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COL BKB: Houston 80, Nevada 79

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Published: March. 19, 2008 at 2:38 AM

RENO, Nev., March 19 (UPI) -- Marcus Cousins sank a free throw with 26 seconds to play Tuesday, lifting Houston past Nevada 80-79 in the College Basketball Invitational.

The Cougars were able to hang on to their precarious lead despite two potential game-winning shots by Nevada's Armon Johnson in the closing seconds.

Robert McKiver led Houston with 22 points and Dion Dowell added 19. Dowell went 4-for-12 from three-point territory as the Cougars suffered a scoring deep freeze in the second half. A surge in second-half rebounding, however, kept Nevada from exploiting the situation.

The Wolfpack had five players in double figures, including Marcelus Kemp with 24 points.

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