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SMU 79, Temple 65
Houston 64, Tulsa 61
SMU 79, Temple 65
DALLAS (AP) -- Semi Ojeleye scored 19 points, Shake Milton and Ben Moore added 18 each and SMU beat Temple 79-65 on Wednesday night for the Mustangs' ninth consecutive victory.
Ojeleye added nine rebounds and Moore and Milton seven each as the Mustangs (13-3, 3-0 American) played only seven players. Jarrey Foster added 13 points and grabbed seven boards with SMU outrebounding Temple 42-25. Moore went over 1,000 career points.
The Owls (9-7, 0-3) got within nine with 1:53 left on a bucket by Quinton Rose, but missed their final five shots while the Mustangs made five free throws.
Obi Enechionyia's 3-pointer gave Temple an 11-6 lead but the Owls made only three of their next 17 shots with SMU -- hitting six straight shots in one stretch -- outscoring them 34-11 to lead 40-22 at halftime.
Enechionyia and Shizz Alston Jr. each scored 16 points for Temple with Rose adding 14.
Houston 64, Tulsa 61
HOUSTON (AP) -- Damyean Dotson scored 18 points with four 3-pointers, Galen Robinson Jr. made the game-winning free throw and blocked a potential game-tying 3-pointer, and Houston rallied to beat Tulsa 64-61 on Wednesday night to win its third straight.
After 14 ties and eight lead changes, Houston went up 62-59 after Robinson made two free throws with 25 seconds left. Tulsa closed to 61-62 on two free throws by Corey Henderson Jr. Wes VanBeck made a pair free throws for a 64-61 Cougars' lead and Robinson blocked Henderson's 3-pointer with four seconds left. Henderson got the rebound but his jumper was off the mark and time ran out.
VanBeck made all 10 of his free throws and scored a career-high 16 points, Robinson and Danrad Knowles scored 10 apiece, and Houston (12-3, 3-0 American Athletic Conference) scored 12 second-chance points off of 16 offensive rebounds.
Henderson scored 16 points with three 3s for Tulsa (7-7, 1-1).