Missouri State outrebounded Tulane and forced 20 turnovers to down the Green Wave 72-66 on Thursday at Devlin Fieldhouse.

The Green Wave (3-5) lost for the fourth time in five games.

With starting point guard Kendall Sneed playing less than 17 minutes because of an illness, the Tulane offense sputtered all night.

Tulane coach Ashley Langford said she's not into excuses, but Sadie Shores — a key guard off the bench — also was sick and sat out of the game in street clothes.

“I just told the team that we didn't do the things we needed to do to win,” said Langford, who is in her second season at Tulane. “We have goals, but we didn't accomplish one goal tonight.”

The win was the second consecutive for Missouri State (7-2), which has a proud history in women's basketball.

The Bears pounded

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