Banks has 24, Tulane defeats Charlotte 78-64

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kaleb Banks scored 24 points as Tulane beat Charlotte 78-64 on Wednesday night.

Banks added seven rebounds for the Green Wave (16-12, 10-5 American Athletic Conference). Rowan Brumbaugh scored 18 points while shooting 4 of 7 from the field and 8 for 8 from the line. Kam Williams shot 6 for 9, including 2 for 5 from beyond the arc to finish with 14 points.

Giancarlo Rosado led the 49ers (10-18, 3-12) in scoring, finishing with 12 points and six rebounds. Robert Braswell added 11 points and two steals for Charlotte. Nika Metskhvarishvili finished with nine points.

Tulane led 44-29 at halftime, with Banks racking up 16 points.

BOX SCORE

CHARLOTTE (10-18)

Metskhvarishvili 3-7 2-2 9, Rosado 3-5 6-7 12, Blackmon 3-9 0-0 8, Graves 1-7 3-4 6, Thomas 3-8 1-2 8, Braswell 5-10 0-0 11, Rolf 1-4 1-2 3, Folkes 0-0 2-2 2, Bradford 0-0 0-0 0, Reiber 0-3 0-0 0, Szymczyk 1-2 0-0 3, Bailey 0-1 0-0 0, Fearne 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 21-57 15-19 64.TULANE (16-12)

Banks 9-11 1-4 24, Glenn 5-8 2-3 12, Brumbaugh 4-7 8-8 18, Woods 3-7 2-2 8, Williams 6-9 0-0 14, Jordan 0-3 0-0 0, Daniels 0-1 0-0 0, Eley 1-1 0-0 2, Elliott 0-0 0-0 0, Greene 0-0 0-0 0, Shapiro 0-0 0-0 0, Teich 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-48 13-17 78.

Halftime_Tulane 44-29. 3-Point Goals_Charlotte 7-29 (Blackmon 2-7, Szymczyk 1-1, Braswell 1-3, Metskhvarishvili 1-3, Graves 1-5, Thomas 1-5, Bailey 0-1, Reiber 0-2, Rolf 0-2), Tulane 9-20 (Banks 5-7, Brumbaugh 2-2, Williams 2-5, Glenn 0-1, Jordan 0-1, Teich 0-1, Woods 0-3). Rebounds_Charlotte 31 (Thomas 9), Tulane 27 (Banks 7). Assists_Charlotte 14 (Rosado, Blackmon, Graves, Thomas, Rolf 2), Tulane 18 (Brumbaugh, Williams 4). Total Fouls_Charlotte 15, Tulane 16. A_1,468 (4,100).