HOUSTON -- Damyean Dotson scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds in his 16th career 20-point game and Houston used a big first half to beat Tulane 65-51 on Tuesday night to end a three-game skid.
Tulane shot a season-low 18 of 59 from the floor (30.5 percent) while the Cougars (14-7, 5-4 American) shot 40 percent and outrebounded the Green Wave 44-37.
Wes VanBeck's 3-pointer put Houston up for good 9-7 and the Cougars led 31-16 at halftime behind Dotson's 11 points, shooting 44.4 percent from the floor to Tulane's 22 percent.