Saturday, March 8, 2008

Men's Basketball vs. East Carolina 1st Half

1.8 Stith can't get the shot off and commits the foul on Farmer on the fast break. He hits both free throws as the Pirates draw even closer. A bad end to what has otherwise been a very positive first half.

40.3 Jenkins draws the foul on Vianney, his third and has two free throws. He hits both.

1:17 Stith rattles in the first of two free throws. The second is long and Carolina comes away with it.

1:55 Gomez banks it in off glass.

2:37 Jenkins hits another three pointer, this time with the shot clock running down to cut it to 39-34.

3:17 Gomez hits two free throws and is still perfect from the stripe. 39-31 Wave. As a team, Tulane continues to maintain a perfect clip from the line.


With 3:17 left in the half, Gomez will have two free throws after the timeout as the Wave look to reassert themselves after a 6-0 run that cut their lead in half.

4:22 Jenkins with another three pointer and the Wave lead is quickly down to six.

4:43 Jenkins now 3-3 from long distance as the Pirates cut it to 9.

5:11 Gomez hits another pair of freebies to give him 12 on the night. 37-25 Wave.

5:41 Wheaton misses the jumper but Gomez is there to grab the offensive rebound and is fouled going back up. Gomez hits both free throws, as the Wave continue to keep it a double-digit margin.

6:21 Vianney hits two free throws to make it a double digit game at 33-23.

6:57 Gomez hits another tough reverse layup after a nice pass from Mayhane. 31-21 Wave. Gomez now has 8 to go along with 6 boards.

7:32 Gomez drives to the free throw line and hits the jumper. Wave up 29-21

8:23 Sims hits a long three pointer with 7 on the shot clock.

9:13 Louisme hits the short jumper and is fouled and will have a free throw coming. The free throw is good. 24-19 Wave

10:12 Gomez hits the tough reverse layup to give the Wave the lead right back. 21-19

11:21 Hinnant hits yet another three pointer to tie up the game at 19

12:11 Louisme hits another soft hook after East Carolina hit another three pointer, their 4th of the ball game. 19-16 Tulane

12:30 Good pass from Puckett as he finds Louisme underneath the basket, who lays it in easily.

12:54 Puckett fouls Hinnant shooting a three pointer, who hits two of three from the line. 15-11 Wave.

13:20 Jenkins hits his second three pointer of the game from the right baseline. 15-9 Tulane

13:40 Vianney steals the pass and Stith is fouled on the fast-break. Stith hits both free throws.

14:01 Sims drops in a baseline jumper for a 13-6 Wave lead.

14:19 Jenkins hits a three from the right wing for East Carolina. 11-6 Wave

15:39 Stith hits a three pointer for an 11-3 Wave lead.

Interesting note: Kris Richard is missing from tonight's game. No news about his absence.

17:11 Gagnon hits a three pointer for the Pirates' first points. 8-3 Tulane

17:17 Good movement by the Wave leads to a Louisme hook shot that goes in. 8-0 Wave

17:45 Gomez drops it in after a Louisme miss. East Carolina timeout as the Wave are off to a hot start.

18:11 Sims hits a layup for an early 4-0 Tulane lead

18:47 Louisme misses the jumper but gets his own rebound and goes back up and scores the first points of the game. Wave 2 Carolina 0

19:30 East Carolina misses the first shot and Gomez is tied up. The possession belongs to the Wave

Starting Lineups

Tulane

Stith
Gomez
Wheaton
Sims
Louisme

East Carolina

Farmer
Hinnant
Gagnon
Jenkins
Blair

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