Tulane Green Wave (17-14, 8-10 AAC) vs. Memphis Tigers (13-18, 8-10 AAC)
Birmingham, Alabama; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Memphis and Tulane meet in the AAC Tournament.
The Tigers are 8-10 against AAC opponents and 5-8 in non-conference play. Memphis is 2-2 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Green Wave are 8-10 against AAC teams. Tulane allows 75.8 points to opponents while being outscored by 3.3 points per game.
Memphis is shooting 43.6% from the field this season, 0.6 percentage points lower than the 44.2% Tulane allows to opponents. Tulane averages 7.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, the same that Memphis gives up.
The teams meet for the third time this season. The Tigers won 96-95 in the last matchup on March 8. Quante Berry led the Tigers with 22 points, and Rowan Brumbaugh led the Green Wave with 31 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Julius Thedford is averaging 8.2 points for the Tigers. Curtis Givens III is averaging 1.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Brumbaugh is averaging 18.5 points, 3.6 assists and 1.6 steals for the Green Wave. Scotty Middleton is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 3-7, averaging 77.9 points, 31.0 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 6.7 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 83.7 points per game.
Green Wave: 5-5, averaging 70.2 points, 27.1 rebounds, 13.4 assists, 7.2 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 42.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.2 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
