No. 9 Houston blows out Tulane

NEW ORLEANS >> Houston coach Kelvin Sampson was upset at halftime. He felt a lot better when it was over.

Corey Davis Jr. made eight 3-pointers and scored 26 points to help the ninthranked Cougars beat Tulane 85-50 Sunday for their 10th consecutive victory.

Houston led by 17 on two occasions in the first half, but lowly Tulane closed to 37-28 at halftime. Sampson felt his team did too much performing and not enough competing in the first half.

“Entertainers perform,” Sampson said. “Drake is an entertainer. In my day, Marvin Gaye and Al Green were performers. Those guys were great, but they were entertainers.

Davis and Armoni Brooks led the way as Houston went 17 for 35 from beyond the arc. Brooks made six 3s on his way to 24 points.

NO. 14 MICHIGAN STATE 62, OHIO STATE 44 >> Kenny Goins had 10 points and

10 rebounds and Michigan State finished with a

20-2 run. Michigan State (21-5,

12-3) pulled into a firstplace tie with Michigan atop the Big Ten, holding Ohio State to 13 points in the second half. Matt McQuaid added 14 points, and Cassius Winston had 13.

Kaleb Wesson scored

12 points for Ohio State

(16-9, 6-8).