The Tulane men's basketball team lost its regular-season finale at UCF, 60-51, in conference play Sunday afternoon at CFE Arena.
Seeded 10th in the 2018 American Athletic Conference Championship, Tulane (14-16, 5-13) will remain in Orlando, Florida, to take on the No. 7 seed, Temple (16-14, 8-10), in the first round Thursday at the Amway Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m., and the game will be televised nationally on ESPNU.
Melvin Frazier posted his fifth double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 rebounds, Ray Ona Embo compiled 11 points, five rebounds and four assists, and Jordan Cornish added 10 points.