Tulane Falls in Heart-Breaking Fashion to Jackson State, 87-85

Thursday, November 5

NEW ORLEANS

6:30 p.m.

Tulane University

1-1,0-0American

Jackson State

1-1,0-0SWAC

Team	1	2	F
Jackson St.	38	49	87
Tulane	42	43	85

Josiah Moore shoots against Jackson State

Photo by: Parker Waters

Nov 5, 2026 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

NEW ORLEANS – Tulane men's basketball (1-1) dropped a heartbreaker to Jackson State (1-1) 85-87 Thursday night inside Avron B. Fogelman Arena. The Green Wave led the Tigers for 36:04 of game action, but a pair of technical free throws gave Jackson State its first lead of the night with under two seconds remaining on the clock.

With the loss, the Wave dropped to 4-2 all-time against the Tigers falling for the first time in the series since the first meeting on December 23, 1992. The defeat also moved Tulane to 52-7 overall and 49-5 at home against the current teams in the SWAC.

Six players finished with double figures in scoring for the Green Wave led by the duo of TJ Nadeau and Carson Schwieger with 16 points each. Nadeau paced the team with four made three-pointers while Schwieger knocked down three from beyond the arc. Tyler Ringgold led Tulane on the glass with eight rebounds to go with 13 points. He was followed by Joah Chappelle with 12 points while KJ Greene and Krystian Lewis rounded out the group with 10 points apiece.

The scoring performance by the Wave marked the first time the team has scored at least 85 points in consecutive games since the 2023-24 season. The last time Tulane scored 85 points or more in back-to-back games was a 117-110 double-overtime win over Furman on December 14, 2023, followed by a 105-81 victory over Southern on December 16, 2023.

The Green Wave jumped out to a 10-2 lead over the Tigers in the first two minutes of action on the court. Tulane extended its advantage to reach its largest lead of the night at 30-15 with 10:43 to play in the first half. Over the next several minutes of the frame the Wave continued to keep the Tigers at a distance until Jackson State scored the final six points before the break to cut Tulane's lead to 42-38 at the half.

The duo of Schwieger and Nadeau led the way for the Wave in the opening 20 minutes posting 11 and 10 points, respectively. As a team Tulane connected at a 45.2 percent clip from the field while knocking down six three-pointers.

Jackson State quickly evened the score in the opening minutes of the second half, but the Green Wave answered to build a 57-49 advantage with under 14 minutes remaining. The Tigers didn't back down slowly chipping to pull within one at 74-73 with 5:05 to play.

After seeing its lead trimmed to one point Greene knifed his way in the lane for a layup and Nadeua drained a three to put Tulane back up by six at 79-73. However, Jackson State managed to answer with an 8-2 run to tie the game at 81-81 with 3:02 left on the clock. With under two minutes remaining the Wave and the Tigers were tied at 85-85, but neither team could get a shot to fall to take the lead.

Unfortunately, the Green Wave was ultimately called for a technical with 1.6 seconds left after trying to call a timeout without having one remaining. Daeshun Ruffin knocked down both technical free throws for Jackson State and Tulane ultimately suffered its first loss of the season 85-87.

Up next, the Green Wave will host the Nicholls Colonels on Tuesday, November 10. The game between Tulane and the Colonels is slated for a 6:30 p.m. tipoff on ESPN+.

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