Tulsa 79, Tulane 78

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Rod Earls' 3-pointer from the right with two seconds remaining in the game led Tulsa to a 79-78 come-from-behind victory over Tulane on Wednesday night.

Tulane (9-10, 2-5 C-USA) trailed Tulsa (14-6, 4-3 C-USA) for most of the final 10 minutes of the second half, but regained the lead when Kevin Sims sank two free throws with eight seconds remaining to give the Green Wave a 78-76 advantage.

Tulsa pushed the ball down the floor and Mark Hill found Earls with a pass on the right side and the junior drilled the game-winner.

Tulane had one chance to pull off a buzzer beater, but the Wave was forced to dribble the length of the floor with just 2.5 seconds remaining, and Sims' desperation shot came after the buzzer sounded and missed its mark.

Tulane built a pair of six-point leads early in the second half, but could not shake the Golden Hurricane. Tulsa rallied midway through the period and Charles Ramsdell's dunk with 9:57 remaining tied the game at 57 apiece.

Robinson Louisme gave the Wave a brief one-point lead when he connected on 1-of-2 free throw attempts, but Earls answered with one of his five three-point field goals to push his team out in front.

Sims led all scorers with 17 points, while Donnie Stith sparked Tulane off the bench with 16 points. David Gomez added 13 points and a team-best eight rebounds, while Daniel Puckett chipped in 12 points.

Earls led Tulsa to its first road win with 15 points, all three-pointers, while Jamel McLean and Darold Crow added 13 and 12 points, respectively. Hill had 10 assists for the Golden Hurricane.

Tulane led at the half, 44-40.