Tulane Tops Houston on the Road, 76-62

Wednesday, January 6

Houston, Texas

3 PM

Tulane University

6-3,2-2AAC

Houston

5-3,2-2AAC

Tulane

Houston

Jan 6, 2021 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

By: Pierce Feltner

HOUSTON – The Tulane women's basketball team used an impressive defensive performance to defeat Houston, 76-62, on Wednesday, Jan. 6, in the Fertitta Center.

Tulane (6-3, 2-2) outshot Houston (5-3, 2-2) .453-.383 from the field, including holding Houston without a made field goal for over 10 minutes of play. The Green Wave logged 42 rebounds, 18 assists and 13 steals, while the Cougars had 37 rebounds, 14 assists and seven steals. The Green Wave forced 21 Houston turnovers and scored 19 points off turnovers for the game. Tulane scored 44 points in the paint and held Houston to 22.2 (6-27) percent shooting from three.

Senior Krystal Freeman led the Green Wave with 20 points on 10-14 shooting. Freeman also grabbed seven rebounds, while junior Dynah Jones added 14 points and a team-high nine rebounds and six assists. Senior Arsula Clark and freshman Jerkaila Jordan joined Freeman and Jones in double-figures with 12 points, apiece.

The Green Wave went on a 19-0 run that spanned from the end of the first half to the beginning of the third quarter to stretch their lead to 48-30 with 7:08 remaining in the third. During the run, the Green Wave also held Houston without a made field goal for more than 10 minutes of play. Both teams traded baskets for the rest of the quarter and Tulane took a 59-40 lead into the fourth.

Houston cut the Tulane lead to 65-57 with 4:02 to play, but Jordan and Heide ended the run with three free throws. Freeman scored four consecutive points for the Green Wave to extend the lead to 72-57. The Olive and Blue finished it off with a 76-62 final score.

Both teams traded blows in the first quarter with the Green Wave taking a slight edge, 20-18, into the second. Jones led the way with eight points in the opening period for the Olive and Blue.

The quick pace continued into the second quarter with Houston taking a 28-27 lead with 5:50 left in the half. After the Cougars hit a free throw, Tulane finished quarter on a 9-1 run to lead 36-30 at the break. The Green Wave held Houston without a field goal in the last 5:50 of the first half.

Tulane out-rebounded Houston 20-15 in the opening 20 minutes. The Green Wave logged eight steals and seven assists in the first half, while only turning the ball over six times. The Olive and Blue scored 26 of their 36 points in the paint in the first 20 minutes. Jones led Tulane with 13 points, while Freeman grabbed a team-high five rebounds in the first half.

Up next, the Green Wave will stay on the road as they head North to play Cincinnati on Saturday, Jan. 9. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. in Fifth-Third Arena on Cincinnati's campus.

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