National Basketball Association
Tulsa 57, Houston 44
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 5, 2015
Where: Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, Texas
Officials:
# Roger Ayers, # Gary Maxwell, # Bert Smith
Attendance:
2847
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Tulsa 57, Houston 44: D'Andre Wright had 13 points and six rebounds and the visiting Golden Hurricane allowed 10 second-half points to extend their win streak to 12 games.
Rashad Smith added 12 points and 10 rebounds for Tulsa (17-5, 10-0 American Athletic Conference), which has won seven straight away from home. James Woodard and Rashad Ray each chipped in 11 points as the Golden Hurricane erased a five-point halftime deficit.
Danrad Knowles had 10 points and six rebounds to lead Houston (9-13, 1-9), which shot 12.5 percent from the floor in the second half and went 1-of-13 from the 3-point line. L.J. Rose added nine points, four assists and four turnovers as the Cougars turned the ball over 13 times.
Tulsa opened the second half on an 21-6 run - the first seven points from Wright - and built a 50-40 lead with just over eight minutes left. Eric Weary Jr. hit a 3-pointer for Houston's first field goal in about 7 1/2 minutes to cut the lead to 50-44 with six minutes remaining but the Cougars never got closer.
The Golden Hurricane started the game 6-of-8 from the floor on the way to a 13-5 lead but Knowles scored nine straight points for Houston and Weary Jr.'s jumper tied the game at 22 with less than eight minutes left in the first half. Rose broke a 27-all tie with a 3-pointer with four minutes left and hit a floater with 11 seconds left to give Houston a 34-29 halftime lead.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Tulsa's leading scorer, Shaquille Harrison, who picked up two early fouls and battled an ankle injury in the second half, was held to three points. ... The Golden Hurricane set a school record with their 18th straight regular-season conference victory. ... Houston shot 44.8 percent from the floor in the first half - hitting 6-of-14 from the 3-point line - on the way to its halftime lead.
Top Game Performances
Tulsa |
|
Houston |
D'Andre Wright 13 |
Scoring |
Danrad Knowles 10 |
Marquel Curtis 5 |
Assists |
L.J. Rose 4 |
Rashad Smith 10 |
Rebounds |
J.C. Washington 8 |
Rashad Ray 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Danrad Knowles 3 |
Marquel Curtis 3 |
Steals |
L.J. Rose 2 |
Brandon Swannegan 1 |
Blocks |
Danrad Knowles 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Tulsa
|
57 |
48.0 |
5-15 |
4-12 |
14 |
37 |
1 |
9 |
12 |
Houston
|
44 |
30.2 |
7-27 |
5-6 |
8 |
31 |
2 |
6 |
13 |