TCU
15-14, 5-10
Tulane
13-13, 5-10
Horned Frogs Leap Past Tulane, 106-87
2/26/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb 26, 2002
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Junior Blount scored 42 points, Corey Santee scored 25 and Marlon Dumont had 15 points and 13 rebounds as Texas Christian beat Tulane 106-87 on Tuesday.
The Horned Frogs (15-14, 5-10 Conference USA) led 47-41 at the half despite shooting 56 percent from the field to 63 percent by Tulane (13-13, 5-10). Tulane shot 43 percent in the second half and TCU hit 21-of-33 from the field, or 64 percent, including 6-of-10 3-pointers.
Blount was 15-of-22 from the field in the game and hit 6-of-10 3-pointers. Santee hit 10-of-16 from the floor and hit 3-of-6 3-point shots.
Corey Valsin scored 14 points for the Frogs and had seven rebounds. Bingo Merriex pulled down eight rebounds and Santee had eight assists.
Waitari Marsh scored 19 points for the Green Wave and Brandon Brown scored 14 and had nine rebounds.
