Friday, November 23
Houston, Texas
5:30 PM
Southeast Missouri State University
61
at
44
Houston
Bailie Roberts made 7-of-14 field goals and finished with a season-high 17 points at Houston on Friday night.
Cougars Down Redhawks, 61-44, at David Jones Classic
11/23/2012 7:40:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Houston used a 12-0 run late to turn a five-point game into a 17-point lead down the stretch.
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HOUSTON – Bailie Roberts scored a season-high 17 points, but Southeast Missouri fell to Houston, 61-44, at the David Jones Classic on Friday night.
The Redhawks (2-3) pulled within five points late, but the Cougars (1-4) closed the game on a 14-2 run to secure the win.
“Turnovers and rebounding were keys to the game,” Southeast head coach Ty Margenthaler said. “We did a good job containing Houston's explosive offense, but there were some spots where we didn't show enough toughness tonight. Hopefully we can learn from that and be ready to go tomorrow.”
Southeast took a brief 3-2 lead on a Brittany Harriel three-pointer early on. Entering the first media timeout, the score was tied at 7-7.
Following the timeout, the Cougars took the lead on four-point possession. Yasmeen Thompson made a free throw and rebounded her own miss, which led to a Porsche Landry three-pointer that made it 11-7.
A Roberts three-pointer cut the deficit to 11-10, but UH countered with six-straight points to go up 17-10 with 12:30 left in the first half. Southeast responded with a jumper by Dru Haertling and a Jordan Hunter layup to make it a 17-14 ballgame.
Houston extended the lead to 21-14 with just over seven minutes left in the opening stanza, but Roberts scored five-straight Southeast points on a layup and a three-pointer, cutting the gap to 21-19 with four to play in the first. However, a 10-0 Cougars run to close the first half gave them a 31-19 lead going into the break. All 10 UH points in the run came off Southeast turnovers.
The Cougars Alecia Smith hit a three-pointer to increase the lead to 34-19, but Hunter spurred a 7-0 Redhawks run with a jumper and a three-pointer, then assisted on a Roberts layup to make it 34-26 with 16:32 to play.
Houston's lead grew to 45-34 at the 10:09 mark, but Southeast used an 8-2 spurt to pull within 47-42. Allyson Bradshaw made a layup and a three-pointer to make it a six-point game. Roberts hit a free throw and a layup to cap the run with 7:49 to go.
The five-point spread was as close as the Redhawks got the rest of the way as the Cougars went on a 12-0 run to go up 59-42 with 1:26 to go, effectively putting the game out of reach.
Southeast shot 39.1 percent from the floor and hit 6-of-19 (31.6 percent) three-pointers. UH countered with 37.7 percent shooting and made 7-of-21 (33.3 percent) from beyond the arc. The Cougars held a 40-30 advantage in rebounding, a figure that included 19 UH offensive rebounds that led to 13 second chance points. Houston turned 22 Southeast turnovers into 28 points and committed only 14 turnovers on its end.
Roberts shot 7-of-14 from the floor for her first double-digit scoring effort since Nov. 12 at UMKC. Hunter scored 10 points for her first career double figure effort. She also dished out a game-high six assists.
The Redhawks conclude their stay in Houston on Saturday morning (10 a.m.) against Texas-Pan American.
HOUSTON – Bailie Roberts scored a season-high 17 points, but Southeast Missouri fell to Houston, 61-44, at the David Jones Classic on Friday night.
The Redhawks (2-3) pulled within five points late, but the Cougars (1-4) closed the game on a 14-2 run to secure the win.
“Turnovers and rebounding were keys to the game,” Southeast head coach Ty Margenthaler said. “We did a good job containing Houston's explosive offense, but there were some spots where we didn't show enough toughness tonight. Hopefully we can learn from that and be ready to go tomorrow.”
Southeast took a brief 3-2 lead on a Brittany Harriel three-pointer early on. Entering the first media timeout, the score was tied at 7-7.
Following the timeout, the Cougars took the lead on four-point possession. Yasmeen Thompson made a free throw and rebounded her own miss, which led to a Porsche Landry three-pointer that made it 11-7.
A Roberts three-pointer cut the deficit to 11-10, but UH countered with six-straight points to go up 17-10 with 12:30 left in the first half. Southeast responded with a jumper by Dru Haertling and a Jordan Hunter layup to make it a 17-14 ballgame.
Houston extended the lead to 21-14 with just over seven minutes left in the opening stanza, but Roberts scored five-straight Southeast points on a layup and a three-pointer, cutting the gap to 21-19 with four to play in the first. However, a 10-0 Cougars run to close the first half gave them a 31-19 lead going into the break. All 10 UH points in the run came off Southeast turnovers.
The Cougars Alecia Smith hit a three-pointer to increase the lead to 34-19, but Hunter spurred a 7-0 Redhawks run with a jumper and a three-pointer, then assisted on a Roberts layup to make it 34-26 with 16:32 to play.
Houston's lead grew to 45-34 at the 10:09 mark, but Southeast used an 8-2 spurt to pull within 47-42. Allyson Bradshaw made a layup and a three-pointer to make it a six-point game. Roberts hit a free throw and a layup to cap the run with 7:49 to go.
The five-point spread was as close as the Redhawks got the rest of the way as the Cougars went on a 12-0 run to go up 59-42 with 1:26 to go, effectively putting the game out of reach.
Southeast shot 39.1 percent from the floor and hit 6-of-19 (31.6 percent) three-pointers. UH countered with 37.7 percent shooting and made 7-of-21 (33.3 percent) from beyond the arc. The Cougars held a 40-30 advantage in rebounding, a figure that included 19 UH offensive rebounds that led to 13 second chance points. Houston turned 22 Southeast turnovers into 28 points and committed only 14 turnovers on its end.
Roberts shot 7-of-14 from the floor for her first double-digit scoring effort since Nov. 12 at UMKC. Hunter scored 10 points for her first career double figure effort. She also dished out a game-high six assists.
The Redhawks conclude their stay in Houston on Saturday morning (10 a.m.) against Texas-Pan American.
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