Newburg drilled six 3-pointers in the first quarter to build a double-digit lead and cruised past the Houston Tigers 64-51 Tuesday night.
Senior Jesse Setters led the Tigers with 14 points. Curry Van Horn added 11.
Leading scorer Kyle Poynter fouled out after managing a season-low seven points. It was the first time he was held to single digits this season.
Houston (3-7) had lost three of its last four games.
Box score
Houston 11 10 14 16 — 51
Newburg 26 8 14 17 — 64
HOUSTON (3-7) — Van Horn 4 2-5 11. Buchholz 0 2-2 2. KyPoynter 2 3-4 7. Setters 3 7-8 14. Walker 2 1-4 6. KaPoynter 1 1-4 3. CScheets 2 0-0 4. JScheets 1 0-0 2. Cooperman 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 16-27 51.
NEWBURG — Reagan 0 5-9 5. Mudd 5 12-16 25. DeLong 2 0-0 6. Lott 0 3-4 3. Slawson 1 0-0 2. Rogers 3 0-0 8. Drew 1 0-0 2. Crews 4 0-2 8. Sutton 2 2-2 6. Totals 18 22-33 64.
3-pointers: Houston 3 (Van Horn, Buchholz, Walker); Newburg 7 (Mudd 3, DeLong 2, Rogers 2).
