SIX-IN-A-ROW: Tulane shoots past Wichita State, 79-63

Senior Krystal Freeman scored a game-high 20 points

NEW ORLEANS – The Tulane University women’s basketball team continued its winning ways Saturday night inside the Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse, as it posted a convincing 79-63 victory over Wichita State to pick up its sixth straight win.

Tulane’s win over Wichita State moved the Green Wave to 14-5 overall on the year. In addition, the Green Wave picked up their 10th league win of the season, which marked the first time since the 2015-16 campaign that Tulane has posted 10-or-more conference victories.

“I tought we did a much better job on the boards,” Tulane head coach Lisa Stockton said. “We shot really well. We shared the ball really well too. I think Salma Bates has given us such great minutes and that has certainly made a difference for us.”

The victory also pulled Tulane head coach Lisa Stockton one win closer to 600 for her career. She now has 599 total wins.

The Green Wave’s 79 points marked their fourth highest scoring output this year and its second-highest in conference play.

As a team, Tulane connected at a 50.0 percent clip and held a 41-33 rebounding advantage. The Green Wave also posted a strong effort from long range, as they connected on nine 3-pointers. Tulane has now connected on eight-or-more 3-pointers in three of the last five games.

Senior Krystal Freeman led the way for the Green Wave, as she scored a game-high 20 points, connecting on 8-of-17 from the floor. Freeman’s scoring effort marked the 12th time this season she has scored in double digits and the fourth time she has scored 20-or-more points.

Joining Freeman in double figures were teammates Salma Bates, Dynah Jones, Jerkaila Jordan and Arsula Clark, as they scored 15, 13, 12 and 10 points, respectively.

Tulane controlled the first half, as it outshot Wichita State 50.0-31.3 percent and took a 36-25 lead into the locker room. The Green Wave shut WSU down in the second quarter, holding the Shockers to just six points in the second quarter.

The Green Wave came out of the locker room hot, as they connected at a 55 percent clip and finished the third quarter with 27 points. The 27 points were the second-most the Green Wave have scored in a quarter in league play this season, as they hung 30 on Temple on Jan. 30. Both Freeman and Jordan paced Tulane in the third quarter, as they scored eight points apiece.

Wichita State climbed to within nine points in the fourth quarter with 3:18 to go, but that was as close as the Shockers would get for the remainder of the game. Tulane closed the game on a 9-2 run to secure the win.

Up next, the Green Wave welcomes UCF on Wednesday, Feb. 17. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. at Fogelman in Devlin.

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