No. 8 Houston got its revenge against Tulsa from the lone loss earlier in the season on Wednesday night with a 86-59 victory at the Fertitta Center.
The game began as a 3-point shootout. Both teams’ first two makes came from 3-point range in the contest, but the Cougars took off and pulled away quickly with a red-hot start from sophomore guard Marcus Sasser.
UH’s hot start began with a 9-0 run to force the first Tulsa timeout at 15-6, just six minutes in and continued it, making a 23-3 run with a 29-9 lead with 12 minutes of play, all while shooting 57% from the during the run.