Tulane Falls at Cincinnati, 87-63

Sunday, February 23

Cincinnati, Ohio

3 p.m.

Tulane University

12-15,7-7AAC

Cincinnati

18-8,9-4AAC

Tulane

Cincinnati

Feb 23, 2020 | Women's Basketball

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By: Pierce Feltner

CINCINNATI – The Tulane University women's basketball team fell at Cincinnati, 87-63, in Fifth Third Arena.

Tulane (12-15, 7-7) recorded 35 rebounds and 14 assists, while Cincinnati had 37 rebounds and 21 assists. Tulane shot 37.3 (25-67) percent from the floor, 21.1 (4-19) percent from three and 69.2 (9-13) from the free throw line. Cincinnati was 55.0 (33-60) percent overall, 14.3 (1-7) percent behind the arc and 90.9 (20-22) percent from the line.

Junior Krystal Freeman led the Green Wave with 29 points and 10 rebounds. Freeman was 14-22 from the floor, which set her career-high for made field goals. Sophomore Dynah Jones added 13 points, while sophomore Mia Heide chipped in seven rebounds.

"I thought Cincinnati played really well," Green Wave head coach Lisa Stockton said. "We started the game in a hole with turnovers and were fighting from behind all along. In the third quarter, I thought we really had a chance and they just killed us from the free throw line. It is disappointing because I felt like our defense really let us down today. They're a good team. They're a good team here. We've got to regroup and be ready for the last two."

After trading buckets to start the third quarter, Cincinnati went on a 12-2 run to take a 50-38 lead with 4:30 left. Tulane ended the run with a jumper from Freeman. The Bearcats then went on an 8-0 run to extend the lead to 60-42 with 1:28 remaining in the period. The Green Wave were able to cut the score to 62-48 going into the fourth thanks to four points from Freeman and two points from sophomore Dynah Jones.

In the fourth, both teams traded baskets until Cincinnati went on a 13-0 run to extend its lead to 81-57 with 2:43 left in the game.

Iimar'I Thomas led the Bearcats with 25 points, while Antoinette Miller added 20.

Cincinnati started the game with a 6-0 run. Jones ended the run with a layup for the Green Wave. Tulane cut the score to 10-8 with 2:20 left in the first, but the Bearcats responded by closing the quarter on a 6-0 run to take a 16-8 lead after the first quarter.

The Bearcats opened the second quarter with five straight point then Clark stepped to the line and knocked down two free throws to make the score 21-10. After trading baskets for three minutes, Tulane went on a 6-0 run to cut the Cincinnati lead to 29-21 with 3:25 left in the first half. Tulane outscored Cincinnati 9-5 to make the halftime score 34-30.

In the first half, Tulane outrebounded Cincinnati 23-17. The Green Wave held Cincinnati to 16.7 percent shooting from three in the opening half. Freeman led the way for the Green Wave with 13 points and seven rebounds in the first 20 minutes.

Up Next, the Olive and Blue will stay on the road as they travel to play ECU on Saturday, Feb. 29. Tip-off is set for 4 p.m. in Greenville, North Carolina.

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