Wichita State Shockers (10-7, 1-4 AAC) at Tulane Green Wave (8-9, 5-3 AAC)
New Orleans; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Wichita State visits the Tulane Green Wave after Ricky Council IV scored 31 points in Wichita State's 84-79 victory against the UCF Knights.
The Green Wave have gone 5-3 in home games. Tulane is 3-1 in games decided by at least 10 points.
The Shockers are 1-4 in conference games. Wichita State ranks ninth in the AAC shooting 31.1% from 3-point range.
The teams square off for the 10th time this season in AAC play. The Green Wave won the last matchup 68-67 on Jan. 13. Jaylen Forbes scored 20 points points to help lead the Green Wave to the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jalen Cook is averaging 18.4 points and 3.4 assists for the Green Wave. Forbes is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Tulane.
Council is averaging 11.1 points and 5.5 rebounds for the Shockers. Tyson Etienne is averaging 8.7 points over the last 10 games for Wichita State.
LAST 10 GAMES: Green Wave: 6-4, averaging 75.5 points, 27.7 rebounds, 14.7 assists, 8.2 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 46.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.9 points per game.
Shockers: 4-6, averaging 70.4 points, 34.0 rebounds, 12.4 assists, 7.0 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 39.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.0 points.
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