The Tulane men's basketball team took a while to get its feet under them, but once they did, the Green Wave was able to climb out of a 13-point halftime deficit

Jake Retzlaff threw for 332 yards and three touchdowns and Tulane held off No. 22 Memphis 38-32 on Friday night to stay in contention for the Group of Five’s spot in the College Football Playoff and dash the Tigers’ hopes.

Memphis came into the Nov. 7 game against Tulane as the favorite to reach the CFP. The Green Wave turned that race upside down.

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Quarterback Jake Retzlaff hobbled to the injury tent right after Tulane went up 14-7 on Memphis Friday night, but he returned with a vengeance after missing only two plays, scoring on a 33-yard touchdown run and passing flawlessly as the Green Wave piled up 35 points in the first half of a pivotal victory.

The Bulls have a huge challenge next Saturday at Navy. If they win there, their odds to qualify for the American championship game and host it as well improve.

Tulane beat Memphis 38-32 on Nov. 7 at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium after the Tigers' 4th-quarter comeback fell just short.

Tulane bowled five sets of five Baker matches today with four coming against ranked foes. The first was against No. 3 Vanderbilt, a 1,148-934 win for the Commodores. Game scores w