NEW ORLEANS (Interstat) — David Terrell scored 19 points and dished seven assists to lead North Texas to a 71-63 victory over Tulane in an American Athletic Conference men’s basketball game Sunday at Devlin Fieldhouse. The Mean Green led 35-30 at halftime and maintained its advantage throughout the second half. Terrell added six rebounds in 38 minutes for North Texas, which improved to 11-7. Reece Robinson contributed 13 points and nine rebounds off the bench. Rowan Brumbaugh led Tulane with 22 points and seven rebounds. The Green Wave fell to 12-6 despite a 15-point effort from Curtis Williams. An announced crowd of 1,307 saw the game.

NEW ORLEANS (Interstat) — David Terrell scored 19 points and dished out seven assists as North Texas snapped a two-game skid with a gritty 71-63 road victory over Tulane in an American Athletic Conference men’s basketball game Sunday at Devlin Fieldhouse. The Mean Green (11-7, 2-3 AAC) never trailed after the opening minutes, building a five-point halftime lead and then fending off multiple second-half charges from the Green Wave (12-6, 3-2) to secure a crucial conference win. Terrell, a 6-foot-4 guard from Dallas, orchestrated the North Texas offense efficiently, adding six rebounds in 38 minutes of action. His backcourt mate, Je’Shawn Stevenson, provided a significant scoring punch with 15 points. The interior presence was supplied by Reece Robinson, who came off the bench to post a near double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds in just 21 minutes. Tulane was led by Rowan Brumbaugh’s game-high 22 points. The 6-foot-4 guard from Washington, D.C., also grabbed seven rebounds. Curtis Williams added 15 points for the Green Wave, but the team struggled to find consistent offense outside of its top two scorers, shooting poorly from the floor overall. The most critical sequence of the game unfolded late in the second half as Tulane mounted its final serious threat. After a Brumbaugh driving layup cut the North Texas lead to 61-59 with just 21 seconds remaining, the Mean Green’s composure was tested at the free-throw line. Terrell was fouled and calmly sank both free throws with 13 seconds left to push the lead back to four. On the ensuing possession, Tulane’s Scotty Middleton saw his potential game-tying three-point attempt blocked by North Texas’s Cole Franklin. Terrell secured the defensive rebound, was fouled again, and iced the game with two more free throws, part of a 6-0 personal run in the final 13 seconds that sealed the outcome. North Texas set the tone early with defensive intensity, forcing Tulane into difficult shots and building a 35-30 advantage by halftime. The Mean Green lead ballooned to 11 points early in the second half following a quick 7-0 spurt. Tulane responded with a 12-2 run, fueled by Brumbaugh and Williams, to claw back within a single point, but could never draw even. Each time the Green Wave closed the gap, North Texas answered. A Brumbaugh free throw made it 54-53 with just over six minutes to play, but Cahmai Crosby responded with a clutch three-pointer for the Mean Green on the next trip down the floor. Tulane would get no closer than two points the rest of the way until the final minute. The win was a bounce-back performance for North Texas after consecutive losses to South Florida and Wichita State. For Tulane, it was a second straight defeat following a midweek loss to UAB. The announced attendance at Devlin Fieldhouse was 1,307. North Texas returns home to host Texas-San Antonio on Wednesday night. Tulane hits the road for its next contest, traveling to face Florida Atlantic, also on Wednesday.

Preview: North Texas Mean Green at Tulane Green Wave NEW ORLEANS (Interstat) — A pair of American Athletic Conference teams looking to rebound from midweek losses will meet Sunday when the Tulane Green Wave hosts the North Texas Mean Green at Devlin Fieldhouse. Tulane (12-5) enters the contest after a 69-82 home loss to UAB on Wednesday snapped a three-game winning streak. The Green Wave, led by guard Rowan Brumbaugh, had previously shown strong form with decisive road wins, including an 85-52 victory at Texas-San Antonio on Jan. 10. Brumbaugh averages 18.4 points per game over his last five outings and will be the focal point of the Tulane offense. North Texas (10-7) seeks to end a two-game skid, most recently falling 67-78 at Wichita State on Jan. 11. The Mean Green have struggled offensively in conference play, failing to reach 70 points in three of their four AAC games. Guard David Terrell, who scored 19 points in the loss to the Shockers, is North Texas’s primary offensive threat. He averages 13.8 points per game over his last five contests. The matchup features two of the league’s top individual guards in Brumbaugh and Terrell. How each team contains the other’s star will be critical. Tulane will aim to leverage its home court advantage and more potent scoring, while North Texas will rely on its typically stout defense to slow the pace and grind out a road victory. This game marks the only scheduled meeting between the programs this regular season. Following this contest, Tulane travels to face Charlotte on Jan. 25, while North Texas hosts Texas-San Antonio on Jan. 21. Tip-off is set for Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, in New Orleans.