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Tulane Downs Alcorn State 68-57 - Match Report
Tulane grabbed a 68-57 win over Alcorn State on Monday, behind a 15-point effort from Teshaun Hightower at Fogelman Arena in Devlin Fieldhouse.
Nic Thomas had 13 points for Tulane and Jordan Walker chipped in with 11 points. K.J. Lawson had 4 assists for them, while Nobal Days was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 8 boards.
Alcorn State got 21 points from Corey Tillery in a losing cause and another 18 points from Maurice Howard. Corey Tillery contributed 2 assists for them, while Corey Tillery had 8 rebounds.
Tulane was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.
Alcorn State won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 30-29.
Tulane heads into a battle against Akron. Alcorn State, meanwhile, will have their next action against Ecclesia.