Houston 83, Tulane 64

Houston 83, Tulane 64

Published Feb. 15, 2009 3:44 a.m. ET

Zamal Nixon scored 23 points and Houston made 27 of 28 free throws in an 83-64 victory against Tulane on Saturday night. Marcus Cousin led the way at the free-throw line for the Cougars (16-7, 7-3 Conference USA), going 8-of-8. Qa'rraan Calhoun had the only miss from the line, going 0-for-1, but scored 10 points to go with five rebounds and four steals. Kris Richard scored 20 points to lead Tulane (10-14, 4-7). Eric Vianney had 16. Leading by eight, the Cougars took control with an 8-0 run that put them ahead 35-19 with 3:22 remaining in the first half. Nick Mosley made four free throws during the spurt.

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