A pair of AAC teams take the floor in search of a victory up in the Buckeye State. The Tulane Green Wave are on the road as they make the trip to face the Cincinnati Bearcats Wednesday night. Tulane cruised past Mississippi Valley State 84-63 at home in their most recent game last Wednesday, though they failed to cover the line as a 29.5-point favorite. Cincinnati cruised to a 72-54 home win over Detroit Mercy in their most recent game last Wednesday, covering the line as a 13-point favorite. In the all-time series between the teams, the Bearcats own a 29-16 advantage but the Green Wave picked up a 68-60 road win in the most recent matchup on January 1, 2022.
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Tulane has alternated wins and losses in their last eight games as they rolled past Mississippi Valley State at home in their previous contest. The Green Wave come into conference play with a 7-4 record as they try to earn back-to-back wins for the first time since opening the year 3-0. Against Mississippi Valley State, Tulane used a 15-2 run to go up 25-10 in the first half and cruised from there. The Green Wave led 48-23 at the half and led by as many as 31 en route to the victory as they took care of business. Tulane shot 49.1% from the floor, including seven of 18 from three-point range, and forced 20 turnovers in the contest. Jalen Cook led the Green Wave with 27 points in the win.
The Green Wave comes into this contest 69th in the nation in scoring offense with 78.6 points per game. Tulane grabs an average of 32.5 boards a night while the team stands 85th by handing out 1 5.3 dimes a contest. The Green Wave are slightly below average defensively as they are giving up 69.8 points per game, which leaves them 218th in scoring defense. Jalen Cook leads the team with 20.2 points plus 5.3 assists a night this season. Jaylen Forbes (16.8 points, 4.6 rebounds) and Kevin Cross (14.2 points, 5.9 rebounds) each average in double figures as well. Sion James (10.4 points, four rebounds, 3.7 assists), R.J. McGee, Jadan Coleman, Tylan Pope, Collin Holloway (11.1 points) and Nobal Days are guys that are leaned on for quality minutes in the rotation for coach Ron Hunter. Tulane shoots 45.9% from the floor as a team on the season. The Green Wave knocks down an average of 7.4 triples a night while sinking 31.9% of their long-range attempts. Tulane is excellent at the charity stripe as they convert a sparkling 80% of their chances on the year, leaving them fifth in the nation.