The Cougars were outplayed in Tulsa on February 11th, getting thumped by the Golden Hurricane, 72-48, in C-USA action. Houston kept it close, behind only 26-22 at halftime, but came back out flat and handed it away at the end.
Tulsa took control of rebounding and free throw shooting. Tulsa created many more second chance opportunities with a total of 35 rebounds to only 22 by Houston. The Golden Hurricane beat the Cougars at the charity stripe, 18 points to nine. A big issue for Houston was its 48 points. This came in way below its season average of 72.5.
A couple facts coming into the game: Tulsa had a much better RPI ranking than Houston, #109 to #250. The Cougars don't play that well on the road, and the Golden Hurricane were rolling, having won 4 of their last 5. This creates a regular season split between the teams, as the Cougars beat the Golden Hurricane earlier this season, 70-69.
Joseph Young and Jonathon Simmons led the Cougars scoring, each with 13 points.
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| UH Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | | B | Joseph Young | 36 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | B | J. Simmons | 32 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | | C+ | Alandise Harris | 34 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | C+ | Jimmie Jones | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | | C+ | TaShawn Thomas | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | D+ | J.J. Thompson | 29 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | | D | Leon Gibson | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | D- | D. Thibodeaux | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | - | Kirk Van Slyke | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| TUL Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | | A+ | Steven Idlet | 32 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | A | Jordan Clarkson | 34 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | B+ | S. Haralson | 24 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | B | Tim Peete | 28 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | B | Kodi Maduka | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | C+ | D.J. Magley | 23 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | C | Eric McClellan | 26 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | | C | Joe Richard | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | - | Rashad Smith | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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The Cougars have fallen to 11-13 with the end of the season coming on quick. They remain in 10th place in the C-USA with a conference record of 3-8. They've also extended their 4 game losing streak.
The next team up is Southern Miss at home on February 18th.
- Joseph Young has 4 straight double-digit point games.
- Jonathon Simmons has led the team in scoring 12 times and in rebounding 4 times in 24 games this season.
- The last time UH started the season 11-13 was 1996.
- The top two scorers (Jonathon Simmons and Joseph Young) accounted for 54.1% of the points.
- The Cougars have turned the ball over more than their opponents in the past 4 games.
Tulsa Game Notes:
- Steven Idlet has led the team in rebounding 6 times in 25 games this season.
- The top two rebounders (Steven Idlet and D.J. Magley) accounted for 45.7% of the rebounds.
- Jordan Clarkson has led the team in scoring 16 times in 25 games this season.
- This marks the 8th 20-point game of Jordan Clarkson's career.
- Jordan Clarkson has 22 straight double-digit point games.
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