In the midst of final exams, the Tulane men’s basketball team passed the easiest test it will face all year.

The Green Wave by no means aced it, though.

Rowan Brumbaugh led four players in double figures with 22 points and Tulane overcame an inattentive first half to polish off NAIA opponent Tougaloo 84-72 at home on Wednesday night. After taking an 18-7 advantage, the Wave surrendered a 12-0 run and was ahead only 39-33 at halftime before gradually pulling away.

“It’s never easy making a decision to play games during this time of the year or not playing games,” Tulane coach Ron Hunter said. “We came out and jumped on them, but it came too easily. We just weren’t sharp today.”

Tulane (7-3) will face an infinitely tougher test at 11 p.m. Saturday in Las Vegas against UC San Diego, a 202

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