Tulane Drops Physical Battle at North Texas

Saturday, February 8

Denton, TX

2 p.m.

Tulane University

13-11,7-4AAC

North Texas

17-6,8-3AAC

Tulane

North Texas

Feb 8, 2025 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

DENTON, Texas – Tulane men's basketball (13-11, 7-4) was unable to overcome an early deficit on the road against North Texas (17-6, 8-3) falling 66-76 to the Mean Green on Saturday afternoon. A 20-2 first half run by North Texas created an uphill battle for the Green Wave against the top scoring defense in the American Athletic Conference.

With the loss, Tulane drops to 3-5 in true road games this season including 3-3 in conference play. The defeat is also the fourth-straight for the Wave against North Texas moving Tulane to 2-4 all-time against the Green Wave.

A trio of players finished the contest in double figures for the Green Wave led by Asher Woods with a season-high 20 points on 6-of-11 shooting. Woods also added four rebounds and a pair of steals on Saturday. The junior guard has scored double figures in 12 games this season including three in a row.

Rowan Brumbaugh recorded his 20th consecutive game in double digits as he finished with 19 points to go with four boards and three assists. The final player to eclipse 10 points in the contest for the Wave was Gregg Glenn III with 14 points.

It was a balanced scoring attack on the other side of the floor for North Texas as eight players scored for the Mean Green including four in double figures. Brenen Lorient led the attack for UNT finishing with 15 point and a team-high eight rebounds. The Mean Green also matched its season-best from beyond the arc as the team knocked down 11 three-pointers.

Tulane held an early advantage over the opening six minutes of the game until North Texas mounted 20-2 to claim control of the contest. The deficit reached as many as 14 points for the Wave during the open frame before Tulane hit the break trailing 26-39.

The Mean Green pushed the lead back 15 points at 43-28 with 18:32 on the clock in the second half. Tulane continued to hang around cutting the deficit under 10 points with seven unanswered points to make it a 38-45 ballgame.

With just over 13 minutes to play the Green Wave cut its deficit to five points, but that would be as close as the team would get the rest of the game. North Texas responded with a 9-2 run to extend its lead back to double figures with 9:25 to play.

The Wave would eventually trail by as many as 16 points in the closing minutes before ultimately falling 66-76 to the Mean Green on the road.

Up next, the Tulane will return home to host Rice on Saturday, February 15. The game between the Wave and the Owls is scheduled to tipoff at 11 a.m. on ESPN+.

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