L.J. Cryer and Milos Uzan mixed for 26 factors because the sixth-ranked Houston Cougars claimed a 76-65 victory over the visiting Baylor Bears on Monday.
The Cougars (20-4, 12-1 Huge 12) negated the Bears’ robust taking pictures by scoring 28 factors off 15 Baylor turnovers. Baylor (15-9, 7-6) surrendered a 10-3 burst to open the second half and by no means reclaimed its footing, as Houston prolonged to a 25-point lead after a short flurry by Baylor ahead Norchad Omier pulled the Bears to inside 54-45 halfway by the second half.
Emanuel Sharp drilled a nook 3-pointer and Uzan adopted with a pair of three-point performs that prolonged the result in 65-46 with 8:02 remaining. Cryer scored a team-high 14 factors with 4 3-pointers whereas Uzan chipped in 12 factors and 6 assists. Terrance Arceneaux recorded 11 factors whereas Sharp and J’Wan Roberts scored 10 apiece for the Cougars, who shot 50.9 p.c.
Omier paced the Bears with 19 factors on 8-for-9 taking pictures whereas Langston Love tallied 15 factors on 5-for-7 taking pictures. Freshman VJ Edgecombe posted 14 factors on 5-for-5 taking pictures and crew highs of six rebounds, three assists and 5 turnovers for Baylor, which shot 57.9 p.c however completed with a minus-15 margin in shot makes an attempt.
Baylor began 5-for-5 from the ground however was undone by three early turnovers that the Cougars transformed into eight factors and a 14-12 lead. Houston then seized a double-digit benefit with a 10-1 run that featured a Mylik Wilson 3-pointer and a Roberts hook shot that upped the margin to 26-16 on the 7:53 mark of the primary half.
Love ended that rally with a 3-pointer for the Bears earlier than Edgecombe all of a sudden got here alive with a transition dunk for his first factors with 6:26 left within the half. Edgecombe adopted with two extra baskets in succession to assist Baylor lower the deficit to 34-27. Nevertheless, the Cougars entered the intermission with a 38-30 lead regardless of the Bears taking pictures 57.9 p.c within the opening half.
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