Men's Basketball vs. Southern Miss 1st Half

0.0 Gomez heaves it from half court but it is way off line. The Wave take a one point lead into halftime at 32-31.

50.4 Beasley hits two free throws to make it a one point game, 32-31.

1:13 Louisme is fouled going to the basket and will shoot two free throws. The first is good...but the second is not. Tulane grabs the offensive rebound but Gomez commits the turnover.

1:30 Wise lays it on the fastbreak and the lead is cut to two.

2:25 Sims hits a jumper from inside the free thow line.

3:16 Louisme scores on the reverse layup and the Wave back up by 4, 29-25

4:04 Shot clock violation on the Wave. Richard's heave didn't touch iron.

5:03 Courtney Beasley lays it in after a nice feed and Dickerson calls timeout as the Eagles are on a 7-0 run.

5:29 Kraft hits a three for S. Miss and the lead shrinks to 4

6:42 Sims hits another three, he's been perfect from three so far. Wave up 27-18

7:46 Richard hits the three with the shot clock running out. The Wave are up 24-16.

8:57 Mayhanne misses the three as it rolls in and then out.

9:54 Gomez commits the foul on Wise, who will have two free throw attempts. The first one is no good and the second rolls in. 21-16 Wave

10:14 Gomez scores on the short jumper. I do believe that bucket is his first of the game. Wave up 21-15

10:59 After committing the turnover, Wheaton draws the charge on S. Miss on the fastbreak attempt. It'll be Wave ball after the timeout.

11:47 Sims hits an NBA range three from the top of the key. Wave still perfect from three

12:38 Great ball fake from McQueen and he hits the soft hook to extend the lead out to 4.

13:40 Richard hits a three from the left wing to give the Wave lead 14-12. Wave 2 of 2 from long distance so far

13:59 Wise converts at the other end on the fastbreak. S. Miss up 12-11.

15:08 Sims hits the Wave's first three pointer of the game. Wave up 11-8

15:45 Wise hits another three for the Eagles. Game tied at 8

16:08 Great movement off the ball by Wheaton as he takes in the pass from Richard and lays it in easily. Wave up 3

17:02 Sims is fouled and will shoot two free throws. Sims hits the first and the second. Wave up 6-5

17:48 Great hustle by Richard is wasted as Louisme throws it too deep for Gomez to grab.

18:14 Louisme drops in the hook shot and S. Miss calls a timeout. Eustachy was not very happy.

19:19 Sims drives the lane and lays it in, he's fouled in the process but cant hit the free throw.

19:37 Andre Stephens scores the first bucket of the game for S. Miss on a jumper.

One lineup change this evening as Kris Richard starts ahead of Daniel Puckett

The crowd is very different than it was Wednesday. In fact, there may be more visiting fans than Tulane fans 10 minutes to tip-off. Looking behind me, I can count the number of students in attendance on one hand.

Tulane takes on Southern Miss in a crucial game this evening at Fogelman. Coming off of another (somewhat expected) loss this past Wednesday against Memphis, the Wave will look to stop the bleeding of four consecutive losses. The two teams met earlier in the season with Southern Miss defeating the Wave 71-54 in Hattiesburg. In that game, the Wave were plagued by poor shooting and will have to shoot better to have any chance of coming out with a victory.

Look for Dave Gomez to once again lead the Wave tonight, while the Wave will have to watch S. Miss guard Jeremy Wise very closely. The sophomore leads the Golden Eagles in scoring and is amongst the top 5 overall in Conference USA.