No. 11 Houston, behind sophomore guard Marcus Sasser and his sharpshooting display, took care of Tulane, defeating them 71-50 on Saturday afternoon at Fertitta Center.
The Cougars (10-1, 5-1 American Athletic Conference) created separation from the Green Wave (6-3, 1-3 AAC) when the clock went under the seven-minute mark in the first half.
Sasser hit one of his six first-half 3-pointers on a step-back jumper that sparked a 7-0 run for UH and gave it its first double-digit lead of the game. He finished the contest with 28 points.
The Red Oak native had 20 points at halftime, which was the first time a UH player had reached that benchmark since 2019 when junior guard Quentin Grimes did it against Georgia Tech.