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SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Wofford men’s basketball team knocked off previously undefeated Tulane 61-50 on Tuesday evening in the Benjamin Johnson Arena. Brad Loesing had a career-high 24 points, which included four three pointers, in leading the Terriers to victory.
With the win, the Terriers improve to 5-4 overall and Tulane is 9-1. Wofford was led by Brad Loesing with 24 points, while Kevin Giltner added 16 points and a game-high eight rebounds. The Green Wave was led by Ricky Tarrant with 13 points and seven rebounds. Kendall Timmons added eleven points.
“Hats off to our guys,” said head coach Mike Young. “They did a great job of preparation after the Citadel and that is saying something for a bunch of young guys to wipe the slate clean and come back in two days and get ready for a good basketball team. I thought we were in pretty good shape throughout and great defensively. We are getting nice contributions from everyone that walks out there. We were able to out-rebound them by one and had a good assist-turnover ratio. I am proud of this team.”
The Terriers opened the game with a three by Kevin Giltner. A three by Karl Cochran gave Wofford a 6-2 advantage three minutes into the contest. The Green Wave scored the next six points for an 8-6 lead, but a lay-up by Brad Loesing tied the game at eight with 13:00 on the clock. Wofford used a bucket by Kevin Giltner to take a 14-11 lead with 9:10 left in the first half.
As part of an 8-0 run, Brad Loesing gave Wofford a 16-11 advantage with 8:29 on the clock. Tulane ended the run, but the Terriers had an 18-13 lead with 6:44 left in the first half. Wofford scored the next four points and built a 22-13 advantage. The Green Wave used a quick 7-0 run to cut the lead to 24-22 with thirty seconds left in the half. Drew Crowell hit a shot for Wofford to end the half with a 26-22 lead.
Tulane scored first in the second half, but back-to-back threes by Brad Loesing pushed the lead to 34-25 three minutes into play. The Green Wave answered with a 7-2 run to make it a 36-32 game until Brad Loesing hit a three at the six minute mark. Kevin Giltner added a three and the run went to 8-0 after a lay-up by Brad Loesing for 44-32 lead with 11:59 left in the game.
The Green Wave ended the run and cut the lead to ten points. With seven minutes on the clock, the score was 48-37 in favor of Wofford after a jumper by Drew Crowell. The Terriers kept up the pace and had a 55-42 lead with 1:47 remaining after a bucket by Kevin Giltner. Tulane scored the next four points, then committed five straight fouls to get the Terriers to the line. Kevin Giltner hit two free throws for a 57-46 lead with 51 seconds left. Brad Loesing and Karl Cochran each added two free throws down the stretch for the 61-50 final score.
The Terriers shot 46.2 % from the floor for the evening, while Tulane shot 39.2% overall. Wofford finished 7-20 from behind the arc, while the Green Wave went 2-16 from three. Wofford was 6-7 from the free throw line, while Tulane went 8-13 from the charity stripe. The Terriers out-rebounded Tulane by a 31-30 margin.
Prior to the game, the three banners – 2010-11 South Division Champions, 2011 SoCon Tournament Champions and 2011 NCAA Tournament – were unfurled from the rafters. Wofford will return to action Saturday, hosting UVa.-Wise at 7:00 p.m. in the Benjamin Johnson Arena in what will be the fourth contest of the current five-game home stand for the Terriers.
