National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 61, Houston 56
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Where: Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, Texas
Officials: # Jeff Clark, # Don Daily, # Ray Natili
Attendance: 2082

Arkansas-Pine Bluff 61, Houston 56 (OT): Marcel Mosley poured in a career-high 33 points, including five 3-pointers, as the visiting Golden Lions surprised the Cougars to open Las Vegas Classic regional-round play.

Mosley finished 10-of-16 from the field and 8-of-10 from the free-throw line to outscore his teammates 33-28 for Arkansas Pine-Bluff (2-8), which snapped a six-game losing streak. JoVaughn Love added eight points and a team-high 10 rebounds, and Tevin Hammond chipped in seven points, eight steals, six assists and five rebounds for the Golden Lions, who won for the first time in seven road games this season.

Jherrod Stiggers had 16 points and LeRon Barnes added 14 and 12 rebounds for Houston (5-2), which was playing on back-to-back nights following a 10-day layoff. In scoring a season-low 56 points, the Cougars shot 34 percent from the field, including 9-of-33 from 3-point range, and lost a season-high 26 turnovers.

With the game tied at 45 following regulation, the visitors scored the first eight points of overtime, but Houston closed to within 56-53 on Cavon Baker’s 3-pointer with 41 seconds to play. The teams traded free throws before Stiggers was stripped by Hammond, and Mosley drained a pair of free throws with 18 seconds to play to put the Golden Lions up by five and seal the win.

Houston jumped out to an 11-4 lead to open the game, but Arkansas-Pine Bluff reeled off a 19-2 run over the ensuing eight minutes to take a 23-13 advantage and led 27-16 at the half. Love’s dunk with just under 15:30 to play gave the Golden Lions their largest lead at 37-21 and they led 44-32 with eight minutes remaining before the hosts closed out regulation with a 13-1 run, pulling even on Barnes’ three-point play with 36 seconds remaining.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Houston has had 41 turnovers to only 22 assists over the last two games. … The Cougars entered the game averaging 9.7 made 3-pointers a game and have hit at least eight in each of their seven games. … Both teams close out Las Vegas Classic regional play Saturday before tipping off bracket play Monday in Nevada.

Top Game Performances
 
Arkansas-Pine Bluff   Houston
Marcel Mosley 33 Scoring Jherrod Stiggers 16
Tevin Hammond 6 Assists L.J. Rose 4
JoVaughn Love 10 Rebounds LeRon Barnes 12
Marcel Mosley 8 Free Throws Made LeRon Barnes 5
Tevin Hammond 8 Steals Devonta Pollard 5
N/A Blocks Jherrod Stiggers 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 61 33.3 7-26 16-23 8 33 0 18 20
Houston 56 34.0 9-33 11-20 10 34 4 8 26