NEW ORLEANS (Ticker) -- Salome Hector scored 20 points and Grace Daley added 18 as No. 20 Tulane won its third straight with a 91-64 Conference USA rout over Saint Louis.

Hector made 6-of-8 shots for the Green Wave (17-2, 6-2 C-USA National), who shot 52 percent (33-of-64) from the floor. Janell Burse scored 17 and Fabrecia Roberson added 15 for Tulane, which trails American Division leader Marquette by one game for the conference's best record.

Hector scored 15 points in the first half when the Green Wave shot 60 percent (21-of-35) from the floor and 11-of-13 from the line to gain a 56-29 lead. Saint Louis (8-11, 1-7 American) made 59 percent (13-of-22) of its shots, but went to the free throw line just twice in the contest.

Tulane shot 19-of-28 overall from the line while Saint Louis was just 4-of-6 and committed 37 turnovers.

Melissa Oliver made all 10 of her shots off the bench for 20 points and Christian Shelton added 11 for the Lady Billikens.