Tulane Gets Past Tulsa

Daniel Puckett scored 22 points to lead Tulane past Tulsa 76-75 on Wednesday night.

Wednesday, January 21st 2009, 11:06 pm

By: News On 6

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Daniel Puckett scored 22 points to lead Tulane past Tulsa 76-75 on Wednesday night.

Ben Uzoh's jumper with 2:46 remaining in the game tied the score at 70, but Robinson Louisme's jumper regained the lead for the Green Wave (8-10, 2-3 Conference USA) with 2:13 left on the game clock.

Tulsa (12-7, 2-2) had one final chance at the end of the game, trailing 76-73. But Ray Reese's 3-point attempt with 2 seconds left was off target, and Justin Hurtt's layup at the buzzer wasn't enough for Tulsa.

Uzoh led Tulsa with 25 points on 11 of 13 shooting. Jerome Jordan added 14 points and nine rebounds.

Louisme scored 13 points for the Green Wave.