WSU loses late at Tulane Saturday

NEW ORLEANS, La. -- Despite a career-high seven three-pointers from Tyson Etienne, Wichita State fell 67-66 to Tulane on Saturday afternoon Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse.

Jalen Cook scored 23 points, capped by three free throws with 6.7 seconds to play to lift Tulane (9-9, 6-3), which finished the game on a 10-0 run.

Kevin Cross added 20 points and 11 rebounds.

Etienne finished with 21 points to lead the Shockers (10-8), who led by as many as 13 near the midway point of the second half and by nine with 3:38 to play.

Craig Porter Jr. tacked on 15 points with four assists and four steals, while Morris Udeze matched his career-high with 12 rebounds.

WSU fell to 1-5 in American Athletic Conference play, due in part to a pair of one-point losses to the Green Wave. Tulane won 68-67 in Wichita back on Jan. 12.

Etienne made 7-of-15 three-point attempts. The third-year guard has topped 20 points in four of his five career meetings with Tulane and is a combined 26-of-51 from deep.

It wasn't enough to lift the Shockers, who committed a season-high 19 turnovers against Tulane's matchup zone defense, while forcing just nine.