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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Tulane 53, Alabama 50
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 30, 2012
Where: Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Officials: # Roger Ayers, # Chuck Jones, # Antinio Petty
Attendance: 12445

Tulane 53, Alabama 50:
Josh Davis had 18 points and 12 rebounds as the visiting Green Wave rallied for their eighth win in nine games.

Jordan Callahan helped ignite the comeback with two late 3-pointers and finished 4-for-11 from beyond the arc. Tulane (11-3) won its first true road game in four tries.

Nick Jacobs and Trevor Lacey scored 12 points each for Alabama, which lost its third straight home contest and fifth of six games overall.

Alabama (7-5) hit just 3-of-15 3-pointers. The Tide blew a six-point lead with 4:21 left.

Alabama led 25-20 after a half in which it held the Green Wave to 28 percent shooting. But Tulane got hot from beyond the arc, finishing 7-for-21. The Green Wave also outrebounded the Tide, 32-25.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Alabama still leads the all-time series 51-33, including a 29-12 record in Tuscaloosa. This was the first meeting since 1998. … Lacey came in leading the SEC in 3-point shooting (46 percent); he went 2 of 6 from beyond the arc. … Alabama G Trevor Releford scored six points and needs 40 to reach 1,000 in his career.
Top Game Performances
 
Tulane   Alabama
Josh Davis 18 Scoring Nick Jacobs 12
Ricky Tarrant 4 Assists Trevor Lacey 2
Josh Davis 12 Rebounds Moussa Gueye 6
Josh Davis 6 Free Throws Made Rodney Cooper 2
Jordan Callahan 1 Steals Nick Jacobs 2
Josh Davis 2 Blocks Nick Jacobs 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Tulane 53 36.0 7-21 10-16 10 32 2 3 13
Alabama 50 39.6 3-15 9-12 8 25 5 6 13