Houston used a late first-half 17-4 run and a dominant second half to hand Tulane its 20th defeat of the season in a 91-62 win over the host Green Wave. It was Tulane's eighth consecutive loss.
Damyean Dotson led the Cougars with a game-high 32 points on 12-for-16 shooting, while Rob Gray added 18. Armoni Brooks contributed 10 points and seven rebounds off the bench, as Houston (17-7, 8-4 AAC) shot 34-for-65 (.523) overall and 13-for-24 (.542) from three-point range.
Five Tulane players scored in double figures, led by Cameron Reynolds (13 points, 6 rebounds).