Tulane holds off East Carolina late, earn 81-78 win
AP
Mar 03, 2023
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Jaylen Forbes scored 25 points as Tulane Green Wave held on to beat East Carolina Pirates 81-78 on Friday night.
Forbes shot 9 for 16, including 5 for 10 from beyond the arc for the Green Wave (18-10, 11-6 American Athletic Conference). Jalen Cook scored 19 points and added eight assists. Kevin Cross was 5 of 12 shooting and 5 of 6 from the free throw line to finish with 15 points, while adding eight rebounds.
RJ Felton led the Pirates (15-15, 6-11) in scoring, finishing with 23 points and seven rebounds. Ezra Ausar added 22 points and eight rebounds for East Carolina. In addition, Brandon Johnson had 11 points, 13 rebounds and two steals.
Forbes scored eight points in the first half and Tulane went into the break trailing 36-31. Forbes scored 17 points in the second half to help lead Tulane to a three-point victory.
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Both teams next play Sunday. Tulane hosts Temple while East Carolina visits UCF.
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1st Half
ECU
Pirates
36
TUL
Green Wave
31
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Brandon Johnson vs. Kevin Cross (RJ Felton gains possession)
19:44
Ezra Ausar turnover (out of bounds)
19:28
Kevin Cross misses two point jump shot
19:26
Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
19:07
Ezra Ausar misses two point jump shot
19:05
Kevin Cross defensive rebound
19:00
Kevin Cross misses two point layup
18:58
Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
18:36
RJ Felton misses two point jump shot
18:34
Kevin Cross defensive rebound
18:16
+2
Jaylen Forbes makes two point driving layup
0-2
18:01
RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
17:59
Jaylen Forbes defensive rebound
17:42
Ezra Ausar shooting foul (Sion James draws the foul)
17:42
Sion James misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:42
+1
Sion James makes regular free throw 2 of 2
0-3
17:28
Jaylen Forbes personal foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
17:19
Jaden Walker misses three point jump shot
17:17
Quentin Diboundje offensive rebound
17:11
+3
Brandon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Quentin Diboundje assists)
3-3
16:50
+3
Tylan Pope makes three point jump shot (Sion James assists)
3-6
16:33
+2
RJ Felton makes two point turnaround jump shot
5-6
16:13
+2
Kevin Cross makes two point driving layup
5-8
16:00
Jaden Walker turnover (bad pass) (Tylan Pope steals)
15:46
+2
Kevin Cross makes two point cutting dunk (Jaylen Forbes assists)
5-10
15:29
Tylan Pope blocks Ezra Ausar's two point layup
15:27
Pirates offensive rebound
15:27
TV timeout
15:22
Tylan Pope blocks RJ Felton's two point layup
15:20
Pirates offensive rebound
15:09
Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:07
Jaylen Forbes defensive rebound
14:55
Kevin Cross misses two point layup
14:53
Ezra Ausar defensive rebound
14:46
+3
Quentin Diboundje makes three point jump shot (RJ Felton assists)
8-10
14:25
+2
Jalen Cook makes two point driving layup
8-12
14:15
+2
Ezra Ausar makes two point reverse layup (Quentin Diboundje assists)
10-12
14:03
Jalen Cook misses two point jump shot
14:01
RJ Felton defensive rebound
13:46
Quentin Diboundje misses three point jump shot
13:44
Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
13:36
Quentin Diboundje misses two point jump shot
13:34
Jaylen Forbes defensive rebound
13:24
Kevin Cross misses three point jump shot
13:22
Green Wave offensive rebound
13:22
Brandon Johnson personal foul (Tylan Pope draws the foul)
13:12
Sion James misses three point jump shot
13:10
Jaden Walker defensive rebound
12:55
Quentin Diboundje misses three point jump shot
12:53
Sion James defensive rebound
12:48
+2
R.J. McGee makes two point driving layup (Sion James assists)
10-14
12:27
Ludgy Debaut misses two point dunk
12:25
R.J. McGee defensive rebound
12:16
Jalen Cook misses three point jump shot
12:14
Ludgy Debaut defensive rebound
11:50
+2
Jaden Walker makes two point driving layup
12-14
11:39
Jalen Cook misses three point jump shot
11:37
Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
11:09
Sion James shooting foul (Ludgy Debaut draws the foul)
11:09
TV timeout
11:09
+1
Ludgy Debaut makes regular free throw 1 of 2
13-14
11:09
Ludgy Debaut misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:09
Tylan Pope defensive rebound
10:58
Jaylen Forbes misses three point jump shot
10:56
Pirates defensive rebound
10:55
Kevin Cross personal foul
10:40
David Kasanganay misses two point jump shot
10:38
Tylan Pope defensive rebound
10:25
R.J. McGee misses three point jump shot
10:23
Jaden Walker defensive rebound
9:56
Jaden Walker misses two point layup
9:54
R.J. McGee defensive rebound
9:31
Sion James misses two point jump shot
9:29
Tylan Pope offensive rebound
9:26
Tylan Pope misses two point layup
9:24
Ezra Ausar defensive rebound
9:08
Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
9:06
Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
9:03
+2
Brandon Johnson makes two point floating jump shot
15-14
8:49
+3
Jaylen Forbes makes three point jump shot
15-17
8:34
Jaden Walker turnover (bad pass)
8:18
Kevin Cross turnover (bad pass) (Ezra Ausar steals)