Cougars Top Tulane - with Video

HOUSTON, TX -- Six Houston Cougars scored in double figures versus the Tulane Green Wave Saturday afternoon; and, the Cougars picked up a hard fought 74-62 victory in front of an announced crowd of 523 fans.Porsche Landry led the Cougars with 16 points and four assists.Brittney Scott scored 12 points; Roxana Button added 11; while Courtney Taylor, Lesslee Mason, and Jasmine Johnson each scored 10 points.Taylor also pulled down a game-high 19 rebounds."I thought it was a good game," said UH assistant coach Wade Scott. "I thought, at times, we were lax and it showed. At the same time, we were able to fight through it."The Cougars broke a 8-8 tie with a 23 to 5 run over a 10-minute stretch in the first half to lead 31 to 13.Houston (15-13 overall, 9-6 in C-USA) led Tulane (22-6, 11-4) 37 to 23 at halftime.The Green Wave used a brief scoring spurt to trim Houston's lead to eight points (39-31) at the 17:20 mark of the second half; but, Houston stretched the lead ...