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Houston 87, Arkansas 78

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Kirk Van Slyke scored 19 points off the bench and Houston held off a late rally to beat Arkansas 87-78 Friday night.

The Cougars (3-0) hit 10 of their first 15 shots after halftime to build a 64-49 lead with 10:43 remaining.
Arkansas (2-1) chipped away at the lead and pulled within 72-68 on a Julysses Nobles steal and slam dunk with 4:16 to play, but could get no closer.
The Razorbacks led by as many as eight points late in the first half, but the Cougars ended the period on a 10-2 run to tie the game 36-36 at halftime.
Houston hit 18 of 23 free throws and scored 19 second-chance points to stymie the Razorbacks' comeback bid.
Arkansas was playing without leading scorer and rebounder Marshawn Powell, who suffered what Razorbacks coach Mike Anderson called a "severe knee injury" in practice Thursday.
Nobles led Arkansas with 16 points.


Houston's Kirk Van Slyke (32) looks to drive around Arkansas'
Mardracus Wade during the second half of an NCAA college
basketball game, Friday, Nov. 18, 2011, in North Little Rock, Ark.
Houston won 87-78. Van Slyke was the leading scorer
for Houston with 19 points.