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by Don Mooney. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tulane scored 35 first half points which proved to difficult for Memphis to overcome. photo by Don Mooney<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Memphis, TN —By halftime #25 Memphis Tigers playoff hopes were bleek. Tulane football team (7-2, 4-1 American) scored 35 points in the first half and withstood a fourth quarter Memphis comeback to earn a thrilling \u00a038-32 victory over the No. 22 ranked Tigers (8-2, 4-2 American) on Friday night at the Liberty Bowl. The game was decided in the fourth quarter and with Tulane nursing a six-point advantage and facing a third down with just under two minutes to p-lay,\u00a0Jake Retzlaff<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0tucked it and ran for the game deciding first down to cement the team’s victory.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Brendon Lewis has rare play where he wasn’t under duress from Green Wave defense. photo by. Don Mooney<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tulane scored first as Retzlaff connected with\u00a0Shazz Preston<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0for a 65-yard touchdown on the team’s first offensive \u00a0play of the game to put the Green Wave up 7-0 with 12:33 remaining in the opening quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Memphis quickly tied the score up on a Brendon Lewis’ 55-yard touchdown pass to Jamari Hawkins at the 10:38 mark of the first quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Green Wave it two for two on scoring drives and marched down the field to take the 14-7 lead on\u00a0Javin Gordon’s<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0five yard touchdown rush with 4:58 remaining in a back-and-forth opening quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Memphis tied the score up at 14 on the first play of the second quarter as Arrington Maiden ran it in from the 21 with 14:55 remaining in the second quarter. The Green Wave again took the lead on the ensuing drive, 21-14, as Retzlaff ran it for a 33-yard touchdown with 12:02 left in the second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

photo by Don Mooney<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tulane offense kept things in high gear as Retzlaff connected with\u00a0Anthony Brown-Stephens<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0on a 54-yard score to put the team up two scores, 28-14, with 9:26 remaining in the second quarter. Memphis drew a field goal closer, 28-17, as Gianni Spetic knocked in a 49-yard field goal with 4:27 left before the break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Green Wave offense kept attacking and score the team’s fifth touchdown of the half as Retzlaff connected with Preston on a five-yard pitch-and-catch to give Tulane a 35-17 lead going into the half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tulane started the second half with a 30-yard\u00a0Patrick Durkin<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0field goal to extended the advantage to 38-17 at the 11:51 mark of the third quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

photo by Don Mooney<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Memphis scored a touchdown on a Frank Peasant one-yard carry to open the fourth to draw to within two scores after the successful two-point conversion, 38-25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tigers kept storming back and scored the team’s second touchdown of the quarter as Lewis connected with Brady Kluse to put the score at 38-32 with 7:49 remaining in the game in what would be the final score.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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