Wichita State visits Tulane following Brumbaugh’s 27-point game

Wichita State Shockers (14-9, 6-4 AAC) at Tulane Green Wave (13-9, 4-5 AAC)

New Orleans; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Tulane faces Wichita State after Rowan Brumbaugh scored 27 points in Tulane’s 78-76 win over the Memphis Tigers.

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The Green Wave is 8-5 on its home court. Tulane is 4-6 in games decided by at least 10 points.

The Shockers went 6-4 against AAC opponents. Wichita State ranks third in the AAC with 36.7 rebounds per game led by Will Berg averaging 8.2.

Tulane averages 7.9 3-pointers per game, which is 1.4 more shots than the 6.5 per game Wichita State allows. Wichita State shot 44.6 percent from the field this season, 0.3 percentage points higher than the 44.3 percent shooting average of Tulane’s opponents.

The Green Wave and Shockers meet on Sunday for the first time in conference play this season.

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TOP PERFORMERS: Curtis Williams averages 2.1 3-pointers per game for the Green Wave, scoring 13.0 points while shooting 35.7 percent from beyond the arc. Brumbaugh is shooting 45.0% and averaging 20.2 points over the last 10 games.

Kenyon Giles scores 18.3 points per game with 2.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists for the Shockers. Karon Boyd is averaging 12.4 points and 5.4 rebounds while shooting 45.4% over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Green Wave: 5-5, averaging 73.3 points, 26.9 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 7.9 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 42.4 percent from the field. Their opponents average 72.7 points per game.

Shockers: 6-4, averaging 77.8 points, 36.3 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 6.2 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 43.4 percent from the field. Their opponents average 75.3 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.