The Warhawks lost 76-64 to the Houston Cougars Saturday night in what proved to be a close match until the end.

Houston’s Rob Gray Jr. led the team on a late 13-0 run to close out the contest and end ULM’s 47-game consecutive streak of holding teams under 75 points.

This streak stood as the second longest in the nation.

The Warhawks were off to the races early with buckets by freshman Travis Munnings and junior point guard Nick Coppola.

ULM forward DeMondre Harvey got in foul trouble early, leaving him sidelined for most the of first half.

This allowed Houston to get second chance points late in the half.

The Cougars took their first lead of the half with two three pointers by Rob Gray Jr.

After one half of play, the Cougars led 35-32.

In the second half, ULM could find no answer for the shooting of Houston’s Gray Jr.

With 11 minutes left in the game, he hit three straight 3-point field goals.

With the Warhawks facing foul trouble and missing some key chances down low, the Cougars could take off and not look back.

In the final minutes, the Warhawks tried to full court press but the Cougars kept finding ways to beat the strategy.

Rob Gray Jr. added one more three-point jumper with 56 seconds to add insurance for the win.

After the game, ULM Head Coach Keith Richard talked about Rob Gray Jr.’s influence on the game.

“He was a big difference in the game. We couldn’t guard him. We tried and just couldn’t stop him from driving it on us or stopping the three-point shot,” Richard said.

The final score of the game was 76-64 Houston on top.

ULM freshmen Travis Munnings led the Warhawks with 18 points.

Coppola put in a season high 15 points on the night.

The Warhawks face off against  Chattanooga Monday night and then close out the week versus rival UL-Lafayette on Thursday.