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It was over when... The clock hit zero. That's when Matt Hogan kicked a 51-yard FG to get the one-point win. Gameball goes to... Case Keenum, who led UH into FG range in the final seconds and threw 522 total yards. Stat of the game... 51. Hogan's longest FG was 34 yards before hitting the 51-yarder Saturday. Complete Top 25 Overview

Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	34	27
Total Yards	695	534
Passing	522	334
Rushing	173	200
Penalties	5-56	1-10
3rd Down Conversions	7-18	5-11
4th Down Conversions	2-4	0-0
Turnovers	2	4
Possession	32:35	27:25

Air/Ground Leaders
Houston Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Keenum 40/60 522 3 0	Tulsa Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Kinne 19/25 334 3 2 Team 0/1 0 0 0
Houston Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Beall 17 82 0 13 Sims 15 63 1 18	Tulsa Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Kinne 16 100 1 23 Williams 8 33 0 14
Houston Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Edwards 11 176 0 49 Cleveland 12 167 3 36	Tulsa Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Johnson 10 144 0 31 Clay 2 68 2 60

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				HOU	TLSA
	TD	10:29	Charles Clay 3 Yd Run (Kevin Fitzpatrick Kick)	0	7
	TD	07:48	James Cleveland 4 Yd Pass From Case Keenum (Matt Hogan Kick)	7	7
	TD	06:37	Charles Clay 60 Yd Pass From G.J. Kinne (Kevin Fitzpatrick Kick)	7	14
	TD	00:58	Charles Sims 18 Yd Run (Matt Hogan Kick)	14	14
SECOND QUARTER				HOU	TLSA
	FG	10:33	Matt Hogan 32 Yd	17	14
	TD	06:44	James Cleveland 36 Yd Pass From Case Keenum (Matt Hogan Kick)	24	14
	TD	03:11	Ricky Johnson 15 Yd Pass From G.J. Kinne (Kevin Fitzpatrick Kick)	24	21
THIRD QUARTER				HOU	TLSA
	TD	12:45	Charles Clay 8 Yd Pass From G.J. Kinne (Kevin Fitzpatrick Kick)	24	28
	FG	09:11	Matt Hogan 24 Yd	27	28
	FG	05:43	Kevin Fitzpatrick 25 Yd	27	31
	TD	02:13	G.J. Kinne 5 Yd Run (Kevin Fitzpatrick Kick)	27	38
	TD	01:58	Tyron Carrier 98 Yd Kickoff Return (Matt Hogan Kick)	34	38
FOURTH QUARTER				HOU	TLSA
	FG	08:08	Matt Hogan 26 Yd	37	38
	TD	03:28	Charles Clay 1 Yd Run (Kevin Fitzpatrick Kick)	37	45
	TD	00:21	James Cleveland 1 Yd Pass From Case Keenum (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)	43	45
	FG	00:00	Matt Hogan 51 Yd	46	45

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TULSA, Okla. -- Case Keenum walked off the field, his hands on his helmet, as Houston (No. 15 BCS, No. 13 AP) appeared destined for defeat.

Moments later, the Cougars' prolific quarterback was given a second chance. And he came through with another comeback to add to his Heisman Trophy resume.

Keenum hit back-to-back passes to put Houston in field-goal range and Matt Hogan kicked a 51-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Cougars to a 46-45 victory against Tulsa on Saturday night.

It was the latest addition to a series of wild finishes for Keenum and the Cougars.

Fast Facts

• Freshman kicker Matt Hogan belted a career-high 51-yard field goal, capping Houston's nine-point rally in the final 21 seconds.

• Houston quarterback Case Keenum kept his Heisman hopes alive, passing for 522 yards. He has 10 career games of 400-plus yards passing (one behind the school record of 11 held by David Klinger).

• In defeat, Tulsa quarterback G.J. Kinne rang up 444 yards of total offense.

• Since C-USA split into divisions in 2005, the winner of this game has represented the West in all four league championships (Tulsa in 2005, '07 and '08; Houston in 2006).

-- ESPN Stats & Information

"This tops the craziest one," Keenum said.

After getting sacked on a potential tying 2-point conversion with 21 seconds left, Keenum bounced back to complete a 14-yard pass to James Cleveland and a 13-yarder to Tyron Carrier to set up Hogan's kick with just 3 seconds left. He drilled the ball just inside the left upright, igniting the Cougars' celebration.

The Cougars (8-1, 4-1 Conference USA) rushed onto the field and hoisted Hogan into the air after he connected on the longest kick of his career. He hadn't made a field goal of longer than 34 yards before his game-winner.

Tulsa (4-5, 2-3) players splayed out on the field after suffering their fourth straight loss.

"It was just chaos," Cleveland said. "They were sprinting on the field, and I just had to sit there for a minute. I didn't go sprinting on the field. I just had to let it soak in."

Keenum finished with 522 yards on 40 for 60 passing with three touchdown passes. It was the second straight game with more than 500 yards passing for the nation's most productive passer.

"Our team believes in him," Houston coach Kevin Sumlin said. "Offensively, defensively, everybody does, that no matter what the score is, we're never out of the game."

Charles Clay scored four touchdowns, and G.J. Kinne threw for a career-best 334 yards and three touchdowns and also ran for a career-high 100 yards for Tulsa (4-5, 2-3). The Golden Hurricane had kept Houston out of the conference championship game the last two years as West Division champions.

The Cougars remained tied for the West lead with SMU with the win, but only after more heroics from Keenum. Last week against Southern Miss, he threw for a career-high 559 yards and five touchdowns -- including the game-winner with 21 seconds left, coincidentally.

"We played two ranked teams down to the wire," said Tulsa coach Todd Graham, whose team also lost 28-21 to undefeated Boise State earlier this year. "This one hurts really bad for our players. I thought our guys outplayed them in all three phases."

Patrick Edwards had 11 catches for a career-high 176 yards and Cleveland had 12 catches for 167 yards and three scores. Carrier had a kickoff return for a touchdown for the second straight year against Tulsa, but also had a muffed punt that allowed Tulsa to take a 38-27 lead in the third quarter.

The teams combined for 1,229 yards of total offense -- Houston with 695 and Tulsa a season-high 534. The Cougars lead the nation in total offense this year, while Tulsa did so the past two seasons.

The Golden Hurricane had kept the Cougars at bay in the fourth quarter, getting a goal-line stand and then forcing Keenum & Co. to settle for a field goal on their first two drives.

Keenum handed off four straight times after reaching first-and-goal at the 10 with a chance to take the lead. Tanner Antle and Dexter McCoil stood up Bryce Beall on fourth-and-goal from the 1 to get the ball back, but Tulsa then went three and out.

Keenum found Cleveland for a 19-yard pickup on third-and-20 on the next drive, and Sumlin settled for Hogan's 26-yard field goal to get within 38-37 with 8:08 to play.

Clay jumped into the end zone from 1 yard out to put the Golden Hurricane ahead by eight in the final 3 1/2 minutes, but that only set the stage for Keenum and Hogan.

Keenum led a 61-yard scoring drive, capped by his 1-yard TD throw to Cleveland, then tried to roll to his right to avoid the unblocked Antle.

"I was pretty mad at myself after that play. I should have seen the blitz coming," Keenum said, crediting his offensive line for picking up everyone they were supposed to block.

Tim Monroe recovered the onside kick, after it bounced off of McCoil.

"At that point, you've just got to make one play at a time," Keenum said. "You've got to just keep leaving yourself a chance. Keep pressing forward and see what happens.

"Matt made the biggest play of the game."