Final
McNeil's double-double lifts Houston by Rice 83-66
Jan 7, 2010 - 4:41 AM HOUSTON(AP) -- Maurice McNeil had 23 points, 13 rebounds and six blocked shots to lead Houston past Rice 83-66 Wednesday night as the cross-town rivals opened Conference USA play.Aubrey Coleman scored 22 points for the Cougars (8-6, 1-0), who snapped a three-game losing streak. Kelvin Lewis scored 18 points, and Desmond Wade added 11 points and 10 assists.
The Owls (6-8, 0-1) got 19 points from Tamir Jackson, 15 from Lawrence Ghoram and 10 from Trey Stanton. Arsalan Kazemi grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds.
Coleman scored eight of Houston's first 13 points. The Cougars' biggest lead of the first half was 31-24.
Rice trimmed a four-point halftime deficit to 38-37 just after the break, but Houston went on a 28-10 run for a 66-47 lead with 9:03 left and coasted from there.
The Cougars outshot the Owls 50.0 percent (31 of 62) to 40.0 percent (22 of 55).
- NCAA BB
HOUSTON 83
RICE 66 FINAL
Jan 6 11:00 PM - NCAA BB
HOUSTON 39
RICE 34 HALFTIME
Jan 6 9:53 PM
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