Scores

Final

Houston 96

(18-11, 7-9 C-USA)

Tulane 94

(18-13, 6-10 C-USA)

8:00 PM ET, March 9, 2013

Devlin FIeldhouse, New Orleans, LA

1 2 T
HOU 43 5396
TULN 46 4894

Top Performers

Houston: J. Young 32 Pts, 2 Reb, 9 Ast, 1 Stl

Tulane: K. Timmons 22 Pts, 8 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl

Houston 96, Tulane 94

Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS -- Joseph Young scored a career-high 32 points, including the game-winner to lift Houston over Tulane 96-94 Saturday night in the regular-season finale for both teams.

TaShawn Thomas, Leon Gibson and Jherrod Stiggers had 14 points each to help Houston (18-11, 7-9 Conference USA) win its third in a row.

After Josh Davis converted a three-point play for Tulane to tie it 91-91, Young made two free throws with 54 seconds left to put Houston on top 93-91.

Davis responded with a layup and Kendall Timmons made 1 of 2 from the foul line with 12 seconds remaining to put the Green Wave ahead 94-93.

Young, with 2 seconds left, connected on a jumper while getting fouled. Young made the and-1 free throw to put Houston on top for good 96-94.

Kendall Timmons led Tulane (18-13, 6-10) with 22 points and eight boards. The Green Wave has lost four straight.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
HOU
TULN
Points 96 94
FG Made-Attempted 35-59 (.593) 27-55 (.491)
3P Made-Attempted 6-12 (.500) 7-19 (.368)
FT Made-Attempted 20-23 (.870) 33-47 (.702)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 30 (1/0) 21 (1/0)
Largest Lead 3 12

Game Leaders

 
HOU
TULN
PointsJ. Young 32K. Timmons 22
ReboundsL. Gibson 7K. Timmons 8
AssistsJ. Young 9R. Tarrant 5
StealsB. Morris 3J. Davis 2
Team Stats: Houston | Tulane

2012-13 Season

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

Next 5 Games

HOU
TULN
03/13 RICE 7:00pm
03/14 @UTEP 3:40pm
03/20 TEX 9:00pm
03/25 @GMU 7:00pm
 03/13 MRSH 9:30pm
03/14 @MEM 7:00pm
03/20 USA 8:00pm
03/23 @BRAD 8:00pm
Complete Schedule: Houston | Tulane

Conference USA Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
#20 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
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