MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jalen Cook led Tulane with 25 points and Tylan Pope scored the game-winning layup with 16 seconds remaining in overtime as the Green Wave defeated Memphis 90-89 on Saturday.
Cook added four steals for the Green Wave (15-7, 8-3 American Athletic Conference). Kevin Cross scored 22 points while finishing 9 of 12 from the floor Jaylen Forbes scored 18 points.
The Tigers (17-6, 7-3) were led by Kendric Davis, who recorded 26 points, seven assists and four steals. Memphis also got 19 points, 17 rebounds, five assists and two steals from DeAndre Williams. In addition, Keonte Kennedy had 16 points.
The loss ended a five-game winning streak for the Tigers.
NEXT UP
Tulane’s next game is Tuesday against Cincinnati at home, while Memphis visits South Florida on Wednesday.
Tigers Come Up Short In OT
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Memphis led for over 31 minutes on their home floor, but costly turnovers and missed free throws down the stretch ultimately doomed the Tigers in a 90-89 overtime loss to Tulane Saturday afternoon at FedExForum.
The loss snapped a five-game win streak and brought an end to the nation’s third-longest home win streak at 16 games.
Memphis (17-6, 7-3 American Athletic Conference) put four players in double figures, led by Kendric Davis’ 26-point effort with seven assists and five rebounds. DeAndre Williams collected a career-high 17 rebounds to go along with 19 points and five dimes.
Keonte Kennedy matched a season-high with 16 points on 4-of-7 from three-point range and Jayden Hardaway added 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting.
Memphis led by 10 less than five minutes into the action and carried a 46-43 lead into the half. Davis and Kennedy each scored 11 points in the first 20 minutes and combined for four long balls.
After the Tigers pushed their lead back out to 59-52 at the 13:55 mark of the second half, Tulane (15-7, 8-3 AAC) battled back with a 10-1 run over the next two minutes to take the lead.
Neither side could get an advantage larger than four points the rest of the way as the game went into overtime tied at 79.
Williams and Davis scored seven straight points for Memphis in the extra period to give the home team a three-point lead, but from that point on the Green Wave outscored the Tigers 6-2 to get the 90-89 victory. Davis missed a game-winning three at the buzzer.
Tulane was led by Jalen Cook’s 25 points, while Kevin Cross added 22. The Green Wave shot 52.4 percent on the day (33-64), marking the first time this season an opponent has shot 50+ percent from the field.
UP NEXT
The Tigers hit the road Wednesday to take on South Florida at 6 p.m. on ESPN+ before returning home for the next two games. They will host Temple at 11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 12 on ESPN2 before welcoming UCF on Feb. 16 at 7 p.m.
POSTGAME NOTES
Memphis used the starting lineup of Kendric Davis, DeAndre Williams, Keonte Kennedy, Elijah McCadden and Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu for the sixth-straight game.The Tigers are now 5-1 in those games.Tulane has now won two of the last three in the series and earned its first victory in Memphis since the 2014-15 season.The Tigers lead the all-time series 60-14.Prior to Saturday, Memphis had won 10-straight home games against AAC foes dating back to Jan. 20, 2022. Kendric Davis became the AAC’s all-time leader in assists (583) and free throws made (497) in the game.He scored 20-plus in his seventh-straight game. It’s the longest such streak for Memphis since Jeremiah Martin did so in eight-straight games from Feb. 13 – March 14, 2019.It was his 47th game of 20 points in his career and the 16th time he’s led the team in scoring on the year. DeAndre Williams extended his double-digit scoring streak to 18 games.He also grabbed his seventh double-double of the season. His 17 rebounds are the most of his career. His previous high of 15 was recorded against Wichita State.He has five assists in three straight games and in six games total this season. Keonte Kennedy recorded his fifth-straight game in double figures, matching his season high with 16 points. Over that stretch he has drained 15 three-pointers.His four made triples matched his career high.He finished 6-of-9 from the floor and 4-of-7 from deep. Elijah McCadden grabbed nine rebounds for the second-straight outing. Memphis shot 47.8 percent from the field (33-69) and 36.8 percent from deep (7-19). The Tigers recorded their worst game of the season at the free throw line, making 16-of-26 for a 61.5-percent clip. Tulane scored 30 points off Memphis’ season-high 22 turnovers. The Tigers scored 17 off 18 Tulane miscues. There were 16 lead changes and seven ties on the afternoon.