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NEW ORLEANS — Kris Richard scored 19 points and Tulane tied a school record with 13 3-pointers to defeat N.C. A&T 78-54 on Wednesday night.

The Green Wave (5-7), who won two games in a row for the first time since late November, attempted 33 shots from long range, also tying a school record. Richard was 5-for-7 from beyond the arc.

The Aggies (4-9), who entered the game averaging 30.8 3-point attempts per game, were 6-for-23 from long range. Tavarus Alston paced N.C. A&Twith 18 points.

Tulane pulled down a season-best 47 rebounds, 16 more than N.C. A&T, which lost its fourth straight game.

The Green Wave never trailed and led 39-29 at halftime. After Nic Simpson's layup cut the deficit to eight to open the second half, Richard nailed a 3 to start a 15-2 Tulane run to keep the lead in double figures.

"I'm very disappointed to look at the box score and see us out-rebounded 47-31 with 18 turnovers," A&T coach Jerry Eaves said. "We turned it over 34 times the other night. We're just not going to be successful playing this way. Right now our decision making is awful, and the energy we bring into games is awful. The only way we're going to turn this around is with hard work."

The Aggies (4-9) entered Wednesday's game averaging 30.8 3-pointers taken, and the Green Wave (5-7) attempted 33 and knocked down 13 in second straight win for Tulane, both tying the school single-game records.

N.C. A&T (4-9) — Upchurch 3-3 0-1 7, Johnson 2-6 0-0 4, Coleman 1-2 2-4 4, Alston 8-16 0-2 18, Simpson 5-12 1-2 13, Powell 0-1 0-0 0, Hill 0-3 0-0 0, Williams 0-3 0-0 0, Witter 1-3 0-0 3, Porter 1-5 3-3 5. Totals 21-54 6-12 54.

TULANE (5-7) — Booker 1-4 4-4 6, McQueen 4-10 1-2 9, Richard 7-12 0-0 19, Sims 3-8 2-4 11, Holmes 4-9 2-2 11, Rogers 0-0 0-0 0, Callahan 1-2 0-0 2, Andersen 0-2 0-0 0, Timmons 3-6 0-0 6, Mayhane 4-9 0-0 11, Vianney 1-2 0-0 3, Beasley 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 28-68 9-12 78.

Halftime—Tulane 39-29.
3-point goals—N.C. A&T 6-23 (Alston 2-6, Simpson 2-6, Upchurch 1-1, Witter 1-3, Hill 0-1, Powell 0-1, Williams 0-2, Johnson 0-3), Tulane 13-33 (Richard 5-7, Sims 3-6, Mayhane 3-8, Vianney 1-2, Holmes 1-2, McQueen 0-1, Beasley 0-1, Callahan 0-1, Timmons 0-2, Booker 0-3).
Fouled out—None.
Rebounds—N.C. A&T 31 (Porter 11), Tulane 47 (Timmons 9).
Assists—N.C. A&T 11 (Hill 5), Tulane 22 (Richard 5).
Total fouls—N.C. A&T 11, Tulane 12.
A—1,703.