Whittington, Wave Drill Blazers

Saturday, February 1

New Orleans, La.

2:00 PM

Tulane University

14-7,7-3AAC

UAB

14-8,5-5AAC

UAB

Tulane

Kyren Whittington

Feb 1, 2025 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE

NEW ORLEANS – Tulane's Kyren Whittington exploded for 28 points on 11-for-15 shooting to the host Green Wave in a 72-55 drubbing of visiting UAB Saturday afternoon in Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse.

The Olive and Blue improved to 14-7 overall and 7-3 in the American Athletic Conference, while UAB fell to 14-8 and 5-5 in the league.

Whittington, who was 4-for-5 from 3-point range, was joined in double figures by Sherese Pittman (14) and Amira Mabry (12), who narrowly missed a double-double with nine rebounds. The Green Wave, who dominated the overall rebounding numbers 40-26, was led on the glass by Dyllan Hanna, who had 13. Point guard Kendall Sneed stuffed the stat sheet herself, posting seven points, six rebounds, seven assists and five steals.

UAB was led by Maddie Walsh, who scored 13 points, while Journey Armstead (12) and Molly Moffitt (10) also had double digits.

The Blazers never led in the game but hung tough for most of it. That is, until Whittington erupted for eight points in the fourth quarter's first three minutes, 28 seconds. That forced a Blazer timeout as the visitors found themselves facing a 10-point (56-46) deficit.

Tulane continued to extend the advantage in the contest's waning minutes.

The Green Wave limited UAB to just eight offensive rebounds and no second chance points. The program also entered the game leading the league in 3-point percentage defense (27.0) and yielded just a 20.8 percent clip (5-for-24) to the Blazers on Saturday.

All of that stymied the league's most potent office and kept it 15 points below its season average (70.2 per game).

The Green Wave now hits to the road for a game at Rice on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The Owls are 12-10 overall and 5-5 in the conference after dropping a 66-61 contest at Florida Atlantic on Saturday.

Rice defeated Tulane 72-64 on January 1 in New Orleans.

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