Scores

Final

Tulane 88

(16-8, 4-5 C-USA)

Houston 85

(14-8, 3-6 C-USA)

2:00 PM ET, February 9, 2013

Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, TX

1 2 T
TULN 34 5488
HOU 48 3785

Top Performers

Tulane: R. Tarrant 27 Pts, 5 Reb, 6 Ast, 1 Stl

Houston: J. Young 26 Pts, 4 Reb, 5 Ast, 1 Stl

Tulane 88, Houston 85

Associated Press

HOUSTON -- Ricky Tarrant scored 27 points, including a three-point play with 2 seconds remaining, and Tulane defeated Houston 88-85 Saturday.

The Green Wave (16-8, 4-5 Conference USA) overcame a 16-point Houston lead in the second half. The Cougars still led 79-66 with less than 4 minutes to play when Tulane scored the next 12 points, including a pair of 3-pointers by Jordan Callahan, to get within a point.

Tulane led for the first time at 82-81 after Kendall Timmons' layup with 1:47 to go, and was ahead 85-81 before Houston's Joseph Young made four free throws in the final minute to tie it.

Timmons finished with 22 points and nine rebounds and Josh Davis had 21 points and 12 rebounds for the Green Wave, who ended an 18-game conference road losing streak.

Young led the Cougars (14-8, 3-6) with 26 points. TaShawn Thomas added 20 points for Houston.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
TULN
HOU
Points 88 85
FG Made-Attempted 31-66 (.470) 27-56 (.482)
3P Made-Attempted 5-20 (.250) 8-19 (.421)
FT Made-Attempted 21-35 (.600) 23-31 (.742)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 23 (0/0) 28 (0/0)
Largest Lead 4 19

Game Leaders

 
TULN
HOU
PointsR. Tarrant 27J. Young 26
ReboundsJ. Davis 12T. Thomas 8
AssistsR. Tarrant 6D. House 6
StealsK. Timmons 2D. House 3
BlocksL. Nwogbo 1D. House 3
Team Stats: Tulane | Houston

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Feb 9, 2013 TULN 88, @HOU 85Recap
Mar 9, 2013 HOU 96, @TULN 94Recap

Next 5 Games

TULN
HOU
02/13 @USM 8:00pm
02/16 SMU 2:30pm
02/23 @RICE 8:00pm
02/27 UAB 8:00pm
03/02 @TLSA 4:05pm
 02/13 UTEP 8:00pm
02/16 @TLSA 4:30pm
02/20 @MEM 9:00pm
02/27 @UTEP 9:00pm
03/02 MRSH 2:00pm
Complete Schedule: Tulane | Houston

Conference USA Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Memphis16-030-4
Southern Miss12-425-9
UCF9-720-11
Houston7-919-12
East Carolina9-718-12
Tulane6-1019-14
UTEP10-618-14
Tulsa8-817-15
UAB7-916-17
Southern Methodist5-1115-17
Marshall6-1013-19
Rice1-155-26
View expanded standings »