On a night when Tulane seemingly couldn't throw the ball into the ocean against a 2-3 zone, South Florida weathered a furious comeback in the final five minutes to hold on.
The Wave shot 41 percent from the field as the Bulls earned their first American Athletic Conference win 80-75 on Thursday night at Fogelman Arena in Devlin Fieldhouse.
The stat sheet told the whole story as Tulane was outrebounded 42 to 33 and finished just 9-of-28 from the behind the arc.
The knock out blow seemingly came with 12:56 left in the third quarter as Payton Banks drained a 3-pointer to give the Bulls a 48-29 lead.