FORT WORTH, Texas – No. 6 Tulane defeated No. 11 Cincinnati, 61-52, in the third game of the 2023 American Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Championship Monday, March 6 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
With the win, the Green Wave will face No. 3 seed East Carolina in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, March 7 at 9 p.m. ET/8 CT on ESPN+.
Cincinnati (9-21) led by four, 26-22, at the halftime break, but the Green Wave (18-12) defense limited the Bearcats to 28.1 percent (9-32) shooting in the second half and outscored UC, 20-10, in the third.