Ryan O’Neil poured in 10 fourth-quarter points in less than two minutes to help the Houston Tigers pull away from Plato for a 62-49 victory Friday night.
O’Neil scored 12 of his team-high 14 points in the final period, highlighted by 10 points in a 1 minute, 33 second span to give Houston a double-digit advantage. The game was tied 41-all entering the fourth quarter.
Chad Hutsell hit three 3-pointers en route to 13 points for the Tigers (4-2). Michael Buckner scored 12 and Jonathan Page had eight.
Plato 12 12 17 8 – 49
Houston 14 17 10 23 – 64
PLATO – Thomas 6 0-3 12. Graner 0 4-4 4. Hall 2 0-0 4. Price 6 4-4 16. Kimrey 4 4-5 13. Totals 16 12-16 49.
HOUSTON (4-2) – Page 3 2-5 8. Oakley 1 0-0 2. Buckner 4 3-4 12. Setters 1 0-0 3. DeWitt 1 2-2 4. O’Neil 6 0-0 14. Hutsell 5 0-0 13. TScheets 4 0-0 8. Totals 25 7-11 64.
3-pointers: Plato 1 (Kimrey); Houston 7 (Hutsell 3, O’Neil 2, Bucker, Setters).