Tulsa
Nevada
Golden Hurricane Holds Off Nevada, 63-60
1/4/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 4, 2003
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Tulsa missed five of six free throws in the final two minutes but managed to hang on to a 63-60 victory over Nevada Saturday.
Kevin Johnson scored 18 points for Tulsa, but just two in the second half as Nevada erased most of a 17-point deficit.
Johnson made 8-of-10 shots from the field, but took just two shots in the second half as his teammates struggled to get the ball inside. Reserve Marqus Ledoux bailed out the Hurricane with a season-high 11 points, including TU's final two baskets at 8:02 and 7:31.
The win snapped a two-game losing streak for the Hurricane (8-3, 1-1 Western Athletic Conference).
TU's defense limited Nevada to 32 percent shooting in the first half. Tulsa led 37-22 at the half.
Nevada (5-7, 0-2 WAC) rallied in the second half by taking the ball aggressively to the basket and converting 13 of 16 free throws.
Kirk Snyder had 13 points and 10 rebounds for Nevada, but made just 4 of 16 from the field. Guard Terrance Green had 14 points and center Dean Browne 12.
Nevada had three attempts to tie the game in the final minute, two by Green and one by Snyder, before Ledoux snared a rebound for Tulsa.
