MONROE,
La. --- Tulane outlasts ULM in a four-hour basketball marathon, which included
a 2:06 power outage, to walk away with a 62-60 victory Saturday afternoon in
Fant-Ewing Coliseum.
The
Warhawks fought back from an 11-point halftime deficit behind Sumar Leslie's game-high
19 points -- 11 of which came in the second half.
ULM
(4-2) also received a double-digit effort from Lottie Moore who scored 12
points and grabbed seven rebounds.
Three
Green Wave (3-3) players scored in double-figures led by Chassity Brown's 16
points, three assists and three steals. Brittany Lindsey and Roshaunda Barnes
scored 15 and 13 points, respectively.
Trailing
60-59 with just over two minutes left, Tiffany Aidoo converted a pair of free
throws to give Tulane a one-point lead.
With
16.5 seconds remaining the Warhawks had one final attempt, but a Moore 3-point
shot found the front side of the rim.
The
Warhawks had their chances down the stretch, but turned the ball over four
times in the game's final two minutes.
Moore
came out of the delay on fire scoring eight points in the first two minutes of
action pulling the Warhawks within seven, 39-32.
ULM
pulled within one several times and tied the game four times before Elizabeth
Torres gave the home team a 54-53 lead on a 3-pointer with 5:25 to play in the
game. Leslie scored 11 of ULM's 16 points during the run.
Tulane
took a 35-22 lead into halftime on 58.3 percent (14-24) shooting from the field,
while the Warhawks shot 35.7 percent on 10-of-28 shooting.
Tulane
led 37-26 with 19:16 in the second half before the power outage caused a 2:06
delay in the action.
The
Warhawks will take a week off from competition for final exams. They hit the
road immediately following their last final and head west for Beaumont, Texas.
ULM will play Lamar in a non-conference game inside the Montagne Center next Saturday
at 2 p.m.
