By By The Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS — Kevin Sims scored 18 points and Robinson Louisme recorded a double-double to lead Tulane in a 73-64 win over East Carolina on Wednesday night.
Kris Richard added 14 points for the Green Wave (10-13, 4-6 Conference USA), who snapped a three-game losing streak. Asim McQuenn finished with 13 points, and Louisme scored 10 points and tallied 13 rebounds.
Brock Young led the Pirates (12-11, 4-6) with 21 points, and Chris Turner had 11. Young was 3-for-3 from beyond the arc.
The Pirates led 18-17 with 5:36 left in the first half, but Tulane went on a 16-3 run from that point to take a 33-21 halftime lead.
The Green Wave led the rest of the way.
Tulane shot 47.2 percent from the field (25 of 53) in the win compared to just a 37 percent mark (17 of 46) for the Pirates.
TULANE 73, EAST CAROLINA 64
EAST CAROLINA (12-11)
Morrow 0-2 4-6 4, Legan 2-10 0-0 4, Hinnant 1-5 4-5 7, Young 4-6 10-12 21, Abrams 2-7 0-0 4, Turner 3-6 4-5 11, Sherrod 3-7 1-2 7, O’Bryan 0-1 0-0 0, Wynn 2-2 2-2 6. Totals 17-46 25-32 64.
TULANE (10-13)
McQueen 5-7 3-8 13, Puckett 2-7 3-4 7, Louisme 5-12 0-0 10, Richard 3-8 8-8 14, Sims 7-11 2-4 18, Booker 0-0 1-2 1, Rogers 2-3 1-1 5, Andersen 0-0 0-0 0, Mayhane 0-0 0-0 0, Vianney 1-5 2-2 5. Totals 25-53 20-29 73.
Halftime—Tulane 33-21. 3-Point Goals—East Carolina 5-18 (Young 3-3, Turner 1-2, Hinnant 1-3, Sherrod 0-2, Abrams 0-3, Legan 0-5), Tulane 3-15 (Sims 2-5, Vianney 1-3, Rogers 0-1, McQueen 0-1, Puckett 0-2, Richard 0-3). Fouled Out—Abrams, Morrow. Rebounds—East Carolina 32 (Hinnant 9), Tulane 31 (Louisme 13). Assists—East Carolina 8 (Young 4), Tulane 19 (Richard 7). Total Fouls—East Carolina 24, Tulane 21. Technical—East Carolina Bench. A—1,825.