Tulane University
Houston
Tulane Edged By Houston
Jan 8, 2000 | Men's Basketball
Jan. 8, 2000
HOUSTON (AP) - Waitara Marsh's desperation shot from beyond midcourt fell short at the buzzer, and the Houston Cougars held on for a 75-74 victory Saturday night over Tulane.
Houston center Jake Ballis intentionally missed a free throw with 3.46 seconds to play, forcing Tulane to grab the rebound and quickly do whatever heroics were required.
Houston (7-8, 1-1 Conference USA), which overcame a 41-33 halftime deficit, was led by Kenny Younger with 19 points and 10 rebounds. George Williams had 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Cougars.
Tulane (10-3, 0-2) got 19 points and eight rebounds from Marsh and 17 points from Ledaryl Billingsley.
Houston got 15 points off the Green Wave's 14 turnovers, while Tulane got only nine points off Houston's 12 turnovers.
