Alcorn State visits Tulane

Published Dec. 2, 2021 3:31 p.m. ET

Associated Press

Alcorn State (1-5) vs. Tulane (2-5)

Fogelman Arena in Devlin Fieldhouse, New Orleans; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Tulane plays Alcorn State in a non-conference matchup. Alcorn State beat Milwaukee by four on Sunday. Tulane lost 81-77 to College of Charleston on Tuesday.

TEAM LEADERS: The explosive Jalen Cook is averaging 20.7 points to lead the charge for the Green Wave. Jaylen Forbes has complemented Cook and is producing 15.3 points and five rebounds per game. On the visiting bench, this will be a Louisiana homecoming for freshman Byron Joshua, who's averaged 7.5 points this year. Seniors Lenell Henry and Justin Thomas have helped Joshua with leadership duties, as Henry has averaged 8.3 points and 6.8 rebounds while Thomas has put up seven points and 2.2 steals per game.

FACILITATING THE OFFENSE: Cook has accounted for 42 percent of all Tulane field goals over the last five games. The freshman guard has 34 field goals and 16 assists in those games.

ACCOUNTING FOR ASSISTS: The Braves have recently used assists to create baskets more often than the Green Wave. Tulane has 27 assists on 73 field goals (37 percent) across its past three contests while Alcorn State has assists on 31 of 73 field goals (42.5 percent) during its past three games.

DID YOU KNOW: Tulane is ranked second in the AAC with an average of 70.4 possessions per game. The uptempo Green Wave have pushed that total to 71.6 possessions per game over their last three games.

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