Second Half Surge Lifts Houston to Victory at Tulane

Wednesday, January 27

New Orleans, LA

6 p.m.

University of Houston

9-5,6-4AAC

Tulane

8-5,4-4AAC

Houston

Tulane

Photo by: Wilf Thorne

Second Half Surge Lifts Houston to Victory at Tulane

1/27/2021 9:12:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score Game Book

Three Cougars post double-figure scoring efforts

NEW ORLEANS – The University of Houston Women's Basketball team used strong free-throw shooting and a second-half offensive surge to earn a comeback victory over Tulane. With the victory, Houston (9-5, 6-4 American) splits the season series with Tulane (8-5, 4-4 American) 1-1.

Miya Crump led Houston with 17 points and eight rebounds, marking her third straight game in double-figures. Laila Blair added 14 points and went 5-of-6 from the free throw line. Britney Onyeje paced the Cougar defense with a career-high five steals, to go along with 10 points.

Houston went 19-of-26 from the free throw line, tying its season-high for single-game made free throws. Defensively, Houston scored 24 points off turnovers. The UH bench came up big outscoring Tulane's reserves 18-9.

Tulane was led by Jerkaila Jordan with 19 points.

Houston got out to a hot start, opening the game with 12-2 scoring run to take an early lead. Onyeje and Crump combined for all 12 UH points. Tulane fired back after the first media timeout with a 14-2 run of its own, taking a 20-14 lead at the quarter break.

Jazmaine Lewis was the highlight of the second quarter for the Cougars, scoring six of her eight points in the frame. Tulane didn't have an answer for the 6-5 sophomore who won multiple one-on-one battles to help Houston outscore Tulane 16-14 in the quarter. A late Green Wave scoring run resulted in Houston heading into the locker room facing a 30-34 deficit.

The Cougars showcased their dogged style of defense in the second half, forcing six third quarter Tulane turnovers and scoring 10 points off those turnovers. Tatyana Hill made her presence known in the paint, cleaning the glass and scoring a pair of timely second-chance buckets to keep the Cougar offense on track.

With one quarter remaining and Tulane leading by one, Houston remained aggressive. The Cougar freshmen made pivotal plays, combining for 12 of the Cougars 26 fourth quarter points. Blair and Jones hit seven key free-throws down the stretch as Houston went 12-of-16 from the charity stripe in the final 10 minutes of play.

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Houston returns to action on Feb. 3 at Tulsa.

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