3:04 pm
March 11

AAC Tournament: Tulane v. Tulsa

Who will WIN this matchup?

Tulane Green Wave (9-12)

Tulsa Golden Hurricane (11-11)

 

Current odds:

Tulane Green Wave: (+145)

Tulsa Golden Hurricane: (-170)

 

• The spread for the game is Tulsa by 3.5 points.

• When Tulane and Tulsa played last month, the game was a high point for the Green Wave and a low point for the Golden Hurricane. But things have changed as 10th-seeded Tulane (9-12, 4-12) and seventh-seeded Tulsa (11-11, 7-9) prepare to meet again Thursday afternoon in the first round of the American Athletic Conference tournament in Fort Worth, Texas.

• The Green Wave lost their last four games of the regular season and the Golden Hurricane split their last four, with the two losses coming by a total of five points.

• Tulsa coach Frank Haith said he’s feeling better about his team now, as opposed to how he felt after the 58-48 loss to Tulane on Feb. 10 in Tulsa, Okla. Haith said his team was “not confident” after the loss to the Green Wave, in which the Golden Hurricane scored their fewest points of the season.

• Tulane, which leads the American in free-throw percentage (75.4), had a 14-2 advantage in free throws made and held the Golden Hurricane to 4-of-21 shooting on 3-pointers in the first meeting. Tulane is coming off a 78-70 home loss to Wichita State last Wednesday. The Green Wave outscored the Shockers in the second half (37-32), on fast breaks (12-2) and off the bench (18-8), but it wasn’t enough to prevent a fifth loss in the last six games.

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