Green Wave Drops Road Battle at Akron

Nov 14, 2026 | Men's Basketball

AKRON, Ohio – In its first road test of the season Tulane men's basketball (2-2) came up just short in a hard-fought battle against Akron (3-0) 63-65 on Sunday afternoon. The Green Wave erased a 13-point second half deficit to eventually take the lead but unfortunately could not hold off the Zips down the stretch.

With the loss, the Wave dropped to 0-3 all-time against Akron and 0-1 on the road so far this season. This marks the first time Tulane has lost its first road contest of the season since the 2023-24 campaign.

As a team the Green Wave connected at a 35.7 percent clip from the field (20-of-56) and 78.3 percent from the charity stripe (18-of-23). Tulane…