Final
Houston reaches conference final with 74-66 win
Mar 13, 2010 - 3:07 AM By JEFF LATZKE AP Sports WriterTULSA, Okla.(AP) -- National scoring leader Aubrey Coleman had 27 points and Maurice McNeil had two critical offensive rebounds down the stretch as Houston held off Southern Miss 74-66 Friday night to advance to the Conference USA championship game.
McNeil was fouled after each of his rebounds on back-to-back possessions for the seventh-seeded Cougars (18-15) after Southern Miss cut a seven-point deficit to two in the final three minutes. He converted three of his four foul shots to give Houston just enough cushion to hold on.
Coleman, who averages 25.9 points, had a steal and five free throws in the final minute to clinch it for the Cougars.
Houston, the only team to defeat regular season champion UTEP during conference play, will face the top-seeded Miners again in the finals Saturday.
Gary Flowers led Southern Miss (20-13) with 24 points and 10 rebounds.
- CONFERENCE USA TOURNAMENT
AT TULSA, OK
NCAA BB HOUSTON 74
SOUTHERN MISS 66 FINAL
Mar 12 8:37 PM - 53
roots - 26
rootsRUWTbot Took away 12 roots (Close Finish)
Houston 61, Southern Mississippi 57 2nd - 3:19Mar 12 8:17 PM - 38
roots - CONFERENCE USA TOURNAMENT
AT TULSA, OK
NCAA BB HALFTIME 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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HOUSTON 31 31
SOUTHERN MISS 30 30 HALFTIME
HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME
HOUSTON - ADAM BROWN 8, AUBREY COLEMAN 6, TWO
PLAYERS WITH 5
SOUTHERN MISS - GARY FLOWERS 14, MAURICE BOLDEN 5,
SAI'QUON STONE 4
Mar 12 7:23 PM
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