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Tulsa Uses Late Surge for 63-61 Win over Houston

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TULSA, Okla. –– Tulsa overcame a 5-point deficit in the final 98 seconds to capture a 63-61 win over the Houston Cougars Saturday afternoon in front of 3,725 fans at the Donald W. Reynolds Center.

Trailing 61-56, Darien Jackson knocked down his third 3-pointer of the game at the 1:38 mark, slicing Tulsa's deficit to 2 points. Jackson followed his trey with a steal and after two Brandon Rachal free throws the game was knotted at 61 with 1:09 left on the game clock

Rachal drew another foul at the 0:34 mark and converted both free throws for Tulsa's final 2-point win margin.