The Houston Tigers lost their conference opener 66-35 on the road Friday night at Liberty.

Sophomore Clayton Moore was 6-for-10 from downtown and scored 18 points as the lone HHS player in double figures. Isaiah Buse and Michael Zamarron, who returned after being sidelined with a concussion, scored five apiece.

The game was actually tied 13-all after the first quarter before Liberty (7-4, 1-0 South Central Association)¬ used a 22-10 advantage in the second quarter to take the lead and 19-5 run in the third to pull away.

Houston (6-9, 0-1 SCA) was 8-for-16 from long distance but just 4-for-16 from inside the arc.

BOX SCORE

Houston 13 10 5 7 – 35

Liberty 13 22 19 12 – 66

HOUSTON (35) – Isaiah Buse 5. Clayton Moore 18. Michael Zamarron 5. Dakota Burchett 2. Ty McCloud 3. Christian Heathington 2. FG 12. FT 3-6. F 13. (3-pointers: Moore 6, Zamarron, McCloud. Fouled out: none).