
TCU Falls To Houston, 82-71, In OT
1/15/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan 15, 2002
HOUSTON (AP) - Louis Truscott scored a career-high 26 points to lead Houston to an 82-71 overtime win over TCU on Tuesday night.
Patrick Okafor added 18 points, and George Williams grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds to go along with his 10 points. Houston (8-7, 2-2 Conference USA) outscored TCU 15-4 during overtime.
Truscott and Okafor had 10 rebounds apiece, each recording a double-double.
Bingo Merriex scored 19 points and had 11 rebounds for TCU (10-8, 0-4). Corey Santee scored 16 points, and Corey Valsin added 12 for the Horned Frogs.
TCU was 1-of-19 from 3-point range, while the Cougars shot 6-of-11 from behind the arc.
Team Stats
TCU
HOU
FG%
.365
.483
3FG%
.053
.545
FT%
.762
.692
RB
41
45
TO
10
17
STL
12
6
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