“I’m extremely proud of our guys. I thought Memphis played a good game, but we rose up to the challenge,” head coach Ed Conroy said. “I think we’re really showing people what a team is, and what a family is.”
It was a closely matched game as Tulane and Memphis traded leads and matched each other point for point. There were 14 ties and 17 lead changes over the course of the game.
Memphis opened the second half on a 9-3 run, reclaiming the lead after the Wave went into the intermission up 45-41; Tulane was then forced to burn their first timeout before the first media break of second half.