NEW ORLEANS -- Jalen Adams scored 20 of his 25 points in the second half as Connecticut defeated Tulane, 67-57, in an American Athletic Conference game Saturday afternoon.
Christian Vital scored 13 points for the Huskies (10-2, 3-2 American) and Josh Carlton had 10 points and six rebounds as UConn had a 35-26 rebounding advantage.
Melvin Frazier led the Green Wave (11-6, 2-3) with 16 points, Cameron Reynolds scored 13 and Ray Ona Embo had 12.
UConn led by eight points at halftime, but Ona Embo scored five consecutive points that helped Tulane start the second half on an 8-1 run.