HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Damier Pitts scored 15 points and dished six assists to help Marshall beat Houston 66-58 Wednesday night.
DeAndre Kane and Dago Pena added 14 apiece for the Thundering Herd (17-10, 8-5 Conference USA) who shot 44.6 percent (29 of 65) from the field.
Houston led throughout the first half and took a 31-23 lead into intermission. However, Marshall opened the second half on a 16-1 run to take a 39-32 lead with 13:26 left to play.
Marshall pushed that lead to 59-40 behind a jumper from Pitts.
Nigel Spikes came off the bench to grab 10 boards for Marshall in just 17 minutes as the Thundering Herd won the rebounding battle 43-40.