NEW ORLEANS — Nicholls hung around deep into the second half at Tulane, but Krystian Lewis was too much. The Green Wave guard scored 35 points, including a perfect 17 of 17 at the free-throw line, as Tulane pulled away for a 77-63 win Tuesday night at Devlin Fieldhouse.
Tulane led 35-24 at halftime, but the Colonels came out swinging and AJ Dent’s layup made it a 46-45 game with just over 12 minutes left. Lewis answered with a jumper and a pair of deep 3-pointers in a 12-2 Green Wave run that pushed the lead to 58-47, and Nicholls never got closer than eight the rest of the way.
The free-throw line told the story. Tulane went 30 of 38 at the stripe while Nicholls was 13 of 17, and the Green Wave hit 9 of 18 from three compared to 4 of 19 for the Colonels. Nicholls owned the paint, 34-18, and both teams shot 43 percent from the floor.
Dent led Nicholls with 16 points on 8-of-12 shooting and seven rebounds. Christian Winborne added 15 points with three 3-pointers, Sheridan Sharp had 13 points, four assists and two steals, and Doyel Cockrill III scored 11. Tyler Ringgold chipped in 12 points and six rebounds for Tulane.
Nicholls (1-2) returns home to Stopher Gymnasium to host Louisiana Tech on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m. Tulane improves to 2-1.
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