Feb. 18, 2006

Final Stats

HOUSTON (AP) -- Ramon Dyer scored 20 points and Houston held Tulsa to 29 percent shooting in a 73-46 victory Saturday night.

The Cougars (18-6, 8-3 Conference USA) raced to a 38-14 halftime lead by holding the Green Wave to 5-of-25 shooting in the first half.

Dyer was 8-of-13 from the field and 4-of-8 from 3-point range. Jahmar Thorpe had 14 points, and Chris Lawson added 12 off the bench.

Houston's Brian Latham, who scored six points, had a career-high 10 assists and led all rebounders with nine.

Darold Crow scored 10 points to lead Tulsa (9-14, 4-6), which was 15-of-52 from the field, including 4-of-21 from 3-point range. Charles Ramsdell had nine points and eight rebounds.

Houston cruised despite an off-night from leading scorer Oliver Lafayette. He had four points, 12 off his average, on 2-of-8 shooting. The team's leading 3-point shooter missed all five from long range.