Lewis Shines in Thrilling Double-Overtime Win for Tulane

Monday, November 2

NEW ORLEANS

7 p.m.

Tulane University

1-0,0-0American

100

UT Martin

0-1,0-0OVC

Team	1	2	OT 1	OT 2	F
UT Martin	37	43	11	7	98
Tulane	35	45	11	9	100

Krystian Lewis shoots in the lane against UT Martin

Photo by: Parker Waters

Nov 3, 2026 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

NEW ORLEANS – Junior guard Krystian Lewis had a night to remember in his debut with Tulane men's basketball (1-0) against UT Martin (0-1) on Monday inside Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse. Lewis dropped 40 points to lead the Green Wave to a thrilling 100-98 double-overtime victory over the Skyhawks in the season-opener in Uptown.

The Monroe, Louisiana, product became the first player for the Wave to score at least 40 points in a game since Phil Hicks finished with 41 points at Samford on February 7, 1974. Lewis is only the eighth player in program history to accomplish the feat and the first player to do it in his Tulane debut. He also became the first player in the American Conference to score 40 or more points in a game since PJ Haggerty posted 42 for Memphis against Wichita State in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament on March 14, 2025.

Lewis led Tulane with seven rebounds and five assists as well while shooting 11-of-25 from the floor. He also found his way to the charity stripe consistently knocking down 17-of-18 at the free throw line.

The victory for Tulane marked the program's eighth consecutive season-opening win. The Green Wave improved to 8-0 in season-openers under head coach Ron Hunter. The win was also the Wave's second all-time over UT Martin after winning the only previous meeting in 2018.

Four other players finished with double figures in scoring for the Green Wave in the win over the Skyhawks. TJ Nadeau tallied 15 points while knocking down all three of his three-point attempts. Tyler Ringgold followed with 14 points, six rebounds, three steals, and two blocks. Rounding out the leaders for Tulane were Joah Chappelle with 13 points and five boards and KJ Greene with 10 points, four rebounds, and three steals.

The opening 20 minutes between Tulane and UT Martin was a back-and-forth affair as the two teams traded the lead 11 times. The Green Wave connected at a 44.0 percent (11-of-25) clip in the first half while the Skyhawks 42.9 percent (12-of-28) from the field. Nadeau and Lewis led the scoring for the Wave in the first frame posting 11 and 10 points, respectively.

Tulane faced its largest deficit of the first half with 8:11 on the clock trailing 15-21. Over the next five minutes of action the Wave battled to pull in front 30-28 with 3:08 remaining in the frame. The Skyhawks answered to take a three-point lead with under a minute to play before Nadeau drained a three to tie the game with 16 seconds left. However, Kaan Onat beat the clock with a layup to end the half that put the Green Wave down 35-37 at the break.

The Wave opened the second half with a 7-1 run to reclaim the lead 42-38 early in the frame. Unfortunately, the lead did not last for Tulane as UT Martin stormed back to put the Green Wave down by nine points (57-66) with 9:10 to go in regulation.

Tulane did not back down from the challenge chipping away at the deficit to eventually pull in front 72-69 with under five minutes to play. The two teams went back-and-forth again down the stretch of regulation until the Skyhawks took an 80-78 advantage with 1:11 remaining. However, was not to be denied on the final possession for the Green Wave as he hit a fadeaway shot in the paint with nine seconds left to ultimately send the game to overtime.

In the first extra period UT Martin took the initial advantage until Lewis drained a three-pointer to give Tulane the lead 91-90 with under a minute remaining. After the Skyhawks managed to tie the game with a free throw with six seconds left, the Wave was unable to score at the buzzer as the game went to double-overtime tied at 91-91.

Lewis took over for the Green Wave in the second overtime. He scored all nine points for Tulane in the frame including the final two free throws with under a second on the clock to break a tie and deliver the Wave the 100-98 victory.

Up next, the Green Wave will welcome the Jackson State Tigers to Uptown on Thursday, November 5. The contest between Tulane and the Tigers is slated for a 6:30 p.m. tipoff on ESPN+.

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