The Houston Tigers fell to 0-2 on the young season with a 68-49 loss Tuesday at Mansfield.
Kobe Sutton and Dylan Hooper scored 12 points apiece to lead the Tigers. Sutton hit three of Houston’s seven 3-pointers.
Mansfield’s Jacob Caruso led all scorers with 31 points. Mason Roy added 10 as the only other Mansfield player in double figures.
Houston trailed by 35-26 at the half and by 17 points entering the fourth quarter.
Senior Ty Wilkins grabbed a team-best 12 rebounds. Nathan Poynter led the Tigers with six assists.
BOX SCORE
| Houston | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | – | 49 |
| Mansfield | 22 | 13 | 20 | 13 | – | 68 |
HOUSTON (49) – Dylan Hooper 12. Nathan Poynter 7. Kobe Sutton 12. Skylur Malam 2. Kolby Walker 5. Ty Wilkins 2. Keegan Spurlin 9. FG 21. FT 3-4. F 16. (3-pointers: Sutton 3, Hooper 2, Poynter, Walker. Fouled out: none).