University of Houston Athletics
University of Houston
Tulane
Men's Hoops Falls To Tulane, 56-52
2/26/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb 26, 2003
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Ivan Pjevcevic scored 15 points, hitting two three-pointers in the final minutes, to lead Tulane to a 56-52 comeback win over Conference USA foe Houston Wednesday night.
Tulane (14-12, 7-6 Conference USA) trailed by six with three minutes to go, but scored the final 10 points of the game to seal the victory.
Pjevcevic took a pass from Waitari Marsh and hit a three-point shot with 2:36 on the clock, pulling Tulane to within three. After Brandon Brown scored inside, Houston turned the ball over and Byron Parker found Pjevcevic at the top of the key for another three-pointer, making it 54-52 with 55.2 seconds to go.
Houston (7-17, 5-8 Conference USA) had three shots on their next possession, but couldn't score. Marsh grabbed the rebound with 23 seconds to go, then hit one of two free throws, making it 55-52.
Houston's Louis Truscott missed a potential game-tying three-pointer with 7 seconds to go and Pjvecevic corralled the board to clinch the victory.
Marsh hit another free throw with 1.4 seconds remaining to account for the final score.
Andre Owens led Houston with 20 points while Truscott added 12 points and six rebounds.
Pjevcevic was joined in double figures by Brown with 12 points and Tinsley with 10.
