DMN on womens BB UH loss includes box score

OldTimer · December 20, 2003

Houston overtakes UNT in second half

Lady Eagles blow nine-point lead, then lose home game by 12

12:08 AM CST on Saturday, December 20, 2003

By BRETT VITO / The Denton Record Chronicle

DENTON – Sancho Lyttle scored a game-high 26 points and led Houston to a 74-62 win over North Texas on Friday night.

UNT led by nine points early in the second half before the Lady Cougars came back to take control and pull away. Houston was playing its first game since Dec. 7.

The Lady Eagles (3-5) dropped their fifth straight game, the team's longest losing streak since the 2000 season.

Lyttle's performance helped the Lady Cougars (6-2) overcome an off night by guard Chandi Jones. The senior entered the game averaging 22.3 points but managed just 13. Jones led the nation in scoring last season and ranks fifth this season.

Senior forward Kim Blanton scored 13 points to pace UNT. Freshman forward Kelsie Edwards added 12 points, and junior guard Jill Medlock added 11.

UNT went on an 11-2 run early in the second half to take a 44-35 lead on a layup by Blanton.

The lead quickly slipped away.

Houston went ahead 54-53 on a basket by Lyttle with 6:56 left and coasted the rest of the way. UH led by as many as 15.

Turnovers proved costly for UNT. The Lady Eagles turned the ball over 31 times, tying a season high set in a loss to Texas A&M.

Houston 74, North Texas 62

HOUSTON (6-2)–Lyttle 12-16 2-8 26, Barksdale 1-2 0-0 2, Jones 4-9 4-5 13, Overstreet 5-13 2-2 12, Oliver 2-5 0-0 5, Steele 0-2 0-0 0, Fryters 1-2 0-1 2, Andre 4-11 1-2 10, Cotton 0-0 0-0 0, Simpson 0-1 0-0 0, Taylor 0-1 1-2 1, Harris 1-1 1-3 3. Totals 30-63 11-23 74.

NORTH TEXAS (3-5)–Blanton 4-8 5-6 13, Wilson 4-9 0-0 9, Ajekwu 1-3 3-4 5, Bobo 1-3 0-0 2, Medlock 4-10 0-0 11, Wali 0-2 0-0 0, Armstrong 3-8 0-1 6, Williams 2-2 0-0 4, Edwards 2-4 6-7 12, Klat 0-1 0-0 0, Haskin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-50 14-18 62.

Halftime–Houston 31, UNT 31. Three-point goals– Houston 3-12 (Jones 1-1, Overstreet 0-3, Oliver 1-4, Steele 0-2, Andre 1-2), UNT 6-16 (Wilson 1-2 Ajekwu 0-1, Bobo 0-1, Medlock 3-8, Wali 0-1, Edwards 2-3). Fouled out–Andre. Rebounds– Houston 35 (Lyttle 6), UNT 38 (Wilson, Ajekwu 8). Assists– Houston 16 (Overstreet 7), UNT 12 (Medlock 4). Total fouls– Houston 74, UNT 22. A–289.