Gray leads Houston to 75-66 win over New Orleans
HOUSTON -- Rob Gray scored 23 points and Houston went 8 for 8 from the foul line in the final 28 seconds to hold off New Orleans 75-66 on Wednesday night.
New Orleans made its four 3-pointers and shot 54 percent in the second half but the Cougars never faltered. After the Privateers closed within five with 2:17 to play, Armoni Brooks knocked down a 3-pointer and Gray followed with a layup for a 10-point lead at 1:13.
Travin Thibodeaux had 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting for New Orleans with Troy Green adding 16 with eight rebounds and six assists.
Houston (5-1) was more opportunistic, turning 20 New Orleans turnovers into 25 points while the Privateers only got 11 out of 18 Cougar giveaways. New Orleans (1-5) was just 8 of 16 from the foul line to get outscored by 10.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Kerry Sitton
- Jose Carrion
- Byron Jarrett
2024-25 Southland Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Incarnate Word | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
McNeese | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
UT Rio Grande Valley | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
Houston Christian | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
SE Louisiana | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
Northwestern State | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
Stephen F. Austin | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
Nicholls | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
Lamar | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
New Orleans | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |
East Texas A&M | 0-0 | - | 1-5 |
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Kansas | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
BYU | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
Cincinnati | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
Colorado | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
UCF | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
Iowa State | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
Arizona State | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
Baylor | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Oklahoma State | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
TCU | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Texas Tech | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Kansas State | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Utah | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
West Virginia | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Arizona | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
Houston | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |