National Basketball Association
Houston 81, Tulane 67
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Where: Avron B. Fogelman Arena in Devlin Fieldhouse, New Orleans, Louisiana
Officials:
# Vladimir Voyard-Tadal, # Rob Rorke, # Steven Anderson
Attendance:
2707
By Field Level Media
Kyler Edwards scored 21 points to lead No. 14 Houston to an 81-67 road win at Tulane on Wednesday.
Taze Moore had 18 points and nine rebounds and Fabian White Jr. added 12 points for Houston (23-4, 12-2 American), which has won seven of its last eight games on the road.
The Cougars shot 50.8 percent from the field overall (31 of 61), made 10 shots from 3-point range and outrebounded Tulane 43-28.
Jalen Cook scored 19 points, Kevin Cross had 16 points and eight rebounds, Sion James had 13 points and Jaylen Forbes added 13 points in defeat for Tulane (12-12, 9-6), which had won its previous two games in a push for a postseason bid.
The Green Wave shot 41.1 percent from the field overall (23 of 56) and 9 of 25 from 3-point range.
The game also was fairly clean, with Houston committing eight turnovers and Tulane only four.
Houston held a 32-27 lead at halftime, a lead that grew to 37-27 with 17:22 remaining after a layup by Moore.
The Cougars then continued to grow their lead, going up 58-45 with 8:00 left on a 3-pointer by Moore.
Tulane tried to mount a charge, cutting Houston's lead to seven at 61-54 with 4:53 left following a basket by James.
However, it didn't take long for Houston to quell that Tulane rally.
The Cougars responded by going on an 8-0 run over the next 1:41 to take a 69-54 lead with 3:12 remaining and essentially put the game out of reach.
Tulane got off to a good start, taking a 14-9 lead with 10:54 remaining in the first half until Houston started to find some rhythm on offense.
The Cougars went on a 12-3 run to take a 21-17 lead with 7:06 left in the first half and held a 28-24 lead with 2:07 left until halftime.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Houston |
|
Tulane |
|
Kyler Edwards 21 |
Scoring |
Jalen Cook 19 |
|
Jamal Shead 7 |
Assists |
Kevin Cross 3 |
|
J'Wan Roberts 11 |
Rebounds |
Kevin Cross 8 |
|
Kyler Edwards 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Kevin Cross 7 |
|
Fabian White Jr. 2 |
Steals |
Jadan Coleman 1 |
|
Fabian White Jr. 3 |
Blocks |
N/A |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Houston
|
81 |
50.8 |
10-28 |
9-15 |
20 |
41 |
6 |
3 |
8 |
| Tulane
|
67 |
41.1 |
9-25 |
12-17 |
10 |
20 |
0 |
2 |
4 |