GAME THREAD: MBB vs. Houston (6 PM at Moody)

[PonyPride]

Cougars lead, 32-27, in rebounds (again, when they met in Houston, UH more than doubled up SMU on the glass, 54-26)

68-54

[PonyPride]

Odigie gainsays it in while absorbing a hit. There aren't many who can finish a shot while taking a hit like he can.

Misses FT, rebound goes to Nutall for 3 (missed), but Phelps gets rebound and put-back to close lead to 11

69-58

[PonyPride]

Ponies are 12/21 on FTs
Cougars are 10/20

[PonyPride]

Houston's Roberts and Sharp, and SMU's Williamson and Ambrose-Hylton, all have 3 fouls

[PonyPride]

Phelps leads SMU with 17, Odigie with 16

SMU press creating some problems for UH

[PonyPride]

74-60
1:56 to go

[PonyPride]

Ponies break press — Phelps drills a 3
UH can't get ball in, call timeout
74-63 — 1:34 to go

[PonyPride]

Mustangs had Sasser pinned on the sideline — he burst through, drawing Williamson's fourth foul

Hits both FTs, putting UH up, 76-63

[PonyPride]

Phelps drives through Roberts and scores, drawing Roberts' fourth foul
Misses FT
78-65

[PonyPride]

FINAL: Houston 80, SMU 65

Up next: at home vs. East Carolina —┬á2 PM Sunday

[ponyboy]

Not a bad showing.

[Terry Webster]

I like the ways that the team hung together in the second half.

[Charleston Pony]

Effort was there but this team doesn't have the talent to compete with Houston. Could be their last chance to get to 10 wins Sunday

[EastStang]

Houston probably needs to improve their free throws to survive March Madness.

[Red Dragon Coog]

The little success SMU did have with Larry Brown was unfortunately destroyed very quickly by incompetence.