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University of Houston
12-4, 2-1AAC
Tulsa
10-6, 2-1AAC
Tulsa Rallies Past Houston
1/11/2020 5:51:00 PM | Men's Basketball
TULSA, Okla. (AP) – Darien Jackson scored a career-high 19 points and Tulsa scored the last seven points of the game to Tulsa defeated Houston 63-61 on Saturday.
Marcus Sasser missed a 3-pointer in the closing seconds, the seventh-straight miss for the Cougars in the last five minutes. After a DeJon Jarreau layup put Houston ahead 60-54, the Cougars were limited to one free throw. In addition to the seven-straight missed shots, Houston had three turnovers.
Jackson's dunk cut the deficit to four and after seven empty possessions for both teams he followed the Houston free throw with a 3-pointer to cut it to 61-60 with 1:48 to play.
Houston had a turnover Brandon Rachel turned into the lead with a pair of free throws at the 1:09 mark. Then Houston missed a shot and Rachel converted two more free throws with 34 seconds left.
There was another turnover but Tulsa missed the front end of a one-and-one but the Cougars couldn't convert that into the winner.
Jeriah Horne added 10 points for Tulsa (10-6, 2-1 American Athletic Conference).
Caleb Mills had 22 points for the Cougars (12-4, 2-1), whose six-game winning streak was broken. Jarreau added 16 points and Sasser 14 points.
UP NEXT
• Following Friday's game, Cougars return to the Fertitta Center to play host to SMU at 8 p.m., Wednesday.
• Game can be seen on CBS Sports Network and heard on KPRC 950 AM and the TuneIn app.
• From there, Houston takes on #23/23 Wichita State inside Koch Arena in Wichita, Kan., at 3 p.m., Jan. 18.
• Game can be seen on ESPN2 or ESPNU and can be heard on KPRC 950 AM and the TuneIn app
• Cougars return to Fertitta Center to meet UConn at 8 p.m., Jan. 23.
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