Tulane Hosts South Florida for Midweek Matchup

NEW ORLEANS – Tulane University men's basketball is back in Uptown for a Wednesday night showdown with South Florida inside Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse. The Green Wave will look to avoid its first five-game skid since losing five in a row from November 22 to December 7, 2024, with a victory over the Bulls.

The game between the Wave and the Bulls is set to tipoff at 8 p.m. on ESPNU. Fans can also listen to the action live on the Tulane Sports Network from Learfield on 106.7 The Ticket with the Voice of the Green Wave Corey Gloor or streaming on the Tulane Athletics App and The Varsity Network App.

This marks the 45th all-time meeting between Tulane and South Florida with the Green Wave leading the series 26-18. The Green Wave won the lone meeting between the conference foes last season 73-70 in New Orleans on January 11, 2025. The Wave holds a 13-8 advantage at home against South Florida including wins in each of the last two matchups in Uptown. Under Ron Hunter Tulane is 5-2 against the Bulls with a 2-1 record at home.

In its last time out, Tulane dropped its fourth consecutive contest despite a career performance from redshirt junior Rowan Brumbaugh. The Washington, D.C., native poured in a career-high 35 points on 11-of-15 shooting from the field and 12-of-13 from the free throw line, but it was ultimately not enough as the Green Wave lost 70-73 at Charlotte on Friday, January 23.

Brumbaugh is one of only three players in the American Conference to score at least 30 points in multiple games this season. Following his performance at Charlotte he joined Ben Bradford of Charlotte and Wes Enis of South Florida as the only players with two 30-point performances this season.

South Florida enters the game Wednesday night on a two-game winning streak after defeating Florida Atlantic 89-75 at home on Sunday to improve to 13-7 overall record and a 5-2 in conference play. The Bulls a 4-2 record on the road this season including a 3-0 mark in league play with wins at North Texas, at Tulsa, and at UAB. In those true road contests, they are averaging 90.8 points with 11.2 made three-pointers per game.

This season South Florida leads the American in scoring offense (89.8), rebounds per game (43.35), offensive rebounds per game (15.70), assists per game (17.6), free throw attempts per game (28.4), free throws made per game (20.8), and three-point attempts per game (30.1).

Five players average more than 12 points per game for the conference's highest scoring offense. Izaiyah Nelson leads the charge for the Bulls averaging a double-double with 15.7 points and 10.1 rebounds per game.

Following the matchup against the Bulls, Tulane will visit the Memphis Tigers on Sunday, February 1. The contest between the Wave and the Tigers is slated for a 2 p.m. tip on ESPN2.

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