Leading perennial NCAA tournament participant Utah State 45-40 early in the second half, the Tulane men’s basketball team collapsed over the next 10 minutes.

The Green Wave could not stop the suddenly torrid Aggies, who hit eight shots in a row, and could not get into any offensive flow after having a much stronger first half.

When a Curtis Williams turnover led to a fast-break lay-up with 9:33 left, Tulane trailed 71-53 and the game was out of reach. Utah State went on to win 96-75 on Friday afternoon in the opener of the Charleston Classic.

Tulane (2-2) will face Boston College (3-3), which lost 59-49 to Davidson later Friday, in the consolation round on Sunday at 5:30 p.m. The Wave has dropped back-to-back games by 20+ points for the first time since 2018-19, the year before coach Ro

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