Feb. 16, 2008

Season Stats in PDF Format

Box Score vs. Houston in PDF Format

HOUSTON (AP) -- Cougars' Robert McIver scored 21 points for Houston, which jumped out to a first-half lead and defeated SMU 69-47 on Saturday night.

Kelvin Lewis added 11 points for the Cougars (19-5, 8-2 Conference USA), who led 41-18 at halftime. Dion Dowell grabbed eight rebounds to go along with his seven points.

Bamba Fall, who was 7 of 8 from the field, had 16 points to lead SMU (8-15, 2-8).

Houston never trailed.

The Mustangs shot 35 percent from the field, just 28 percent during the first half. SMU hit just 3 of 18 shots beyond the 3-point arc -- 17 percent.