University of Houston
13-9, 7-1
UAB
10-11, 6-2
Women's Basketball Wins 80-76 Overtime Thriller At UAB
2/3/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Feb. 3, 2008
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The University of Houston women's basketball team got a triple-double from Tye Jackson (Houston, Texas/Westfield HS/Purdue) on the way to an 80-76 overtime win over UAB Sunday in Conference USA action at Bartow Arena.
Houston (13-9, 7-1 C-USA) won its seventh-straight game and fourth-straight league road game while taking sole possession of second place in the league standings. UAB (10-11, 6-2 C-USA) had a three-game winning streak snapped.
Jackson finished with 11 points, and set career highs with 16 rebounds and 12 assists. She didn't break double figures until late in the overtime period as she struggled to a 1-for-16 shooting night.
It is only the third triple-double in UH history and just the fourth in C-USA history. The last UH player to tally a triple-double was Stacy Johnson against Ball State on Dec. 29, 1994. The other two players to net the honor were Arlene Brown (02/27/90) and Michelle Harris (12/04/93).
Courtney Taylor (Crockett, Texas/Crockett HS) scored five of UH's 10 points in the overtime and finished with her seventh double-double of the season scoring 17 points and grabbing 12 rebounds.
Cobilyn Hill (Houston, Texas/Eisenhower HS) put together another strong game inside, finishing with 19 points, seven rebounds and five blocks.
Houston had an 11-point lead erased in the second half due the play of UAB's Diamond Rogers and Britney Jones. The duo combined for 52 of the Blazers' 76 points. Rogers hit a career-high 29 and Jones dropped in 23. Rogers added nine boards. Jones hit a three-pointer with six seconds left in regulation that sent the game to overtime.
The Cougars held a 35-25 halftime advantage after firing at a 41.9 percent clip (13-for-31) in the opening 20 minutes. Hill tallied 11 in the half and McIntyre added nine after draining three triples. Jackson added six assists.
Diamond Rogers and Britney Jones combined for 21 of UAB's 25 points in the half. Jones scored the team's first 10 points and finished with 12 in the opening stanza while Rogers chipped in nine.
Houston returns home for a pair of games against Tulsa and SMU. The Cougars and Golden Hurricane square off Thursday at 7 p.m. CST while the Mustangs and UH face off at 2 p.m. Saturday.
The Cougars will celebrate both Think Pink Day and National Girls and Women in Sports Day Saturday.
The WBCA's "Think Pink" initiative is a global, unified effort for the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's (WBCA) nation of coaches to assist in raising breast cancer awareness on the court, across campuses, in communities and beyond.
NGWSD began in 1987 as a day to remember Olympic volleyball player - and former Houston volleyball player - Flo Hyman for her athletic achievements and her work to assure equality for women's sports. Hyman died of Marfan's Syndrome in 1986 while competing in a volleyball tournament in Japan. Since that time, NGWSD has evolved into a day to acknowledge the past and recognize current sports achievements, the positive influence of sports participation, and the continuing struggle for equality and access for women in sports.
Fans can listen to a free internet radio broadcast of all UH games this year by clicking on the Stretch Internet Broadcast link at UHCougars.com. Streaming video for all home games will also be made available through the All-Access package at UHCougars.com.
