Wave Hosts Showdown with Temple Wednesday

NEW ORLEANS – Tulane University men's basketball aims to bounce back into the win column on Wednesday night when it welcomes Temple inside Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse. The Green Wave holds an 8-6 record at home this season and is averaging 73.5 points per game in its eight home victories.

The game between the Wave and the Owls is set to tipoff at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN+. 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 25th all-time meeting between Tulane and Temple with the Green Wave trailing the series 9-15. The Wave lost the only meeting between the two programs last season 77-80 in Philadelphia on January 19, 2025, which snapped a four-game winning streak against the Owls. Tulane has won the last three matchups in New Orleans against the Owls and holds a 4-7 record at home in the series. The last time the Green Wave defeated Temple was at home on February 4, 2024, by a final score of 92-80 in overtime.

In its last time out, Tulane was unable to find enough offense against Wichita State on Sunday, February 8, falling 61-75 at home to the Shockers. The Green Wave struggled to find its shooting rhythm against the Shockers connecting at just a 17.6 percent (3-17) rate from beyond the arc. Rowan Brumbaugh and Tyler Ringgold were the only players to reach double figures in scoring for the Wave as Brumbaugh finished with a team-high 17 points followed by 13 points from Ringgold.

Brumbaugh is 27 points away from becoming the 40th player in program history to score 1,000 points in their Tulane career. In his Green Wave career, he is averaging 17.1 points per game across 57 games. The redshirt junior surpassed 1,000 points for his collegiate career earlier this season against Louisiana Tech on December 17. He has totaled 1,230 points in his collegiate career including 973 for the Wave.

Temple enters Wednesday night's game on a two-game winning streak after East Carolina 81-73 on the road on February 7 to improve to 15-8 overall record and 7-3 in conference play. The Owls hold a 5-2 record this season in true road games including a 4-1 mark against league opponents while averaging 67.6 points on 42.7 percent shooting from the field in those games.

The Owls protect the rock better than any team in the conference this season. Temple is seventh in the nation in fewest turnovers per game at 8.1.

Four players average double figures in scoring for Temple - Derrian Ford (17.6), Aiden Tobiason (15.5), Jordan Mason (11.9), and Gavin Griffiths (11.3). Griffiths also sets the tone defensively for the Owls ranking second in the conference with 2.19 blocks per game.

Following the game against Temple, Tulane will travel to Birmingham, Alabama, to face UAB on Sunday, February 15. The rematch between the Green Wave and the Blazer is scheduled to tip at 1 p.m. on ESPN+.

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Players Mentioned

Rowan Brumbaugh

Tyler Ringgold

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