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14-4, 5-2
Women's Basketball Drops 83-55 Road Decision To Tulsa
1/22/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 22, 2006
TULSA, Okla. - Jillian Robbins had 30 points and 16 rebounds as Tulsa handed the University of Houston women's basketball team its second-straight loss, a 83-55 defeat in Conference USA action at the Reynolds Center Sunday.
Tulsa (14-4, 5-2 C-USA), winners of its past three games, opened the game on a 25-8 run and held the lead the entire game. UH 7-10 (4-2 C-USA) had one its worst offensive performance of the season, shooting 18 for 65 (.277) from the field and 10 for 32 from behind the arc. Robbins was 14 for 18 from the floor and also added five steals and three blocks.
Houston missed its first seven shots of the second half, getting on the board with a three from Sha'Ratta Hawkins (Houston, Texas/Jesse Jones HS) at the 14:45 mark, moving the score to 52-20. UH was within 27 at two points during the second half, but Tulsa's 58.8 percent shooting performance (30 for 51) was too much to overcome.
Hawkins finished the game with 21 points, 14 of which came in the second half, courtesy of four three pointers. Tye Jackson (Houston, Texas/Westfield HS/Purdue) added 19, with 16 coming in the second half. She was 6 for 6 from the free-throw line and dished out seven assists.
UH scored a season-low 17 points in the opening 20 minutes as the Cougars were 7 for 32 (.219) from the floor and 2 for 13 from behind the arc. Houston committed 12 turnovers, which Tulsa turned into 16 points. UH had two four-minute field-goal droughts and did not score for the last 2:02 of the half.
Robbins hit her double-double in the first half, netting 10 points and 10 rebounds on a 5 for 7 shooting effort.
Houston rerturns to Hofheinz Pavilion for three of the next four games with a 7 p.m. CST matchup with Tulane leading things off Friday night. UH will close out next weekend against UTEP at 2 p.m. Sunday.
