Men's Basketball Faces Mississippi Valley State in Final Home Game of 2022

NEW ORLEANS – Tulane University men's basketball hosts Mississippi Valley State at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday in Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse.

The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+. Fans can also listen to the game live on the radio by tuning into 104.1 The Spot or by CLICKING HERE. Tulane's "Voice of the Green Wave" Corey Gloor will call the action live.

STARTING FIVE
1. In its final home game of 2022, the team will look for its fifth home win of the season. Tulane had nine total home wins last season.

2. The two teams have faced each other once before with Tulane taking the matchup at home 100-61 in November of 2014.

3. Jalen Cook has averaged 18.8 ppg and six assists per game over the five contests he has competed in this season. Jaylen Forbes is right behind him
averaging 16.6 ppg.

4. Jaylen Forbes ranks sixth in the conference in points per game at 16.6, while Kevin Cross ranks eight in the conference averaging 15.3 points per game. Forbes also leads the conference in free throw percentage at .944, while Cross sits in sixth at .850.

5. After 10 games, Tulane ranks second among AAC teams in scoring offense at 78.1 . As a team they hold the fourth-best field goal percentage
at .457 and the best free throw percentage at .814. Tulane also leads the league in assist to turnover ratio at 1.61, the next closest team is Cincinnati at 1.36.

TULANE BY THE NUMBERS
265 – Tulane has made at least one 3-point field goal in 265 consecutive games. The last time the Green Wave failed to do so came on Jan. 16, 2014 at home against Louisiana Tech when they went 0-for-14 from outside.

71 – Kevin Cross is 71 points away from 1000 in his career and scored a career high 25 points versus Fordham on 12/3/22.

13 – Ron Hunter is 13 wins away from 500 career wins.

7 - Sion James has scored in the double digits 7 times so far this season with 19 games remaining. He scored in the double digits just six times last season.

6 – The Green Wave is averaging 6 more points per game through the first ten games of the season compared to last.

4 – Tulane was picked to finish fourth in the American Athletic Conference 2022-23 preseason poll.

1 - Tulane commits the fewest turnovers in the American (7th nationally) with just 9.8 per game.

THE OPPONENT – MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE
• Mississippi Valley State has won just one game this season against North Alabama.
• The Delta Devils have faced four power five schools in 12. Baylor, Mizzou, 15. Mississippi State, 20. TCU. As well as two other AAC members in Wichita State and Tulsa.
• MVSU has only scored over 60 in two games this season. Versus North Alabama (76) and in a loss to Mizzou (62).

A WIN VERSUS MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE
• Tulane would have its fifth win at home this year. It had two home wins at this point last season.
• Ron Hunter will be 12 wins away from 500 in his career.

2022-23 STATISTICAL IMPROVEMENT
Through the first nine games of the year, Tulane shows improvement through four statistical categories compared to the first right games of last season.

Category                           2021-22   2022-23
Points Per Game 72.1                                          78.1
Free Throw Percentage   69.7                                          81.4
Assist Per Game 12.4 15.8
Turnovers Per Game 12.0                                           9.8

LAST TIME OUT - TULANE FALLS TO GEORGE MASON
• Tulane Men's Basketball falls to 6-4 with a 56-62 loss to George Mason in the Legends of Basketball Classic in Chicago on Saturday afternoon.
• Four players scored in double figures with Jaylen Forbes leading with 12. Sion James and Jalen Cook both totaled 11, while Kevin Cross had 10.
• In a low scoring first half, Tulane shot just 11% from the field while George Mason shot 15%. Heading into the locker room the Wave led by two, continuing their streak of leading at the half of every game so far this season.
• The game was knotted up nine times in the second half, with the last time coming at the 3:41 mark with the teams at 50 a piece. Four quick points from the Patriots would be enough to slow down the Wave who would drop the game 56-62.
• For the eighth time this season Tulane won the turnover battle with just 13 to George Mason's 22.

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Men's Basketball Faces Mississippi Valley State in Final Home Game of 2022

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Jalen Cook

Kevin Cross

Jaylen Forbes

Sion James

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