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ith just two days and a time zone separating Saturday night's win over Indiana-Purdue-Indianapolis and Tuesday's game at Houston, the University of Massachusetts faces a tough turnaround with lots of travel and not much preparation time.
But riding a four-game winning streak, senior point guard Chris Lowe said the Minutemen (5-6) are anxious to build off their momentum.
"We're ready to get back on the court," Lowe said. "We've got a good thing going. We want to keep it flowing and keep the momentum going."
The game was originally scheduled for 8 p.m., but was moved back to 2 p.m. to allow Cougar fans to attend Tuesday's basketball game before making the 262-mile journey to Fort Worth, where the Houston football team is competing in the Armed Services Bowl, Wednesday at 12.
In last year's meeting between UMass and Houston at the Mullins Center, the Minutemen erased a 13-point first-half deficit to win 95-89. That game was the last in a six-game winning streak for UMass.
Unlike last year, where both coaches stepped on the gas throughout in hopes of outscoring and outlasting the other team, UMass will try to control tempo to keep the game from becoming a shootout.
"Houston would love to play fast, get the game in the 90's and shoot a lot of balls and really speed up play," said UMass coach Derek Kellogg, who played Houston every year as an assistant coach with Memphis. "They're very good at doing that. We have to be smart with how much we run and how frequently we try to get in a shooting match with them."
Lowe agreed.
"We definitely want to control tempo. We never want to play at another team's speed," Lowe said.
Losing star guard Robert McKiver, who graduated last year, hasn't slowed Houston's numbers. The Cougars (7-2) are averaging 78.4 points led by Kelvin Lewis' 18.4 per game. Newcomers Aubrey Coleman and Marcus Cousin have helped Houston on the boards. Coleman, a 6-foot-4 junior college transfer, just captured his second straight Conference USA Rookie of the Week. He's averaging 17.7 points and 7.0 rebounds. Cousin, a transfer from Seton Hall, is averaging 13.8 points and 9.9 boards.
NOTES - Junior Ricky Harris, who moved into 37th place on UMass' career scoring list with 1,028 points after Saturday's game, could jump four more spots if he reaches his 20.6-per-game average, as Derick Claiborne (1,033), David Brown (1,037), Charlton Clarke (1,041) and Dana Dingle (1,043) are all within range.
Matt Vautour can be reached at [email protected]. For more UMass coverage, including a UMass sports blog, go to http://www.gazettenet.com/category/sports/umass-sports
OUSTON - Looking to run its winning streak to five games and end 2008 on a high note, UMass basketball ran into a buzzsaw in Houston, falling to the Cougars, 80-54, at Hofheinz Pavilion on Tuesday afternoon. After the Minutemen jumped out to an early 8-2 lead, Houston used its fast-pace transition style of play to erase that lead with a 12-2 run and never trailed again. UMass falls to 5-7 on the season, while Houston goes to 8-2.
UMass was led by Anthony Gurley's 17 points. Ricky Harris added 11, while Luke Bonner had nine points, all on 3-pointers. Chris Lowe, who finished the game with three points, was hampered by foul trouble that limited him to just 21 minutes.
Houston was paced by Qa'rraan Calhoun's career-high 26 points. Kelvin Lewis added 20 points for the Cougars, while Aubrey Coleman scored 16 and grabbed 12 rebounds.
UMass started the game strong, with a Harris 3-pointer serving as the game's first points as the Minutemen took an 8-2 lead two minutes in.
Houston answered by going on a 12-2 run over the next four minutes, using quick transition points to take a 14-10 lead with 13:13 left in the first. The Cougars continued to build on the lead, as Aubrey Coleman's layup capped a 14-5 run that put Houston up 10, 32-22, with 6:15 left in the half.
A Gurley 3-pointer with 1:30 left in the half cut the Houston lead to six. That hoop followed a spectacular alley-oop reverse dunk by Tony Gaffney from Harris on the break, but the Cougars closed the half with a 5-1 spurt to take a 10-point lead to the locker room, 43-33. Gaffney would finish with a game-high 16 rebounds.
Gurley led UMass in the first half with 14 points, including 2-for-2 from behind the arc. The Minutemen were 6-for-15 from 3-point range in the half. Lewis paced the Cougars with 16 first half points, as he and his teammates scored 14 points off the Minutemen's 10 turnovers.
The Cougars picked up where they left off, scoring the first seven points of the second half to take a 17-point lead. The lead would reach 25 on a Lewis jumper that capped off an 8-0 run, 65-40, with 11:42 left.
A Bonner 3-pointer helped fuel a run of eight-straight points scored by UMass, cutting the Houston lead to 17, 65-48, with 8:22 to go.
Houston, who at one point didn't substitute a player for over 30 minutes, proved too much down the stretch on this day, increasing its lead to 26 before the final horn sounded.
The Minutemen return to action on Jan. 3, when they start off 2009 by hosting Vanderbilt at the Mullins Center for a 5 p.m. tip. It will be 1960's Celebration and Leaman Legacy Night as UMass basketball continues to celebrate its 100th season.
UMASS HEAD COACH Derek Kellogg
On the game
"Anytime you let a team go on a 9-0 run, and you are down at the half, it is not really what you are looking for. They (Houston) actually made a lot of tough shots today and they played a great game. They pushed it when they had the opportunity, and if it wasn't there, they didn't make bad, quick shots. They also did a great job defensively. The post gives them the presence they haven't had in the past. He can block shots and does a good job of really solidifying the defense. They look more athletic, they were quicker to the ball and they looked like the better team today."
On the second half of the game
"We were still in the game to start the second half and we can't come out and let them do exactly what they did. It was unacceptable. Houston played a great game today, probably the best game of all the games I have seen on tape. Their two wings were fantastic and their two big guys were great. Their point guard came in when their guy was in foul trouble and did exactly what was needed."
On the shots made by Houston
"They did a great job of beating us on the boards, or at least making it look like that. I thought they dominated the boards when it was pretty close. They made a lot of shots tonight. We have had some games coming up to this point where we made shots and you get on a little roll and you are confident. They played with supreme confidence this afternoon and we may have wavered at times."
On Qa'rraan Calhoun and Aubrey Coleman
"Calhoun spread the floor for them, and he made shots and played by far his best game of the year. There is something you are going to have to give up when those guys are penetrating, and were going to get to them, but we had to give them a little space, but he was knocking down threes and really spread the floor for them. Aubrey Coleman was also good in the transition. They all played their roles well and did exactly what they needed to do to win."
SOPHOMORE GUARD Anthony Gurley
On the second half
"They didn't put us in a very good position coming out. We were down by 10 at the half, and we wanted to go on a run of our own, but they just kept going on runs."
On the transition game by Kelvin Lewis
"They are a great team. After we scored, they would get the ball out fast. They were tough to guard, and they made it difficult for us to put together a string of points and make a run for us to come back."
On looking past the loss
"We have to forget about this game fast. We have another big game on Saturday against Vanderbilt. It is pretty discouraging, especially after winning four-straight, and then come here and take a loss like this. We have to keep our spirits high and try not to get down on ourselves. We will have to come ready to play on Saturday for a big game before conference starts."
HOUSTON HEAD COACH Tom Penders
On the story of the game for Coach Penders
"We're trying like crazy to develop a bench. There's a lot of ways to do that. You can experiment and run guys in and out and you could lose a few games doing that. Or, give them quality time by giving them quality time that they earn in practice. DaShaun Williams didn't play the point at all for us last year but he's been working very hard to be the backup point guard. Zamal Nixon is a very talented kid. He's been playing a combo - point and two guard. I was really happy he closed out the game strong. It gives me a good feeling going into these next few ball games that we have some depth. We have more depth up front, but I didn't want to mess around with it today. I wanted to keep the momentum and see if we could close a team out. We just didn't let them breathe. We didn't let them back into the game. Our defense was really strong."
On the fight the Cougars showed against UMass
"I don't think we fought the other night. Maybe it was Christmasitis, I have no idea what it was. We had a great win up in Toledo. They were a tough team and they had a week to prepare. We really fought up there. We have had a lot of fight and scrap, but we didn't have that the other night. I don't know what that was due too, but you will have a few games like that throughout the season. Usually you get hammered and get blown out. We didn't get blown out. We were mad. The team was really mad. We didn't talk about it until yesterday. You come out to play, but the team that comes out to fight usually wins. I guess it's impossible to do that every night. I don't know what it is."
On the game against UMass
"That was a very good UMass team that we dismantled. Defensively, we took them out of their stuff. We put on a clinic offensively. We moved the ball, only had eight turnovers and blocked seven shots. All of those stats are great. It was an effort game. We left it all out there. Our next game is at Mississippi State, so it doesn't get any easier. It will be a big game, and we're going to have to play every bit as well as we did tonight to be in the game."
On Kelvin Lewis
"We had a lot of good performances from a lot of different guys. Kelvin Lewis had a tough assignment. He had (Ricky Harris) who averages 21 points per game. All of the magazines had him and (Chris) Lowe as one of the best backcourts in the country. I don't argue with that. Last year, they tore us apart up at UMass. Kelvin just didn't let them breathe. When your leading scorer is able to shut down their leading scorer it's good. He let the game come to him. He wasn't as frantic. He's such a coachable kid. He's come a long way from last year, he's really developed.
HOUSTON FORWARD Qa'rraan Calhoun, on his big game against UMass
"Hopefully, I'll be able to do this every night now. I don't really care about the points. I just want to win and make the tournament. That's all I care about. I want to make the tournament."
HOUSTON GUARD Kelvin Lewis
On the Cougars never letting up against Umass
"We just came out with more fight today. We didn't really have any fight on Sunday. Coach (Penders) just told us to come out with fight and intensity."
On looking more relaxed on the court against UMass
"I try to stay relaxed out there. I try to let the game come to me.
UMass saw its four-game win streak come to an end on Tuesday afternoon in the final game of 2008. UMass finishes the calendar year 20-16 overall.
Tony Gaffney had 16 rebounds, his third time with 15 or more this season. It was also his ninth time in 12 games this year with double-figure rebounds. He raised his rebound mark to 12.3, fourth in the NCAA.
Gaffney also had three blocked shots and now has 4.9 per game, second in the NCAA.
Gaffney had his team-best 20th and 21st dunks in the game.
Anthony Gurley had 17 points, his second-most in a UMass uniform. He has been in double-figures in eight of 12 games this season. Gurley took 14 field goals, one off his career-high of 15 vs. Boston College earlier this year.
Ricky Harris had just 11 points, but did reach double-figures for the 11th time in 12 games this season. Harris made just 4-of-17 from the floor.
Luke Bonner added nine, his second-most of the season.
Chris Lowe played season-low 21 minutes and his fewest since 19 against Yale last season, when he was ailing with an ankle injury.
The 26-point defeat was the worst for UMass since a 76-47 loss at Temple on Feb. 1, 2005.
The 54 total points were the fewest since a 53-50 win over Saint Louis on Feb. 24, 2007.
UMass shot just 32.4 from the floor, its worst mark since 30.3 at Memphis.
UMass was just 2-of-4 from the foul line, the first time since Xavier last season, that UMass made a few as two free throws.
OUSTON - The University of Massachusetts men's basketball team had hoped to close out 2008 on a high note.
Those hopes were all but gone midway through the second half of Tuesday's game against Houston.
The Minutemen fell into a 25-point hole after the Cougars went on a furious 22-7 run to start the second half, and the deficit was too much to overcome en route to a 80-54 loss before 3,623 at Hofheinz Pavilion.
UMass (5-7) saw its four-game winning streak snapped after turning in an effort that was uncharacteristic of the way it played in its six other games this month. The Minutemen shot only 32.4 percent from the field, committed 17 turnovers and took only four free throws, making two.
UMass also failed to control the tempo, allowing Houston (8-2) to run up and down the court in transition almost at will. The Cougars finished with 21 fast-break points.
Houston "actually made a lot of tough shots today and played a great game," Minuteman coach Derek Kellogg said. "They pushed it when they had the opportunity, and if it wasn't there, they didn't take bad shots. They looked more athletic, they looked quicker to the ball, and they looked like the better team today."
Despite having senior point guard Chris Lowe and sophomore forward Matt Glass hampered by foul trouble and leading scorer Ricky Harris struggling with his shot, UMass hung tough in the early going and trailed 43-33 at halftime.
The Minutemen stayed in contention in the first half mostly because of sophomore guard Anthony Gurley, who scored 14 of his team-high 17 points in that period. But the wheels quickly fell off after UMass returned from the locker room.
Cougars senior center Marcus Cousin started the run with a layup, and forward Qa'rraan Calhoun hit a 3-pointer to push the lead to 15. Two possessions later, Aubrey Coleman (16 points, 12 rebounds) dropped in a layup to give Houston a 50-33 lead.
Harris stopped the bleeding with a 3-pointer, but Calhoun responded with one of his own to regain the momentum for the Cougars, who never let up.
"You can't come out and let them do exactly what they did to start the second half and consider that acceptable," Kellogg said.
Calhoun and guard Kelvin Lewis were thorns in the sides of the Minutemen all afternoon. Calhoun finished with a game-high 26 points on 10-of-19 shooting (4-of-8 from behind the arc) and Lewis, who was deadly in transition, had 20.
"They were tough to guard," Gurley said. "They made it very difficult for us to put together a string of points and actually make a run for ourselves to come back."
The UMass offense was hampered by the presence of Cousin (five blocks) in the middle. No player was affected more by the Cougars' defense than Harris, who finished with only 11 points on 4-of-17 shooting.
Tony Gaffney had 16 rebounds and three blocked shots, but scored just six points.
With its final nonconference game at 5 p.m. Saturday against Vanderbilt at the Mullins Center, the Minutemen do not have much time to reflect on this loss.
"It is pretty discouraging, especially after winning four straight, and then come here and take a loss like this," Gurley said. "But we have to keep our spirits high and try not to get too down on ourselves. We will have to come ready to play on Saturday because that's another big game right before conference starts."
Matt Vautour can be reached at [email protected]. For more UMass coverage, including a UMass sports blog, go to http://www.gazettenet.com/category/sports/umass-sports
t wasn�t just Fan Appreciation Day at Hofheinz Pavilion. It was basketball appreciation day for the Houston Cougars.
An 80-54 victory against the Massachusetts Minutemen in hand, the Cougars felt free to like basketball � and themselves � again.
A crowd of 3,623 stood and cheered as the final seconds of the final game of the calendar year ticked off the clock on Tuesday afternoon. Cougars guard Aubrey Coleman and forward Qa�rraan Calhoun hopped up and down at the free-throw line, exchanging smiles and chest bumps.
Just two nights earlier, Cougars coach Tom Penders and his players walked off the same court with scowls after a 71-67 defeat against Iowa State.
�If you don�t have fun out there, you can�t win games,� said Cougars guard Kelvin Lewis, who scored 20 points while playing lockdown defense on UMass scoring leader Ricky Harris. �Coach said, �Have fun and be loose,� and that�s what we did.�
The Cougars (8-2) had their way with a UMass team that came in with a four-game winning streak. On offense, the Cougars shot 47.8 percent, had three players score in double figures by halftime and committed only eight turnovers.
On defense, the Cougars forced 17 turnovers, blocked seven shots � five by Marcus Cousin � and hounded UMass (5-7) into shooting 32.4 percent.
�That�s a good UMass team, and we dismantled them,� Penders said.
Calhoun led UH with a career-high 26 points, making four of eight three-point shots. Coleman had 12 rebounds, three assists and two steals to go with his 16 points. Lewis made 8-of-13 shots while forcing UMass scoring leader Ricky Harris into 13 misses on 17 attempts.
The Cougars did it all with freshman starting point guard Desmond Wade playing only three minutes. Wade, who turned an ankle against Iowa State, had two fouls and a turnover before giving way to senior DaShaun Williams. In 37 minutes, Williams had eight assists, seven rebounds and no turnovers.
�Today, we had a little fight in us,� Calhoun said. �We didn�t come out with fight (against Iowa State). That�s why we got this victory today. They weren�t ready.�
Again and again, the Cougars got down the court before UMass could get back on defense, finishing with a 21-6 windfall in fast-break points.
�We were mad,� Penders said. �You come out to play, but the team that comes out to fight usually wins.�
With Lewis erupting for 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting in the first half, Houston took a 43-33 lead into the dressing room. Barely eight minutes into the second half, the Cougars had a 65-40 cushion.
�I�m a lot better,� Penders said, �than I was two days ago.�
Massachusetts Minutemen | 54 |
Houston Cougars | 80 |
at Houston |
Official Basketball Box Score Massachusetts vs Houston 12/30/08 1 p.m. at Hofheinz Pavilion (Houston, Texas) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISITORS: Massachusetts 5-7 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 24 Gaffney, Tony....... f 3-9 0-1 0-0 6 10 16 0 6 3 2 3 2 33 33 Glass, Matt......... f 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 8 05 Harris, Ricky....... g 4-17 3-8 0-0 1 1 2 2 11 1 3 0 0 36 12 Gurley, Anthony..... g 7-14 2-4 1-2 2 5 7 0 17 1 1 0 0 34 14 Lowe, Chris......... g 1-6 0-2 1-2 0 0 0 4 3 4 4 0 1 21 02 Gibbs, David........ 0-4 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 17 11 Correia, Gary....... 1-4 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 13 13 Wilcher, Travon..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 25 Lynch, Tyrell....... 3-5 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 3 6 0 2 0 0 20 31 Bonner, Luke........ 3-7 3-7 0-0 3 3 6 2 9 1 1 1 1 16 TEAM................ 3 4 7 Totals.............. 22-68 8-27 2-4 16 26 42 14 54 12 17 4 4 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-34 38.2% 2nd Half: 9-34 26.5% Game: 32.4% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 6-15 40.0% 2nd Half: 2-12 16.7% Game: 29.6% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd Half: 1-2 50.0% Game: 50.0% 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOME TEAM: Houston 8-2 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 41 CALHOUN, Qa'rraan... f 10-19 4-8 2-2 2 4 6 0 26 1 0 1 0 40 50 COUSIN, Marcus...... c 2-7 0-0 2-2 1 8 9 1 6 2 2 5 0 38 00 LEWIS, Kelvin....... g 8-13 2-4 2-2 1 2 3 2 20 1 2 0 1 40 03 WADE, Desmond....... g 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 12 COLEMAN, Aubrey..... g 7-18 0-0 2-2 2 10 12 2 16 3 3 0 2 33 02 NIXON, Zamal........ 3-4 0-1 2-2 0 1 1 1 8 0 0 0 1 7 04 MOSLEY, Nick........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 11 WILLIAMS, DaShaun... 2-6 0-2 0-0 2 5 7 3 4 8 0 1 3 37 TEAM................ 1 1 2 Totals.............. 32-67 6-15 10-10 9 31 40 11 80 15 8 7 9 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-35 45.7% 2nd Half: 16-32 50.0% Game: 47.8% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% 2nd Half: 3-8 37.5% Game: 40.0% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 8-8 100 % 2nd Half: 2-2 100 % Game: 100 % 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Officials: Joe Townsell, Frankie Bordeaux, Duke Edsall Technical fouls: Massachusetts-None. Houston-None. Attendance: 3623 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Massachusetts................. 33 21 - 54 Houston....................... 43 37 - 80 Points in the paint-UMASS 28,HOU 41. Points off turnovers-UMASS 12,HOU 22. 2nd chance points-UMASS 10,HOU 9. Fast break points-UMASS 6,HOU 21. Bench points-UMASS 17,HOU 12. Score tied-1 time. Lead changed-1 time. Last FG-UMASS 2nd-01:32, HOU 2nd-00:23. Largest lead-UMASS by 6 1st-17:09, HOU by 26 2nd-00:23.
Play-by-Play Massachusetts vs Houston 12/30/08 1 p.m. at Hofheinz Pavilion (Houston, Texas) 1st PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 1) HOME TEAM: Houston TIME SCORE MAR VISITORS: Massachusetts ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 19:45 TURNOVR by Lowe, Chris STEAL by WADE, Desmond 19:44 TURNOVR by WADE, Desmond 19:41 19:40 STEAL by Gaffney, Tony FOUL by WADE, Desmond (P1T1) 19:39 19:38 0-3 V 3 GOOD! 3 PTR by Harris, Ricky 19:38 ASSIST by Lowe, Chris MISSED JUMPER by COLEMAN, Aubrey 19:14 REBOUND (DEF) by Gaffney, Tony 19:04 MISSED 3 PTR by Glass, Matt 19:04 REBOUND (OFF) by Gurley, Anthony BLOCK by COUSIN, Marcus 18:58 MISSED LAYUP by Gurley, Anthony REBOUND (DEF) by COLEMAN, Aubrey 18:55 18:50 FOUL by Glass, Matt (P1T1) MISSED 3 PTR by CALHOUN, Qa'rraan 18:36 REBOUND (DEF) by Gurley, Anthony REBOUND (DEF) by COLEMAN, Aubrey 18:24 MISSED JUMPER by Lowe, Chris TURNOVR by COUSIN, Marcus 18:12 18:10 STEAL by Lowe, Chris 18:08 0-5 V 5 GOOD! DUNK by Gaffney, Tony [PNT] 18:08 ASSIST by Lowe, Chris MISSED JUMPER by CALHOUN, Qa'rraan 17:55 REBOUND (OFF) by CALHOUN, Qa'rraan 17:55 GOOD! JUMPER by CALHOUN, Qa'rraan [PNT] 17:51 2-5 V 3 REBOUND (DEF) by COLEMAN, Aubrey 17:30 MISSED 3 PTR by Harris, Ricky MISSED JUMPER by COLEMAN, Aubrey 17:21 REBOUND (DEF) by Gaffney, Tony FOUL by WADE, Desmond (P2T2) 17:14 SUB IN : WILLIAMS, DaShaun 17:14 SUB OUT: WADE, Desmond 17:14 17:09 2-8 V 6 GOOD! 3 PTR by Gurley, Anthony 17:09 ASSIST by Gaffney, Tony 16:59 FOUL by Lowe, Chris (P1T2) 16:59 SUB IN : Gibbs, David 16:59 SUB OUT: Lowe, Chris GOOD! 3 PTR by CALHOUN, Qa'rraan 16:50 5-8 V 3 ASSIST by LEWIS, Kelvin 16:50 16:34 MISSED LAYUP by Gibbs, David 16:34 REBOUND (OFF) by Gaffney, Tony REBOUND (DEF) by COUSIN, Marcus 16:30 MISSED TIP-IN by Gaffney, Tony TURNOVR by COLEMAN, Aubrey 16:22 16:20 STEAL by Gaffney, Tony 16:18 5-10 V 5 GOOD! LAYUP by Gurley, Anthony [FB/PNT] GOOD! JUMPER by COUSIN, Marcus [PNT] 15:56 7-10 V 3 REBOUND (DEF) by WILLIAMS, DaShaun 15:22 MISSED 3 PTR by Glass, Matt GOOD! 3 PTR by LEWIS, Kelvin [FB/PNT] 15:16 10-10 T 1 ASSIST by WILLIAMS, DaShaun 15:16 14:55 FOUL by Glass, Matt (P2T3) 14:55 TURNOVR by Glass, Matt TIMEOUT TEAM 14:55 14:55 SUB IN : Lowe, Chris 14:55 SUB IN : Bonner, Luke 14:55 SUB OUT: Gibbs, David 14:55 SUB OUT: Glass, Matt MISSED JUMPER by WILLIAMS, DaShaun 14:38 REBOUND (DEF) by Gaffney, Tony 14:31 TURNOVR by Gaffney, Tony STEAL by WILLIAMS, DaShaun 14:29 GOOD! FT SHOT by CALHOUN, Qa'rraan 14:25 11-10 H 1 FOUL by Lowe, Chris (P2T4) GOOD! FT SHOT by CALHOUN, Qa'rraan 14:25 12-10 H 2 14:25 SUB IN : Correia, Gary 14:25 SUB OUT: Lowe, Chris 14:05 TURNOVR by Correia, Gary MISSED JUMPER by COLEMAN, Aubrey 13:51 REBOUND (DEF) by (TEAM) REBOUND (DEF) by CALHOUN, Qa'rraan 13:39 MISSED 3 PTR by Bonner, Luke TURNOVR by LEWIS, Kelvin 13:30 13:17 TURNOVR by Gaffney, Tony STEAL by COLEMAN, Aubrey 13:15 GOOD! LAYUP by LEWIS, Kelvin [FB/PNT] 13:13 14-10 H 4 ASSIST by COLEMAN, Aubrey 13:13 13:04 14-13 H 1 GOOD! 3 PTR by Bonner, Luke 13:04 ASSIST by Gaffney, Tony MISSED 3 PTR by CALHOUN, Qa'rraan 12:37 REBOUND (OFF) by WILLIAMS, DaShaun 12:37 12:29 SUB IN : Gibbs, David 12:29 SUB IN : Lynch, Tyrell 12:29 SUB OUT: Harris, Ricky 12:29 SUB OUT: Gurley, Anthony 12:29 SUB OUT: Gaffney, Tony MISSED LAYUP by LEWIS, Kelvin 12:27 REBOUND (OFF) by COLEMAN, Aubrey 12:27 GOOD! FT SHOT by COLEMAN, Aubrey 12:25 15-13 H 2 FOUL by Bonner, Luke (P1T5) GOOD! FT SHOT by COLEMAN, Aubrey 12:25 16-13 H 3 REBOUND (DEF) by COUSIN, Marcus 12:08 MISSED 3 PTR by Correia, Gary TURNOVR by COUSIN, Marcus 12:02 12:02 SUB IN : Harris, Ricky 12:02 SUB OUT: Gibbs, David BLOCK by COUSIN, Marcus 11:54 MISSED LAYUP by Harris, Ricky 11:54 REBOUND (OFF) by (TEAM) 11:53 TIMEOUT TEAM 11:34 TURNOVR by Lynch, Tyrell MISSED JUMPER by COLEMAN, Aubrey 11:21 REBOUND (DEF) by Gurley, Anthony REBOUND (DEF) by WILLIAMS, DaShaun 11:11 MISSED JUMPER by Gurley, Anthony MISSED JUMPER by COUSIN, Marcus 10:57 REBOUND (DEF) by (TEAM) 10:35 16-15 H 1 GOOD! LAYUP by Correia, Gary [PNT] MISSED JUMPER by COLEMAN, Aubrey 10:17 REBOUND (DEF) by Correia, Gary 10:07 FOUL by Lynch, Tyrell (P1T6) 10:07 TURNOVR by Lynch, Tyrell 10:07 SUB IN : Gaffney, Tony 10:07 SUB OUT: Bonner, Luke GOOD! JUMPER by COLEMAN, Aubrey 09:38 18-15 H 3 09:23 18-17 H 1 GOOD! LAYUP by Gurley, Anthony [PNT] 09:23 ASSIST by Gaffney, Tony 09:17 SUB IN : Gibbs, David 09:17 SUB OUT: Correia, Gary MISSED JUMPER by COUSIN, Marcus 09:03 REBOUND (OFF) by COLEMAN, Aubrey 09:03 MISSED 3 PTR by CALHOUN, Qa'rraan 08:53 REBOUND (OFF) by LEWIS, Kelvin 08:53 GOOD! LAYUP by LEWIS, Kelvin [PNT] 08:49 20-17 H 3 GOOD! FT SHOT by LEWIS, Kelvin 08:49 21-17 H 4 FOUL by Harris, Ricky (P1T7) REBOUND (DEF) by WILLIAMS, DaShaun 08:34 MISSED 3 PTR by Gibbs, David GOOD! LAYUP by WILLIAMS, DaShaun [PNT] 08:18 23-17 H 6 07:49 23-19 H 4 GOOD! LAYUP by Gurley, Anthony [PNT] GOOD! JUMPER by COLEMAN, Aubrey 07:44 25-19 H 6 07:28 TURNOVR by Harris, Ricky TIMEOUT TEAM 07:28 07:28 SUB IN : Correia, Gary 07:28 SUB IN : Bonner, Luke 07:28 SUB OUT: Gibbs, David 07:28 SUB OUT: Lynch, Tyrell GOOD! 3 PTR by LEWIS, Kelvin 07:10 28-19 H 9 ASSIST by WILLIAMS, DaShaun 07:10 06:54 28-22 H 6 GOOD! 3 PTR by Bonner, Luke 06:54 ASSIST by Correia, Gary MISSED JUMPER by COLEMAN, Aubrey 06:40 REBOUND (OFF) by COUSIN, Marcus 06:40 GOOD! FT SHOT by COUSIN, Marcus 06:40 29-22 H 7 FOUL by Bonner, Luke (P2T8) GOOD! FT SHOT by COUSIN, Marcus 06:40 30-22 H 8 BLOCK by CALHOUN, Qa'rraan 06:21 MISSED JUMPER by Correia, Gary REBOUND (DEF) by COLEMAN, Aubrey 06:18 GOOD! LAYUP by COLEMAN, Aubrey [FB/PNT] 06:15 32-22 H 10 06:13 TIMEOUT 30sec 06:13 SUB IN : Gibbs, David 06:13 SUB OUT: Correia, Gary FOUL by LEWIS, Kelvin (P1T3) 06:02 REBOUND (DEF) by COUSIN, Marcus 05:41 MISSED LAYUP by Gurley, Anthony MISSED JUMPER by COLEMAN, Aubrey 05:34 BLOCK by Gaffney, Tony 05:30 REBOUND (DEF) by Harris, Ricky 05:26 32-24 H 8 GOOD! DUNK by Gaffney, Tony [FB/PNT] 05:26 ASSIST by Harris, Ricky FOUL by COLEMAN, Aubrey (P1T4) 05:23 TURNOVR by COLEMAN, Aubrey 05:23 BLOCK by WILLIAMS, DaShaun 05:06 MISSED LAYUP by Gibbs, David REBOUND (DEF) by CALHOUN, Qa'rraan 05:04 MISSED 3 PTR by WILLIAMS, DaShaun 04:56 REBOUND (DEF) by Gaffney, Tony 04:48 MISSED 3 PTR by Harris, Ricky 04:48 REBOUND (OFF) by Gaffney, Tony REBOUND (DEF) by COLEMAN, Aubrey 04:42 MISSED 3 PTR by Bonner, Luke MISSED LAYUP by CALHOUN, Qa'rraan 04:34 REBOUND (DEF) by Gibbs, David BLOCK by COUSIN, Marcus 04:28 MISSED JUMPER by Harris, Ricky 04:28 REBOUND (OFF) by (TEAM) REBOUND (DEF) by COUSIN, Marcus 04:28 MISSED 3 PTR by Bonner, Luke 04:28 SUB IN : Glass, Matt 04:28 SUB OUT: Gaffney, Tony MISSED JUMPER by COUSIN, Marcus 03:57 REBOUND (DEF) by Gurley, Anthony 03:46 32-26 H 6 GOOD! LAYUP by Gurley, Anthony [PNT] GOOD! LAYUP by CALHOUN, Qa'rraan [FB/PNT] 03:38 34-26 H 8 ASSIST by COLEMAN, Aubrey 03:38 03:13 TURNOVR by Harris, Ricky TIMEOUT TEAM 03:13 03:13 SUB IN : Gaffney, Tony 03:13 SUB IN : Correia, Gary 03:13 SUB IN : Lynch, Tyrell 03:13 SUB OUT: Glass, Matt 03:13 SUB OUT: Gibbs, David 03:13 SUB OUT: Bonner, Luke GOOD! JUMPER by COLEMAN, Aubrey 02:49 36-26 H 10 02:28 36-29 H 7 GOOD! 3 PTR by Harris, Ricky 02:28 ASSIST by Gurley, Anthony GOOD! JUMPER by CALHOUN, Qa'rraan 02:04 38-29 H 9 01:30 38-32 H 6 GOOD! 3 PTR by Gurley, Anthony GOOD! JUMPER by LEWIS, Kelvin 01:14 40-32 H 8 ASSIST by WILLIAMS, DaShaun 01:14 00:58 TURNOVR by Correia, Gary STEAL by LEWIS, Kelvin 00:57 GOOD! LAYUP by LEWIS, Kelvin [FB/PNT] 00:55 42-32 H 10 GOOD! FT SHOT by LEWIS, Kelvin 00:55 43-32 H 11 FOUL by Harris, Ricky (P2T9) 00:55 SUB IN : Lowe, Chris 00:55 SUB OUT: Correia, Gary FOUL by WILLIAMS, DaShaun (P1T5) 00:46 MISSED FT SHOT by Lowe, Chris 00:46 REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL) 00:46 43-33 H 10 GOOD! FT SHOT by Lowe, Chris 00:46 SUB IN : Gibbs, David 00:46 SUB IN : Correia, Gary 00:46 SUB OUT: Harris, Ricky 00:46 SUB OUT: Lowe, Chris MISSED JUMPER by LEWIS, Kelvin 00:30 REBOUND (DEF) by (TEAM) 00:28 SUB IN : Lowe, Chris 00:28 SUB IN : Harris, Ricky 00:28 SUB OUT: Gibbs, David 00:28 SUB OUT: Correia, Gary BLOCK by COUSIN, Marcus 00:04 MISSED JUMPER by Harris, Ricky 00:04 REBOUND (OFF) by (TEAM) REBOUND (DEF) by COLEMAN, Aubrey 00:01 MISSED JUMPER by Gaffney, Tony Houston 43, Massachusetts 33 1st period-only InPaint Pts-T/O 2nd-Chc FastBrk BnchPts Ties Leads Massachusetts 14 7 0 4 8 0 0 Houston 19 14 9 11 2 1 1 2nd PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 1) HOME TEAM: Houston TIME SCORE MAR VISITORS: Massachusetts ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SUB IN : WILLIAMS, DaShaun 20:00 SUB OUT: WADE, Desmond 20:00 GOOD! LAYUP by COUSIN, Marcus [PNT] 19:54 45-33 H 12 ASSIST by CALHOUN, Qa'rraan 19:54 REBOUND (DEF) by COUSIN, Marcus 19:38 MISSED JUMPER by Gaffney, Tony GOOD! 3 PTR by CALHOUN, Qa'rraan 19:20 48-33 H 15 ASSIST by WILLIAMS, DaShaun 19:20 19:02 MISSED JUMPER by Harris, Ricky 19:02 REBOUND (OFF) by Harris, Ricky REBOUND (DEF) by COLEMAN, Aubrey 18:59 MISSED JUMPER by Harris, Ricky GOOD! LAYUP by COLEMAN, Aubrey [FB/PNT] 18:54 50-33 H 17 18:45 TIMEOUT 30sec 18:45 SUB IN : Bonner, Luke 18:45 SUB OUT: Glass, Matt 18:12 TURNOVR by Bonner, Luke TURNOVR by COLEMAN, Aubrey 18:00 17:59 STEAL by Bonner, Luke FOUL by LEWIS, Kelvin (P2T1) 17:59 17:44 MISSED JUMPER by Lowe, Chris 17:44 REBOUND (OFF) by Gaffney, Tony 17:41 MISSED 3 PTR by Gurley, Anthony 17:41 REBOUND (OFF) by Bonner, Luke 17:36 50-36 H 14 GOOD! 3 PTR by Harris, Ricky 17:36 ASSIST by Bonner, Luke GOOD! 3 PTR by CALHOUN, Qa'rraan 17:20 53-36 H 17 ASSIST by COUSIN, Marcus 17:20 16:54 TURNOVR by Lowe, Chris STEAL by WILLIAMS, DaShaun 16:53 GOOD! LAYUP by LEWIS, Kelvin [FB/PNT] 16:50 55-36 H 19 ASSIST by WILLIAMS, DaShaun 16:50 16:26 FOUL by Lowe, Chris (P3T1) 16:26 TURNOVR by Lowe, Chris 16:26 SUB IN : Lynch, Tyrell 16:26 SUB IN : Gibbs, David 16:26 SUB OUT: Gurley, Anthony 16:26 SUB OUT: Bonner, Luke MISSED JUMPER by COUSIN, Marcus 16:04 REBOUND (OFF) by WILLIAMS, DaShaun 16:04 MISSED LAYUP by WILLIAMS, DaShaun 16:00 BLOCK by Gaffney, Tony 16:00 REBOUND (DEF) by Gaffney, Tony REBOUND (DEF) by COLEMAN, Aubrey 15:47 MISSED JUMPER by Lynch, Tyrell 15:44 FOUL by Lynch, Tyrell (P2T2) TIMEOUT TEAM 15:44 TURNOVR by LEWIS, Kelvin 15:18 14:52 55-38 H 17 GOOD! LAYUP by Gaffney, Tony [PNT] 14:52 ASSIST by Gibbs, David GOOD! DUNK by CALHOUN, Qa'rraan [PNT] 14:44 57-38 H 19 ASSIST by WILLIAMS, DaShaun 14:44 FOUL by COUSIN, Marcus (P1T2) 14:23 14:22 57-40 H 17 GOOD! LAYUP by Lynch, Tyrell [PNT] 14:22 ASSIST by Lowe, Chris TIMEOUT 30sec 14:15 14:04 FOUL by Lowe, Chris (P4T3) 14:04 SUB IN : Correia, Gary 14:04 SUB OUT: Lowe, Chris GOOD! JUMPER by COLEMAN, Aubrey [PNT] 14:01 59-40 H 19 13:37 MISSED JUMPER by Harris, Ricky 13:37 REBOUND (OFF) by Gaffney, Tony REBOUND (DEF) by COUSIN, Marcus 13:21 MISSED 3 PTR by Harris, Ricky GOOD! LAYUP by COLEMAN, Aubrey [FB/PNT] 13:12 61-40 H 21 REBOUND (DEF) by LEWIS, Kelvin 12:49 MISSED JUMPER by Gibbs, David MISSED LAYUP by COLEMAN, Aubrey 12:42 REBOUND (DEF) by Gaffney, Tony FOUL by COLEMAN, Aubrey (P2T3) 12:40 12:40 SUB IN : Gurley, Anthony 12:40 SUB OUT: Harris, Ricky REBOUND (DEF) by COLEMAN, Aubrey 12:18 MISSED LAYUP by Gaffney, Tony GOOD! LAYUP by WILLIAMS, DaShaun [FB/PNT] 12:12 63-40 H 23 ASSIST by COLEMAN, Aubrey 12:12 REBOUND (DEF) by LEWIS, Kelvin 11:50 MISSED 3 PTR by Correia, Gary GOOD! JUMPER by LEWIS, Kelvin [FB/PNT] 11:42 65-40 H 25 11:40 TIMEOUT 30sec 11:40 SUB IN : Harris, Ricky 11:40 SUB IN : Lowe, Chris 11:40 SUB IN : Bonner, Luke 11:40 SUB OUT: Correia, Gary 11:40 SUB OUT: Lynch, Tyrell 11:40 SUB OUT: Gibbs, David 11:25 MISSED JUMPER by Gurley, Anthony 11:25 REBOUND (OFF) by Gaffney, Tony 11:18 65-42 H 23 GOOD! JUMPER by Harris, Ricky [PNT] MISSED JUMPER by COLEMAN, Aubrey 11:00 BLOCK by Bonner, Luke 10:58 REBOUND (DEF) by Bonner, Luke REBOUND (DEF) by CALHOUN, Qa'rraan 10:54 MISSED 3 PTR by Gurley, Anthony MISSED JUMPER by COUSIN, Marcus 10:25 REBOUND (DEF) by Gaffney, Tony 10:16 65-44 H 21 GOOD! JUMPER by Lowe, Chris [FB/PNT] MISSED 3 PTR by WILLIAMS, DaShaun 09:48 REBOUND (DEF) by Gurley, Anthony 09:35 TURNOVR by Lowe, Chris STEAL by COLEMAN, Aubrey 09:34 MISSED 3 PTR by CALHOUN, Qa'rraan 09:26 REBOUND (OFF) by CALHOUN, Qa'rraan 09:26 MISSED JUMPER by CALHOUN, Qa'rraan 09:22 REBOUND (DEF) by Bonner, Luke 09:14 MISSED JUMPER by Harris, Ricky 09:14 REBOUND (OFF) by Bonner, Luke 09:11 TIMEOUT TEAM 09:04 65-47 H 18 GOOD! 3 PTR by Bonner, Luke 09:04 ASSIST by Lowe, Chris MISSED JUMPER by CALHOUN, Qa'rraan 08:36 REBOUND (DEF) by Gurley, Anthony FOUL by WILLIAMS, DaShaun (P2T4) 08:22 65-48 H 17 GOOD! FT SHOT by Gurley, Anthony 08:22 MISSED FT SHOT by Gurley, Anthony 08:22 REBOUND (OFF) by Bonner, Luke REBOUND (DEF) by WILLIAMS, DaShaun 08:12 MISSED LAYUP by Lowe, Chris MISSED LAYUP by CALHOUN, Qa'rraan 08:05 REBOUND (DEF) by Bonner, Luke 07:58 MISSED 3 PTR by Bonner, Luke 07:58 REBOUND (OFF) by Gaffney, Tony REBOUND (DEF) by COLEMAN, Aubrey 07:52 MISSED 3 PTR by Harris, Ricky MISSED LAYUP by COLEMAN, Aubrey 07:44 BLOCK by Gaffney, Tony REBOUND (OFF) by (TEAM) 07:44 TIMEOUT TEAM 07:44 MISSED JUMPER by COLEMAN, Aubrey 07:35 REBOUND (DEF) by Gaffney, Tony STEAL by WILLIAMS, DaShaun 07:29 TURNOVR by Gurley, Anthony SUB IN : NIXON, Zamal 07:29 SUB OUT: COLEMAN, Aubrey 07:29 GOOD! JUMPER by CALHOUN, Qa'rraan 07:08 67-48 H 19 REBOUND (DEF) by (TEAM) 06:49 MISSED 3 PTR by Gaffney, Tony 06:46 SUB IN : Lynch, Tyrell 06:46 SUB OUT: Bonner, Luke MISSED 3 PTR by LEWIS, Kelvin 06:31 REBOUND (DEF) by Gaffney, Tony REBOUND (DEF) by NIXON, Zamal 06:19 MISSED 3 PTR by Lowe, Chris MISSED JUMPER by LEWIS, Kelvin 05:52 REBOUND (DEF) by Lynch, Tyrell 05:45 67-50 H 17 GOOD! LAYUP by Gurley, Anthony [PNT] GOOD! JUMPER by NIXON, Zamal 05:28 69-50 H 19 ASSIST by COUSIN, Marcus 05:28 05:12 MISSED 3 PTR by Harris, Ricky 05:12 REBOUND (OFF) by Lynch, Tyrell 05:05 69-52 H 17 GOOD! LAYUP by Lynch, Tyrell [PNT] MISSED 3 PTR by NIXON, Zamal 04:24 REBOUND (DEF) by Gaffney, Tony FOUL by WILLIAMS, DaShaun (P3T5) 04:15 04:15 SUB IN : Gibbs, David 04:15 SUB OUT: Harris, Ricky FOUL by NIXON, Zamal (P1T6) 04:10 REBOUND (DEF) by COUSIN, Marcus 04:09 MISSED LAYUP by Gaffney, Tony MISSED 3 PTR by LEWIS, Kelvin 04:04 REBOUND (DEF) by (TEAM) 03:59 TIMEOUT TEAM BLOCK by COUSIN, Marcus 03:41 MISSED LAYUP by Lynch, Tyrell 03:38 REBOUND (OFF) by Gurley, Anthony REBOUND (DEF) by COUSIN, Marcus 03:34 MISSED TIP-IN by Gurley, Anthony GOOD! 3 PTR by CALHOUN, Qa'rraan 03:07 72-52 H 20 ASSIST by WILLIAMS, DaShaun 03:07 REBOUND (DEF) by WILLIAMS, DaShaun 02:42 MISSED 3 PTR by Lowe, Chris 02:40 FOUL by Lynch, Tyrell (P3T4) 02:40 SUB IN : Harris, Ricky 02:40 SUB IN : Glass, Matt 02:40 SUB OUT: Lowe, Chris 02:40 SUB OUT: Lynch, Tyrell 02:40 SUB OUT: Gaffney, Tony 02:40 SUB OUT: Gurley, Anthony GOOD! LAYUP by NIXON, Zamal [PNT] 02:13 74-52 H 22 01:54 TURNOVR by Glass, Matt STEAL by NIXON, Zamal 01:53 GOOD! FT SHOT by NIXON, Zamal 01:42 75-52 H 23 FOUL by Gibbs, David (P1T5) GOOD! FT SHOT by NIXON, Zamal 01:42 76-52 H 24 SUB IN : MOSLEY, Nick 01:42 SUB IN : Correia, Gary SUB OUT: COUSIN, Marcus 01:42 SUB IN : Wilcher, Travon 01:42 SUB OUT: Glass, Matt 01:32 76-54 H 22 GOOD! JUMPER by Lynch, Tyrell [PNT] GOOD! DUNK by CALHOUN, Qa'rraan [PNT] 01:12 78-54 H 24 ASSIST by WILLIAMS, DaShaun 01:12 00:57 TURNOVR by Harris, Ricky STEAL by MOSLEY, Nick 00:55 GOOD! LAYUP by NIXON, Zamal [PNT] 00:23 80-54 H 26 REBOUND (DEF) by CALHOUN, Qa'rraan 00:15 MISSED JUMPER by Harris, Ricky Houston 80, Massachusetts 54 2nd period-only InPaint Pts-T/O 2nd-Chc FastBrk BnchPts Ties Leads Massachusetts 14 5 10 2 9 0 0 Houston 22 8 0 10 10 0 0 POINTS OFF TURNOVERS 1 2 - Tot Massachusetts........... 7 5 - 12 Houston................. 14 8 - 22 POINTS IN PAINT 1 2 - Tot Massachusetts........... 14 14 - 28 Houston................. 19 22 - 41 2ND CHANCE POINTS 1 2 - Tot Massachusetts........... 0 10 - 10 Houston................. 9 0 - 9 FAST BREAK POINTS 1 2 - Tot Massachusetts........... 4 2 - 6 Houston................. 11 10 - 21 BENCH POINTS 1 2 - Tot Massachusetts........... 8 9 - 17 Houston................. 2 10 - 12 SCORE TIED BY 1 2 - Tot Massachusetts........... 0 0 - 0 Houston................. 1 0 - 1 LEAD GAINED BY 1 2 - Tot Massachusetts........... 0 0 - 0 Houston................. 1 0 - 1