Saturday, February 1
New Orleans, LA
2 p.m.
University of Houston
11-11,4-4AAC
66
at
60
Tulane
12-10,7-2AAC
1
2
3
4
OT 1
F
Houston
10
14
18
11
13
66
Tulane
22
7
6
18
7
60
Houston Powers Back For Road Win at Tulane
2/1/2020 5:25:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Gladney notches a career-high 29 points, including eight three’s
NEW ORLEANS – The University of Houston Women's Basketball team faced an early deficit but stormed back to knock off Tulane in an overtime 60-66 decision on Saturday afternoon at Devlin Fieldhouse.
GAME BOOK
BOX SCORE
HOW IT HAPPENED
Houston fell behind early, due to strong three-point shooting from Tulane in the opening two minutes of play. Trailing 9-0 after the media timeout, the Cougars countered with a scoring run of their own and held Tulane scoreless for over three minutes down the stretch. Tulane surged toward the end of the frame, scoring seven straight points as Houston headed into the break trailing, 22-10.
Both teams battled back and forth in the opening minutes of the frame as Tulane went on a 7-3 scoring surge to hold a 29-13 lead at the halfway point of the frame. Dymond Gladney set her feet and swished a corner three-pointer off an inbounds play to put the Cougars within 10 points. Houston closed out the frame on an 11-0 scoring run as Gladney sank two three-pointers to get the Cougars within five points as both team head into the break with the score 29-24, Tulane.
The Cougars showed fight, opening the third quarter with a 8-0 scoring run. Gladney continued to anchor UH on both ends of the floor, hitting a pair of three-point baskets, one of which gave Houston its first lead of the day. The Houston defense held Tulane scoreless for over four minutes to gain control of the ball game. The Cougars continued to control the pace of the game as their run extended to 13-2 over the next three minutes of play. UH headed into the final quarter with a 42-35 lead.
Tulane managed to get with one-point with five and a half left to play behind timely shooting. With 5:09 left to play Gladney sank yet another three-pointer to extend the Cougar lead to five points. Both teams battled back and forth on the boards as the Cougar defense held Tulane scoreless for over two minutes, before free throws would make it a one-point game with two minutes to play. The Green Wave reclaimed the lead with 1:20 on the clock behind a timely three-pointer before both teams headed to their benches after a UH timeout with the score 53-51. Maya Jones remained aggressive in the paint, drawing a foul and hitting two timely free throws with under a minute to play to tie the score at 53-53.
Gladney scored the opening points of overtime on a fast break lay-up to get things going for UH. Back-to-back three-point baskets from Jones and Branch extended the Cougar lead to seven points with two minutes to play. Houston toughed it out at the free throw line down the stretch hitting six down the stretch to take a 66-60 victory over Tulane.
ITEMS OF NOTE:
LEADING SCORER: Gladney; 29
LEADING REBOUNDER: Hill, Blackshell-Fair; 10
LEADING ASSISTANT: Blackshell-Fair; 6
SINGLE-GAME TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Prices for single-game tickets for the 2019-20 season start as low as $8 for general admission. Floor seating and general admission club seating are also available for purchase.
New for the 2019-20 season are the Women's Basketball Flex Plans. One Flex Plan includes 10 general admission game vouchers. The vouchers can be redeemed all at once or can be used throughout the season for any combination of Houston Women's Basketball home games, excluding the Dec. 19 game against Southern Miss.
Tickets can be purchased by clicking HERE.
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GAME BOOK
BOX SCORE
HOW IT HAPPENED
Houston fell behind early, due to strong three-point shooting from Tulane in the opening two minutes of play. Trailing 9-0 after the media timeout, the Cougars countered with a scoring run of their own and held Tulane scoreless for over three minutes down the stretch. Tulane surged toward the end of the frame, scoring seven straight points as Houston headed into the break trailing, 22-10.
Both teams battled back and forth in the opening minutes of the frame as Tulane went on a 7-3 scoring surge to hold a 29-13 lead at the halfway point of the frame. Dymond Gladney set her feet and swished a corner three-pointer off an inbounds play to put the Cougars within 10 points. Houston closed out the frame on an 11-0 scoring run as Gladney sank two three-pointers to get the Cougars within five points as both team head into the break with the score 29-24, Tulane.
The Cougars showed fight, opening the third quarter with a 8-0 scoring run. Gladney continued to anchor UH on both ends of the floor, hitting a pair of three-point baskets, one of which gave Houston its first lead of the day. The Houston defense held Tulane scoreless for over four minutes to gain control of the ball game. The Cougars continued to control the pace of the game as their run extended to 13-2 over the next three minutes of play. UH headed into the final quarter with a 42-35 lead.
Tulane managed to get with one-point with five and a half left to play behind timely shooting. With 5:09 left to play Gladney sank yet another three-pointer to extend the Cougar lead to five points. Both teams battled back and forth on the boards as the Cougar defense held Tulane scoreless for over two minutes, before free throws would make it a one-point game with two minutes to play. The Green Wave reclaimed the lead with 1:20 on the clock behind a timely three-pointer before both teams headed to their benches after a UH timeout with the score 53-51. Maya Jones remained aggressive in the paint, drawing a foul and hitting two timely free throws with under a minute to play to tie the score at 53-53.
Gladney scored the opening points of overtime on a fast break lay-up to get things going for UH. Back-to-back three-point baskets from Jones and Branch extended the Cougar lead to seven points with two minutes to play. Houston toughed it out at the free throw line down the stretch hitting six down the stretch to take a 66-60 victory over Tulane.
ITEMS OF NOTE:
LEADING SCORER: Gladney; 29
LEADING REBOUNDER: Hill, Blackshell-Fair; 10
LEADING ASSISTANT: Blackshell-Fair; 6
- Gladney poured in a career-high 29 points, including a career-high eight made three-pointers.
- Gladney's eight three-pointers ties the most in a single-game in the league this season and the most by a Cougar this season.
- Gladney's 29 points is the most by a Cougar this season.
- Houston came within one made-three pointer of tying the fourth-most in a single-game in program history.
- Jones scored in double-figures for the first time this season with a career-high 13 points.
- Hill had double-digit rebounds for the fifth time this season.
- For the second time in her career, Blackshell-Fair posted double-digit rebounds.
- Gladney had a career-high five steals.
- Houston as a team had 10 made three-point baskets, the most in a game this season.
- Houston improves to 2-0 in overtime contests, 11-11 overall and 4-4 in conference play.
SINGLE-GAME TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Prices for single-game tickets for the 2019-20 season start as low as $8 for general admission. Floor seating and general admission club seating are also available for purchase.
New for the 2019-20 season are the Women's Basketball Flex Plans. One Flex Plan includes 10 general admission game vouchers. The vouchers can be redeemed all at once or can be used throughout the season for any combination of Houston Women's Basketball home games, excluding the Dec. 19 game against Southern Miss.
Tickets can be purchased by clicking HERE.
FOLLOW THE COUGARS!
Fans can receive daily information and in-game updates by following @UHCougarWBB on Twitter. Fans can also catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at facebook.com/UHCougarWBB.
--UHCougars.com--
Team Stats
UH
Tulane
FG%
.404
.284
3FG%
.435
.194
FT%
.500
.667
RB
45
45
TO
25
20
STL
9
15
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
29
FGM
9
3FGM
6
FTM
5
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
9
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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