Despite struggling to hit an outside shot, the Tulane men’s basketball team led preseason Mid-American Conference favorite Akron 20-14 near the midpoint of the first half on Saturday afternoon.

Reality hit quickly from there.

While the Green Wave continued to struggle hitting open looks, the Zips began dominating inside and out, turning that early deficit into a 42-34 halftime lead and extending it to 20 points after the break on the way to an 88-71 road win.

Akron (8-2) looked like a team that had reached the NCAA tournament the past two years (it did).

Tulane (6-3) looked like a team still trying to find its form following the summer drowning of charismatic center Gregg Glenn (it is). Specifically, the Wave could not find the bottom of the net, finishing 7 of 33 from long range after

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