National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Tulane 74, Memphis 66
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 3, 2015
Where: FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee
Officials: # Jose Carrion, # Alfred Smith, # Mike Stuart
Attendance: 13914

Tulane 74, Memphis 66: Jonathan Stark scored a season-high 24 points as the visiting Green Wave snapped a 22-game losing streak against the Tigers in an American Athletic Conference clash.

Stark made all three of Tulane's 3-pointers, including a go-ahead triple with under three minutes remaining, and added three steals. Tre Drye scored 14 points and Jay Hook had 13 for the Green Wave (11-3, 2-0 AAC), who overcame the loss of leading scorer Louis Dabney to an ankle injury in the first half.

Austin Nichols scored a career-high 28 points on 13-of-19 shooting while Shaq Goodwin made all four of his shots en route to 14 points to lead the Tigers (8-5, 1-1). Their teammates combined to go 8-for-34 from the field as Memphis saw its five-game winning streak come to an end.

Stark ended a tight first half with a basket before the buzzer to pull the Green Wave into a 29-29 tie and they scored the first four points of the second. Nichols' three-point play gave the Tigers some life and he stayed hot, pushing Memphis into a 62-57 lead on a layup with just over four minutes to go.

Stark nailed a 3-pointer to make it a two-point gap and hit another for a 65-63 lead with 2:52 remaining. Following back-to-back turnovers by the Tigers, Drye had a three-point play and Stark took advantage of another giveaway with a layup and then two free throws to make it 72-63 with 1:11 left.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
Goodwin fouled out with 2:28 remaining. ... Tulane's last win over its former Metro and Conference-USA opponent was Feb. 9, 2000. ... Tigers G Pookie Powell had a career-high nine assists but missed a free throw and then had three straight turnovers during the Green Wave's decisive run.
Top Game Performances
 
Tulane   Memphis
Jonathan Stark 24 Scoring Austin Nichols 28
Jonathan Stark 4 Assists RaShawn Powell 9
Trevante Drye 5 Rebounds Shaq Goodwin 9
Jay Hook 3 Free Throws Made Shaq Goodwin 6
Dylan Osetkowski 3 Steals Avery Woodson 2
Payton Henson 2 Blocks Austin Nichols 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Tulane 74 44.4 3-15 15-22 11 31 3 12 8
Memphis 66 43.9 3-14 13-22 18 37 7 6 16