NEW ORLEANS, La. (Interstat) — Maurice Turner carried 12 times for 200 yards and two touchdowns, including a 74-yard fourth-quarter score, and Tulane held off Southern Mississippi 24-21 on Saturday at Yulman Stadium. The Green Wave improved to 2-2. Southern Mississippi fell to 1-3. Landry Lyddy threw for 243 yards and three touchdowns for the Golden Eagles. Kadin Semonza passed for 129 yards and a touchdown for Tulane. Anthony Brown-Stephens caught five passes for 85 yards and a score. Tulane’s Cooper Helmke made a 26-yard field goal. Southern Mississippi’s final field goal attempt from 21 yards was blocked by Jameer Lewis. Michael Robinson III recorded 10 tackles for Southern Mississippi, while Kevin Adams III had nine tackles for Tulane. Jack Tchienchou added seven tackles for the Green Wave. Turner added one reception for six yards. The game was an NCAA Football Bowl Division matchup.