FORT WORTH, Texas – No. 6 Tulane defeated No. 11 Cincinnati, 61-52, in the third game of the 2023 American Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Championship Monday, March 6 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
 
With the win, the Green Wave will face No. 3 seed East Carolina in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, March 7 at 9 p.m. ET/8 CT on ESPN+.
 
Cincinnati (9-21) led by four, 26-22, at the halftime break, but the Green Wave (18-12) defense limited the Bearcats to 28.1 percent (9-32) shooting in the second half and outscored UC, 20-10, in the third.
 
Kyren Whittington led the Green Wave with 18 points, while Dynah Jones added 15.
 
Malea Williams led Cincinnati with 12 points.
 
The Green Wave advanced in the tournament despite Cincinnati leading in points off turnovers, 19-8, and bench points, 28-10. Tulane outrebounded the Bearcats, 45-32.
 
The latest tournament information can be found online at The American's Championship Central by visiting www.TheAmerican.org/wbb. Tickets for the championship are on sale through Ticketmaster.
 
2023 American Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Championship
 
First Round | Monday, March 6
Game 1: No. 8 Wichita State 71, No. 9 Temple 61
Game 2: No. 10 UCF 69, No. 7 Tulsa 53
Game 3: No. 6 Tulane 61, No. 11 Cincinnati 52
 
Quarterfinals | Tuesday, March 7
Game 4: No. 8 Wichita State vs. No. 1 South Florida (26-5) | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Game 5: No. 5 SMU (16-11) vs. No. 4 Houston (13-15) | 3 p.m. | ESPN+
Game 6: No. 10 UCF vs. No. 2 Memphis (19-9) | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Game 7: No. 6 Tulane vs. No. 3 East Carolina (20-9) | 9 p.m. | ESPN+
 
Semifinals | Wednesday, March 8
Game 8: Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner | 5 p.m. | ESPN+
Game 9: Game 6 Winner vs. Game 7 Winner | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
 
Final | Thursday, March 9
Game 10: Semifinal Winners | 9 p.m. | ESPNU and ESPN+
 
All times are Eastern.