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Tigers trip Green Wave in overtime

NEW ORLEANS Precious Achiuwa thought he may have lost Saturday night's American Athletic Conference game at Tulane in regulation, but he made certain in overtime he wouldn't repeat his missed free throws.

Posting a remarkable double-double of 22 points and 22 rebounds, Achiuwa helped the Tigers to a 74-67 victory over the Green Wave. It was the most impressive of his 16 double-doubles this season.

"I was so excited that we won I didn't know how many I had," Achiuwa said of his rebounding total.

In addition to Achiuwa's conference player-of-the-week worthy performance, Tyler Harris scored 12 points, including a key 3-pointer that gave the Tigers a 60-58 lead with 14 seconds to go in regulation.