Tulane offense sputters in second half, falls 80-64 to SMU

Mike Dunleavy, Sr. addresses the crowd as he is introduced as Tulane's head basketball coach during a press conference at Devlin Fieldhouse on Tuesday, March 29, 2016. (Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)(Michael DeMocker) Tulane looked like it was capable of hanging with one of the American Athletic Conference's top teams for much of Sunday night's game, but things fell apart for them in the second half.

The Green Wave (4-13, 1-4 in AAC) squandered a strong first-half performance and saw things slip away as SMU came away with a 80-64 victory at Fogelman Arena in Devlin Fieldhouse on Sunday night.

After going into halftime with a two-point lead, SMU (15-4, 5-1 in AAC)…