National Basketball Association
Washington 73, Tulane 62
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Where: Devlin Fieldhouse, New Orleans, Louisiana
Officials:
# Rod Dixon, # Hal Lusk, # Tom O'Neill
Attendance:
1646
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Washington 73, Tulane 62: C.J. Wilcox led four players in double figures with 15 points as the visiting Huskies held on to knock off the Green Wave.
Perris Blackwell and Nigel Williams-Goss scored 12 points apiece for Washington (6-4), which made 22-of-28 free throws. Mike Anderson hit all three of his shot attempts - including a pair of 3-pointers - to finish with 10 points.
Jonathan Stark scored 17 of his 25 points in the first half to pace Tulane (5-6). Louis Dabney added 16 points but missed all five of his long-range attempts as the Green Wave finished 1-for-14 from 3-point distance.
The Huskies led by as many as 12 points in the first half and settled for a 41-32 lead at the break when Wilcox buried a buzzer-beater from halfcourt. Stark opened the scoring in the second half with a three-point play 11 seconds in and Dabney's three-point play with 12:40 to go got the hosts within 50-47.
Washington would not record another field goal after Williams-Goss made a layup to make it 62-55 with 7:51 to go, but hit 11 free throws and buckled down on defense to keep the Green Wave at bay. Tulane was 2-for-11 from the floor over the final seven-plus minutes and never got closer than seven points down the stretch.
GAME NOTEBOOK: This was the first meeting between the programs. ... Wilcox hit a free throw in the closing moments to become the 11th player in Huskies history to reach the 1,500-point mark. ... Washington returns home to play No. 10 Connecticut on Sunday.
Top Game Performances
Washington |
|
Tulane |
C.J. Wilcox 15 |
Scoring |
Jonathan Stark 25 |
Mike Anderson 3 |
Assists |
Jonathan Stark 3 |
Nigel Williams-Goss 7 |
Rebounds |
Trevante Drye 5 |
C.J. Wilcox 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Jonathan Stark 9 |
Perris Blackwell 3 |
Steals |
Louis Dabney 2 |
Perris Blackwell 2 |
Blocks |
Payton Henson 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Washington
|
73 |
47.8 |
7-21 |
22-28 |
12 |
35 |
5 |
7 |
18 |
Tulane
|
62 |
39.3 |
1-14 |
17-27 |
6 |
26 |
2 |
5 |
12 |