5-of-9 (.556) at the free throw stripe in the opening 20 minutes. The Pirates shot 12-of-24 (.500) on the floor and 4-of-9 (.444) from outside and at the foul line, respectively, while assisting on 10 of their 12 made baskets.
East Carolina made a pair of treys and all three free throws on a foul committed outside the arc in the first three minutes of the second half to push its advantage back to double digits, 41-28. After giving up a basket, the Pirates scored eight straight points to open up a 19-point lead, 49-30, with 13:26 left.
Forbes began to find his rhythm offensively over the next five minutes to pull within 10 points at the 8:58 mark and the score 51-41. Tulane was unable to pull any closer than 10 for the rest of the contest, as ECU shot 12-of-14 (.857) at the free throw line in the second half to defend the Wave's comeback efforts.
Jayden Gardner led the Pirates with 21 points and 10 rebounds.
Up next for Tulane is a conference road matchup at UCF on Wednesday, December 30. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. (CT) and the game will be broadcast on ESPN+.
Jaylen Forbes scored a team-high 16 points, as Gabe Watson chipped in 14 points and four assists.
The first nine minutes of the game featured three ties and two lead changes that left the score knotted at 11. The Green Wave got the offense going and got out to a 16-13 edge, but a 13-0 ECU (7-1, 1-1 AAC) run created a 10-point margin that ended with a 3-pointer by Kevin Cross with 4:37 left in the half.
Tulane (5-2, 0-2 AAC) pulled back within five after a three-point play conversion by Forbes with 1:33 remaining cut the deficit to 30-25, but ECU scored a second-chance layup on its next possession on what was the final scoring play of the first half.
The Green Wave shot 8-of-26 (.308) from the field, 4-of-15 (.267) beyond the 3-point arc and 5-of-9 (.556) at the free throw stripe in the opening 20 minutes. The Pirates shot 12-of-24 (.500) on the floor and 4-of-9 (.444) from outside and at the foul line, respectively, while assisting on 10 of their 12 made baskets.
East Carolina made a pair of treys and all three free throws on a foul committed outside the arc in the first three minutes of the second half to push its advantage back to double digits, 41-28. After giving up a basket, the Pirates scored eight straight points to open up a 19-point lead, 49-30, with 13:26 left.
Forbes began to find his rhythm offensively over the next five minutes to pull within 10 points at the 8:58 mark and the score 51-41. Tulane was unable to pull any closer than 10 for the rest of the contest, as ECU shot 12-of-14 (.857) at the free throw line in the second half to defend the Wave's comeback efforts.
Jayden Gardner led the Pirates with 21 points and 10 rebounds.
Up next for Tulane is a conference road matchup at UCF on Wednesday, December 30. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. (CT) and the game will be broadcast on ESPN+.
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