Houston Cougars vs Tulane Green Wave Match Player Stats On Feb 23, 2022

Kyler Edwards scored 21 points to lead No. 14 Houston to an 81-67 road win at Tulane on Wednesday.

Taze Moore had 18 points and nine rebounds and Fabian White Jr. added 12 points for Houston (23-4, 12-2 American), which has won seven of its last eight games on the road.

The Cougars shot 50.8 percent from the field overall (31 of 61), made 10 shots from 3-point range and outrebounded Tulane 43-28.

Jalen Cook scored 19 points, Kevin Cross had 16 points and eight rebounds, Sion James had 13 points and Jaylen Forbes added 13 points in defeat for Tulane (12-12, 9-6), which had won its previous two games in a push for a postseason bid.

The Green Wave shot 41.1 percent from the field overall (23 of 56) and 9 of 25 from 3-point range.

The game also was fairly clean, with Houston committing eight turnovers and Tulane only four.

Houston held a 32-27 lead at halftime, a lead that grew to 37-27 with 17:22 remaining after a layup by Moore.

The Cougars then continued to grow their lead, going up 58-45 with 8:00 left on a 3-pointer by Moore.

Tulane tried to mount a charge, cutting Houston's lead to seven at 61-54 with 4:53 left following a basket by James.

However, it didn't take long for Houston to quell that Tulane rally.

The Cougars responded by going on an 8-0 run over the next 1:41 to take a 69-54 lead with 3:12 remaining and essentially put the game out of reach.

Tulane got off to a good start, taking a 14-9 lead with 10:54 remaining in the first half until Houston started to find some rhythm on offense.

The Cougars went on a 12-3 run to take a 21-17 lead with 7:06 left in the first half and held a 28-24 lead with 2:07 left until halftime.

--Field Level Media