Final
for this game
Alawoya scores 18; McNeese St. beats Tulane 61-57
Dec 17, 2009 - 4:08 AM NEW ORLEANS(AP) -- P.J. Alawoya scored 18 points and Elbryan Neal's layup put McNeese State ahead to stay in a 61-57 win over Tulane on Wednesday night.Neal's basket with 2:34 remaining put the Cowboys (4-5) in front 53-51 after the Green Wave (3-6) rallied from a 49-38 deficit with 5:56 to play.
Alawoya added a free throw to put McNeese State ahead 54-51 with 1:57 left, but Kris Richard, who led Tulane with 23 points, answered with a jumper to make it 54-53 at the 1:32 mark. Diego Kapelan then nailed a 3-pointer, his first points of the game, for a 57-53 lead with 59 seconds left.
After two McNeese free throws and one by Tulane, the Green Wave pulled within 59-57 on a 3-pointer with 12 seconds left by Kevin Sims, who scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half.
Alawoya's two free throws with 7 seconds left clinched it for McNeese.
Stephan Martin added 15 points for the Cowboys.
- NCAA BB
MCNEESE ST 61
TULANE 57 FINAL
Dec 16 9:57 PM - NCAA BB
MCNEESE ST 21
TULANE 24 HALFTIME
Dec 16 8:44 PM
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