Houston dissects cold-shooting Tulane 73-42
HOUSTON -- Devin Davis scored 16 points, Armoni Brooks had a double-double and Houston throttled Tulane 73-42 on Sunday to stay in a tie for second place in the American Athletic Conference standings with Wichita State.
Houston hosts conference leader, and sixth-ranked, Cincinnati (23-2, 12-0) on Thursday.
Brooks finished with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
The Cougars capped a 10-0 run with Fabian White Jr.'s dunk that made it 19-7 with 11:49 before intermission and the Cougars never looked back.
Houston (19-5, 9-3) built a 39-15 halftime lead as the Cougars made half their 34 shots and saw eight different players score. Tulane struggled suffering through a 6-for-23 (26 percent) shooting performance before the break.
Corey Davis Jr., made consecutive 3-pointers and Devin Davis made a jumper and a pair of free throws and Houston led 50-19 with 15:40 left.
Melvin Frazier led Tulane (13-11, 4-8) with 11 points and the Green Wave made 14 of 49 (28.6) of their shots.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Rick Crawford
- Pat Driscoll
- Gerald Williams
2024-25 American Athletic Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis | 7-1 | - | 17-4 |
| North Texas | 7-2 | 0.5 | 16-5 |
| UAB | 7-2 | 0.5 | 14-8 |
| Temple | 6-3 | 1.5 | 14-8 |
| Tulane | 5-3 | 2 | 11-10 |
| Florida Atlantic | 4-4 | 3 | 11-10 |
| South Florida | 4-4 | 3 | 11-10 |
| East Carolina | 4-5 | 3.5 | 12-10 |
| UTSA | 4-5 | 3.5 | 10-11 |
| Tulsa | 3-5 | 4 | 9-12 |
| Rice | 2-6 | 5 | 11-10 |
| Wichita State | 1-7 | 6 | 11-10 |
| Charlotte | 1-8 | 6.5 | 8-14 |
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 9-1 | - | 17-4 |
| Arizona | 9-1 | - | 15-6 |
| Texas Tech | 8-2 | 1 | 17-4 |
| Iowa State | 7-3 | 2 | 17-4 |
| BYU | 6-4 | 3 | 15-6 |
| Kansas | 6-4 | 3 | 15-6 |
| Baylor | 6-4 | 3 | 14-7 |
| West Virginia | 4-5 | 4.5 | 13-7 |
| UCF | 4-6 | 5 | 13-8 |
| Utah | 4-6 | 5 | 12-9 |
| Kansas State | 4-6 | 5 | 10-11 |
| TCU | 3-6 | 5.5 | 10-10 |
| Arizona State | 3-7 | 6 | 12-9 |
| Oklahoma State | 3-7 | 6 | 11-10 |
| Cincinnati | 2-7 | 6.5 | 12-8 |
| Colorado | 0-9 | 8.5 | 9-11 |
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