Cook leads Tulane against Wichita State after 23-point outing

Tulane Green Wave (12-7, 5-3 AAC) at Wichita State Shockers (10-9, 3-4 AAC)

Wichita, Kansas; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wichita State -1.5; over/under is 146.5

BOTTOM LINE: Tulane visits the Wichita State Shockers after Jalen Cook scored 23 points in Tulane's 81-79 overtime loss to the Tulsa Golden Hurricane.

The Shockers have gone 6-5 at home. Wichita State has a 2-0 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Green Wave are 5-3 against conference opponents. Tulane scores 80.6 points and has outscored opponents by 6.1 points per game.

The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Craig Porter Jr. is averaging 12.1 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.9 blocks for the Shockers. Jaykwon Walton is averaging 12.7 points and 5.8 rebounds over the last 10 games for Wichita State.

Kevin Cross is averaging 14.4 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists for the Green Wave. Jaylen Forbes is averaging 18.8 points over the last 10 games for Tulane.

LAST 10 GAMES: Shockers: 5-5, averaging 65.2 points, 29.9 rebounds, 11.4 assists, 7.2 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 40.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.6 points per game.

Green Wave: 6-4, averaging 80.6 points, 30.5 rebounds, 14.7 assists, 9.4 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 45.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.3 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.