After a gut punch against Jackson State, the Wave gets an in-state opponent that lives on steals. Tonight is about taking care of the ball. Tuesday, November 10, 2026 | 6:30 PM CT Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse | ESPN+ Thursday night still stings. Tulane led Jackson State for 36:04 of game clock, won most of the stat sheet, and lost 87-85 when the Tigers took their only lead of the night on a pair of technical free throws with under two seconds left. The difference was turnovers: 17 of them, turned into 18 Jackson State points. Tonight the Wave (1-1) gets a chance to wash that out against Nicholls (1-1), and the matchup could not be more pointed. The Colonels steal the ball for a living. The series This is the 24th regular-season meeting. Tulane leads 22-1, has won five straight, and is a perfect 20-0 against Nicholls at home. The last meeting was an 82-72 Tulane win on November 28, 2025. Tulane is 73-37 all-time against Southland teams, 8-3 under Ron Hunter. Where Tulane stands Krystian Lewis has been the engine. The junior earned American Conference weekly Honorable Mention after averaging 25.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals in opening week, headlined by 40 points in the 100-98 double-overtime win over UT Martin. Behind him, the shooters showed up against Jackson State. TJ Nadeau and Carson Schwieger each scored 16. Nadeau is 7 of 12 from three on the year (58.3%), Schwieger 4 of 8. Joah Chappelle has been efficient off the bench (8 of 10 from the field, 12.5 points per game). The concerns are real, though. Through two games Tulane has 25 assists against 26 turnovers. Opponents are shooting 41.9% from three and hitting 13 threes per game. And the Wave is making 69.7% at the line while living there (53 of 76). Scouting Nicholls The Colonels are in Year 1 under head coach Darion Brown and were picked 10th in the Southland after tying for fifth last season. They opened with a 110-56 rout of North American (16 steals, 58.1% shooting), then fell 70-63 at UAB. The numbers that matter: Nicholls is averaging 14.0 steals per game, per official Colonels stats. At UAB they had 12 steals and turned 17 Blazer turnovers into 18 points. AJ Dent (6'5" senior forward) leads the scoring at 12.5 per game and had 14 points, seven rebounds and three steals at UAB. Arop Arop posted a double-double in the opener (12 points, 10 rebounds) but has appeared in only one of two games. Guard Hunter Carter had five steals and eight rebounds in Birmingham, and Sheridan Sharp runs the show (seven assists at UAB). Where Nicholls struggled at UAB: 31.9% from the field, 8 of 35 from three, 9 of 16 at the line, and a 50-38 rebounding deficit. X Factor: Tyler Ringgold Ringgold is giving Tulane 13.5 points and 7.0 rebounds with four steals, but he’s 10 of 20 at the line. Nicholls got beat on the glass at UAB. If Ringgold owns the paint and cashes his free throws, the Colonels’ press-and-run plan loses oxygen. Three Keys for Tulane Value the ball. Jackson State turned 17 turnovers into 18 points. Nicholls is better at forcing them. Keep it under 12 and the Wave should control this. Win the boards and get to the line. Tulane is +5.5 on the glass per game and Nicholls was outrebounded 50-38 at UAB. Make them pay inside, then make the free throws. Run the shooters off the line. Opponents are hitting 41.9% from three against Tulane. Nicholls went 8 of 35 at UAB. Don’t give them the rhythm looks they didn’t get in Birmingham. Bottom Line On paper Tulane should handle this one at home, and history says the same. But a team that averages 14 steals is built to make a turnover-prone team pay. Clean hands, a big night from Lewis, and Tulane heads to Akron at 2-1. Up next: at Akron, Saturday, Nov 14, 11 AM CT, ESPN+. #RollWave #RMFW Sponsor: @RedshirtLtd Redshirtltd.com Code: RDW 10% Off Officially Licensed Tulane LidsNew Paragraph

Team Stats (Pelicans at Warriors) Final Score: 87-138 Rebounds: 31-50 Assists: 21-37 Blocks: 8-9 Steals: 2-6 Turnovers: 13-11 Stat Leaders Scoring Leaders: Derik Queen, 16; Steph Curry, 25 Rebound Leaders: Herb Jones, Karlo Matkovic, 6; Yaxel Lendeborg, Gui Santos, 7 Assist Leaders: Jeremiah Fears, 8; Draymond Green, Al Horford, 6 My Player of the Game: NO ONE Chrissy's Key Takeaways * The New Orleans Pelicans suffered their worst regular season loss in franchise history. It beats out a 49-point defeat against the Heat in 2025 where they lost 153-104. * The Pelicans were without Zion Williamson, Trey Murphy III, Yves Miss, and Trendon Watford. * West Coast game = I'm tired, y'all . Follow @TheKneaux on X, and follow me there too, @SportsChrissy.

The Saints Browns game was a painful watch for most of the game. As either team struggled to move the ball consistently for most of the game and when they did they were unable to get the ball into the endzone excluding the end of the game. The game had a feel of whoever would play worse than the other would ultimately lose rather than a team playing well enough to win outright. But let’s recap the game and what transpired in the Saints win against the Browns. The Saints managed to start off the game with a decent starting drive before stalling in enemy territory. The drive was fueled by the run game with Audric Estime and subsequently ended when the offense moved away from Estime and had protection issues up front leading to a field goal. Following the field goal drive the offensive woes began for the Saints with drives ending in turnovers via fumbles or Charlie Smyth missing a field goal compounding the missed opportunity that drive where Tyler Shough did not see Jordyn Tyson wide open in the end zone. Defensively the Saints could not have played a much better first half of football. They were stopping the run against the Browns and were making Shadeur Sanders' job difficult by constantly pressuring him in the backfield. The performance was a dominant showing as the Browns had no answers against Brandon Staley’s defence until the second half. In the second half the defense started to give up some explosive passing plays which jumpstarted the Browns offense and began to put pressure on the Saints offense to answer in kind. The defensive dam for both teams broke in the fourth quarter when both teams began to trade touchdowns and field goals in clutch moments. Tyler Shough did what we have come to expect from him when his back is against the wall and makes big time plays to give the Saints a chance to win and he did that once again against the Browns. Heading into OT the Saints offense did not skip a beat as they drove right down the field and punched the ball into the endzone via a rushing touchdown from Audric Estime. Estime certainly looked solid in this game and made you wonder why the Saints ever moved off of him in the first place in hindsight. But then the defense had another back breaking misplay where they forced Sanders to throw underneath to Harold Fannin and just could not bring him down multiple times on his way to the endzone with a minute remaining in the game. Todd Monken decided to go for two to play for the win and ultimately could not get the job done on the two point conversion thanks to pressure from the Saints front to seal the win. I’ll be honest this game was one of the uglier Saints wins I can remember and felt very self-inflicted with all of the missed opportunities and lack of execution shown by them. Even when the defense began to falter in the fourth quarter and overtime it was hard to be mad at them given what they had accomplished in the first three quarters of the game with no support from the offense. The starting offensive line was finally healthy until Eric McCoy got hurt, but they still struggled to keep Tyler Shough upright. The offense as a whole looked sloppy for most of the game and could not find a rhythm. Then on special teams multiple miscues kept the game closer than it needed to because of a missed field goal, fumble on a punt return and a penalty setting up a Browns fourth down conversion to keep a drive alive. Much like the other Saints wins this season there are still plenty of areas the Saints can and will need to improve upon in order to win more consistently. But for a team, coaching staff, and organization needing a win they did just enough to accomplish one against the Browns. Now their attention turns towards the Carolina Panthers where whoever wins next weekend will be in first place of the NFC South at 4-5.

The fifth-seeded Colonels open tournament play Tuesday against UIW as seven teams compete for a conference championship and an automatic NCAA Tournament berth.

Colonels dominate North American in season opener before shooting struggles prove costly in road loss to UAB.

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Colonels erase a 17-point halftime deficit and convert a late two-point attempt to secure a dramatic Southland Conference victory.