HOUSTON - Career nights for Kalil Camara and Daniel Rouzan lifted the Wildcats to another short-staffed win - their fourth straight - as B-CU took down Texas Southern, 80-77, Monday night at H&PE Arena



FIRST HALF

B-CU's Daniel Rouzan and Kalil Camara each started strong out of the gate, scoring the first 13 points for B-CU as the Cats held an early 13-12 advantage over Texas Southern through the first six minutes of play. 

A Trey Thomas fastbreak layup after a Jesus Carralero Martin made it a 22-15 lead for the Cats after 10 minutes of play before the Tigers regained the lead at 24-23 on a Kavion McClain layup.

The two sides traded buckets and leads until Duane Posey's jump shot made it a five-point Texas Southern lead at 32-27 with five minutes until the half. A Zaire Hayes three made it 37-31 with three minutes until the half. 

A Carralero Martin dunk, David Onanina paint jumper, and a Seneca Willoughby layup, and Thomas three made it nine straight for B-CU to go up three, a lead they would hold going into the break at 42-39.

SECOND HALF

A smooth eurostep by Trey Thomas made it 52-49 through the first five minutes of the second half. B-CU made that a six point lead at 57-51 on another Thomas layup. 

Just under the ten-minute mark, Rouzan made it an eight-point game with a driving layup to cross the 20-point mark for the first time in his career.

The Tigers continued to hang around, finally bringing the deficit down to 69-66 on a Jaylin Jackson-Posey driving layup with five minutes remaining. That deficit fell down to just one on a Hayes layup that made it 71-70.

Texas Southern took its first lead of the second half at 77-76 on a Jackson-Posey layup before Willoughby answered with a stepback jumper on the other end - one that would eventually be the game-winner. 

A B-CU free throw miss put the one-point lead in jeopardy, but a Tigers turnover shortly after an inbounds pass with under ten seconds to play was the dagger as Carralero Martin put the game away at the charity stripe, 80-79.

• Daniel Rouzan and Kalil Camara set career-highs in scoring with 24 and 20, respectively.
• Rouzan shot 9-11 from the floor with six boards, an assist, and two blocks in just 27 minutes of playing time.
• Camara finished 6-8 from the field with five threes, five boards, and two steals.
• Trey Thomas added 18 with five rebounds and two assists.
• Jesus Carralero Martin led the team in assists with a career-high seven, followed by Seneca Willoughby's six. 
• B-CU shot 56 percent from three to Texas Southern's 31 percent.

It's back to Moore Gym for B-CU as they host a pair of Mississippi schools beginning with Alcorn State on Saturday , Feb. 15 at 5:30 p.m. 

Admission is free with a student ID, with tickets starting at $10. The game will be streamed free at Youtube.com/CatEyeNetwork.


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