Tulane Hoops Narrowly Escapes Southern University

And... That was a close one. Tulane men's hoops narrowly defeated Southern University on Saturday night in what proved to be a tough home matchup. While Southern defeated Grambling in its historical football rivalry, the basketball team came close to pulling off a remarkable upset.

While Tulane established a 17 point lead at one point, the second half was all about Southern. The Jaguars outscored Tulane 44-32 in the second half, yet came up short in a 68-65 loss.

The Green Wave should be happy to get out of Devlin with a W, taking their season home record to 4-0 (and overall record to 4-2).

Josh Davis, once again, threw down a solid double-double with 20 points and a game leading 16 rebounds. The junior is averaging almost 20 points per game and roughly 10 rebounds while also leading the squad in assists.

Jordan Callahan and Ricky Tarrant also contributed 16 points apiece. However, Tomas Bruha struggled with only two rebounds and three points credited to the seven footer.

Luckily, home court has been good to Tulane thus far, and the team won't leave campus again until Dec. 8. They will take on Louisiana-Lafayette on Nov. 27.