Houston 94-71 Texas State (31 Dec, 2011) Play-by-Play

Texas State Bobcats

7-6, 0-5 away

	1	2	T
TXST	35	36	71
HOU	42	52	94

Houston Cougars

8-5, 7-3 home

TIME		TXST	HOU
19:31	Jonathon Simmons missed Jumper.	0	0
19:31	TaShawn Thomas Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:28	TaShawn Thomas made Layup.	0	2
19:10	Vonn Jones missed Three Point Jumper.	0	2
19:10	Jonathon Simmons Defensive Rebound.	0	2
19:03	Foul on Vonn Jones	0	2
19:00	Darian Thibodeaux missed Jumper.	0	2
19:00	Texas State Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:27	Matt Staff Turnover.	0	2
18:17	TaShawn Thomas missed Layup.	0	2
18:17	Matt Staff Block.	0	2
18:15	TaShawn Thomas Offensive Rebound.	0	2
18:06	Jonathon Simmons missed Three Point Jumper.	0	2
18:06	TaShawn Thomas Offensive Rebound.	0	2
18:02	Jonathon Simmons missed Layup.	0	2
18:02	Matt Staff Block.	0	2
18:00	Texas State Defensive Rebound.	0	2
17:40	Brooks Ybarra missed Jumper.	0	2
17:40	Houston Defensive Rebound.	0	2
17:23	Darian Thibodeaux made Three Point Jumper.	0	5
17:03	Vonn Jones missed Jumper.	0	5
17:03	Darian Thibodeaux Block.	0	5
17:01	Darian Thibodeaux Defensive Rebound.	0	5
16:38	Alandise Harris missed Jumper.	0	5
16:38	Alandise Harris Offensive Rebound.	0	5
16:34	Alandise Harris missed Jumper.	0	5
16:34	TaShawn Thomas Offensive Rebound.	0	5
16:30	TaShawn Thomas missed Jumper.	0	5
16:30	Darian Thibodeaux Offensive Rebound.	0	5
16:22	Darian Thibodeaux made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jonathon Simmons.	0	8
16:17	Texas State Full Timeout.	0	8
16:01	Gordon Ball Turnover.	0	8
15:49	Foul on Gordon Ball	0	8
15:49	Official TV Timeout.	0	8
15:49	TaShawn Thomas missed Free Throw.	0	8
15:49		0	8
15:49	TaShawn Thomas missed Free Throw.	0	8
15:49	Gordon Ball Defensive Rebound.	0	8
15:37	Foul on Darian Thibodeaux	0	8
15:29	Gordon Ball missed Jumper.	0	8
15:29	Jonathon Simmons Defensive Rebound.	0	8
15:23	Jonathon Simmons made Layup.	0	10
15:23	Foul on Gordon Ball	0	10
15:23	Jonathon Simmons missed Free Throw.	0	10
15:23	Matt Staff Defensive Rebound.	0	10
15:05	Matt Staff made Jumper.	2	10
14:51	TaShawn Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by Darian Thibodeaux.	2	12
14:33	Matt Staff Turnover.	2	12
14:32	Joseph Young Steal.	2	12
14:30	Joseph Young made Dunk.	2	14
14:13	Travis Jones Turnover.	2	14
14:11	TaShawn Thomas Steal.	2	14
14:08	TaShawn Thomas made Dunk.	2	16
13:49	Matt Staff missed Jumper.	2	16
13:49	TaShawn Thomas Defensive Rebound.	2	16
13:17	Alandise Harris made Layup.	2	18
12:55	Foul on Alandise Harris	2	18
12:49	Travis Jones missed Jumper.	2	18
12:49	Dante Bachus Offensive Rebound.	2	18
12:48	Foul on Leon Gibson	2	18
12:33	Dante Bachus Turnover.	2	18
12:20	Leon Gibson Turnover.	2	18
12:19	Dante Bachus Steal.	2	18
12:16	John Bowman made Layup. Assisted by Dante Bachus.	4	18
11:53	Jonathon Simmons missed Jumper.	4	18
11:53	Jonathon Simmons Offensive Rebound.	4	18
11:48	Alandise Harris made Tip Shot.	4	20
11:37	Eddie Rios missed Three Point Jumper.	4	20
11:37	Jonathon Simmons Defensive Rebound.	4	20
11:36	Foul on Dante Bachus	4	20
11:35	Official TV Timeout.	4	20
11:24	Joseph Young missed Three Point Jumper.	4	20
11:24	Leon Gibson Offensive Rebound.	4	20
11:21	Leon Gibson made Layup.	4	22
11:15	Travis Jones missed Three Point Jumper.	4	22
11:15	Leon Gibson Defensive Rebound.	4	22
11:06	J.J. Thompson Turnover.	4	22
11:05	Eddie Rios Steal.	4	22
11:05	Foul on J.J. Thompson	4	22
10:50	John Bowman missed Three Point Jumper.	4	22
10:50	Houston Defensive Rebound.	4	22
10:33	Jonathon Simmons made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J.J. Thompson.	4	25
10:13	Foul on Joseph Young	4	25
10:13	Wesley Davis made Free Throw.	5	25
10:13	Wesley Davis made Free Throw.	6	25
9:53	J.J. Thompson Turnover.	6	25
9:52	Wesley Davis Steal.	6	25
9:49	Eddie Rios made Layup. Assisted by Wesley Davis.	8	25
9:47	Houston Full Timeout.	8	25
9:31	Joseph Young made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Leon Gibson.	8	28
9:17	Foul on J.J. Thompson	8	28
9:12	Basil Brown made Jumper. Assisted by Wesley Davis.	10	28
9:01	Joseph Young Turnover.	10	28
9:00	Wesley Davis Steal.	10	28
8:57	Foul on Joseph Young	10	28
8:56	Wesley Davis missed Free Throw.	10	28
8:55	TaShawn Thomas Defensive Rebound.	10	28
8:44	Darian Thibodeaux missed Jumper.	10	28
8:43	TaShawn Thomas Offensive Rebound.	10	28
8:42	TaShawn Thomas made Jumper.	10	30
8:37	Brooks Ybarra made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vonn Jones.	13	30
8:32	Joseph Young missed Three Point Jumper.	13	30
8:30	Houston Offensive Rebound.	13	30
8:29	Foul on Basil Brown	13	30
8:23	Foul on Basil Brown	13	30
8:20	Darian Thibodeaux missed Three Point Jumper.	13	30
8:20	Brooks Ybarra Defensive Rebound.	13	30
8:14	Brooks Ybarra made Layup.	15	30
8:04	Foul on Basil Brown	15	30
8:04	Joseph Young made Free Throw.	15	31
8:04	Joseph Young made Free Throw.	15	32
7:41	Matt Staff made Jumper. Assisted by Brooks Ybarra.	17	32
7:17	TaShawn Thomas made Layup.	17	34
7:10	Brooks Ybarra made Dunk.	19	34
7:09	Official TV Timeout.	19	34
6:51	Foul on Alandise Harris	19	34
6:51	Alandise Harris Turnover.	19	34
6:39	Brooks Ybarra missed Jumper.	19	34
6:39	Alandise Harris Block.	19	34
6:38	Texas State Offensive Rebound.	19	34
6:31	Vonn Jones missed Jumper.	19	34
6:31	Reid Koenen Offensive Rebound.	19	34
6:30	Foul on Kirk Van Slyke	19	34
6:30	Reid Koenen made Free Throw.	20	34
6:30	Reid Koenen made Free Throw.	21	34
6:10	Darian Thibodeaux Turnover.	21	34
6:07	Vonn Jones Steal.	21	34
6:02	Matt Staff made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vonn Jones.	24	34
5:37	Foul on Kirk Van Slyke	24	34
5:37	Kirk Van Slyke Turnover.	24	34
5:23	Brooks Ybarra missed Three Point Jumper.	24	34
5:23	Darian Thibodeaux Defensive Rebound.	24	34
5:12	Foul on J.J. Thompson	24	34
5:12	J.J. Thompson Turnover.	24	34
4:59	Matt Staff missed Jumper.	24	34
4:58	Reid Koenen Offensive Rebound.	24	34
4:57	Foul on TaShawn Thomas	24	34
4:56	Reid Koenen missed Free Throw.	24	34
4:56		24	34
4:56	Reid Koenen made Free Throw.	25	34
4:43	Leon Gibson Turnover.	25	34
4:21	Foul on TaShawn Thomas	25	34
4:21	Vonn Jones made Free Throw.	26	34
4:21	Vonn Jones missed Free Throw.	26	34
4:21	Leon Gibson Defensive Rebound.	26	34
3:59	Kirk Van Slyke missed Jumper.	26	34
3:59	Jonathon Simmons Offensive Rebound.	26	34
3:55	Jonathon Simmons missed Layup.	26	34
3:55	Brooks Ybarra Defensive Rebound.	26	34
3:46	Brooks Ybarra missed Jumper.	26	34
3:46	Brooks Ybarra Offensive Rebound.	26	34
3:44	Brooks Ybarra missed Jumper.	26	34
3:44	Brooks Ybarra Offensive Rebound.	26	34
3:44	Brooks Ybarra Turnover.	26	34
3:33	Joseph Young Turnover.	26	34
3:33	Vonn Jones Steal.	26	34
3:33	Vonn Jones Turnover.	26	34
3:30	Darian Thibodeaux Turnover.	26	34
3:29	Wesley Davis Steal.	26	34
3:23	Reid Koenen missed Three Point Jumper.	26	34
3:23	Leon Gibson Defensive Rebound.	26	34
3:15	Leon Gibson Turnover.	26	34
3:13	Wesley Davis Steal.	26	34
3:09	Wesley Davis missed Layup.	26	34
3:09	Jonathon Simmons Defensive Rebound.	26	34
2:46	Darian Thibodeaux missed Three Point Jumper.	26	34
2:46	Leon Gibson Offensive Rebound.	26	34
2:45	Foul on Matt Staff	26	34
2:45	Leon Gibson missed Free Throw.	26	34
2:45	Matt Staff Defensive Rebound.	26	34
2:34	Wesley Davis made Jumper.	28	34
2:08	Joseph Young Turnover.	28	34
2:08	Reid Koenen Steal.	28	34
1:55	Matt Staff made Jumper. Assisted by Vonn Jones.	30	35
1:34	Jonathon Simmons made Free Throw.	28	35
1:34	Foul on Vonn Jones	30	35
1:34	Jonathon Simmons made Free Throw.	30	36
1:19	Reid Koenen made Free Throw.	31	36
1:19	Foul on Jimmie Jones	31	36
1:19	Reid Koenen made Free Throw.	32	36
1:02	Jonathon Simmons missed Jumper.	32	36
1:02	Leon Gibson Offensive Rebound.	32	36
0:55	Darian Thibodeaux made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jimmie Jones.	32	39
0:41	Eddie Rios Turnover.	32	39
0:32	Foul on Eddie Rios	32	39
0:32	Foul on Darian Thibodeaux	32	39
0:32	Technical Foul on Eddie Rios	32	39
0:32	Technical Foul on Darian Thibodeaux	32	39
0:07	Jonathon Simmons made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jimmie Jones.	32	42
0:01	Eddie Rios made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wesley Davis.	35	42
0:00	End of the 1st Half.	32	39

Fertitta Center

2:00 AM, 31 December 2011

Houston, TX

Attendance: 3,081

Referees:
Joe DeRosa
Jeff Malham
Stephen Divine

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Arkansas State	1-0	-	10-3
South Alabama	1-0	-	8-4
Texas State	1-0	-	8-4
Troy	1-0	-	8-4
Southern Miss	1-0	-	5-7
Old Dominion	1-0	-	4-8
Louisiana	1-0	-	3-10
Georgia Southern	0-1	1	7-6
Marshall	0-1	1	7-6
App State	0-1	1	6-6
Coastal Carolina	0-1	1	6-6
James Madison	0-1	1	6-6
Georgia State	0-1	1	4-8
UL Monroe	0-1	1	4-10

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Iowa State	0-0	-	10-1
Cincinnati	0-0	-	10-1
West Virginia	0-0	-	9-2
Arizona State	0-0	-	9-2
BYU	0-0	-	9-2
Colorado	0-0	-	9-2
Kansas	0-0	-	9-2
Texas Tech	0-0	-	9-2
UCF	0-0	-	9-2
Houston	0-0	-	8-3
Oklahoma State	0-0	-	8-3
Utah	0-0	-	8-3
Baylor	0-0	-	7-3
TCU	0-0	-	7-4
Arizona	0-0	-	6-5
Kansas State	0-0	-	6-5

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