12/10/25 09:14:00
Printable Page
12/10 21:12 CST Emanuel Sharp scores 23, No. 7 Houston beats Jackson State 80-38
Emanuel Sharp scores 23, No. 7 Houston beats Jackson State 80-38
HOUSTON (AP) --- Emanuel Sharp scored 23 points, Isiah Harwell added 20 points
and No. 7 Houston won its third straight game, routing Jackson State, 80-38 on
Wednesday night.
Sharp had 19 points in the first half on 6 of 7 shooting, including 5 of 6 on
3-pointers, as the Cougars (9-1) built a 40-16 lead at the half.
Sharp and Harwell combined to shoot 16 of 25 from the field and were 9 of 17 on
3 pointers for the game. Sharp had his second straight game scoring at least 20
points as he had 27 points on six 3 pointers in the Cougars' 82-67 win over
Florida State on Saturday night.
Houston shot 48% and was 11 of 33 on 3-pointers. The Cougars forced 25
turnovers and converted them into 30 points. Houston also held dominant
advantages in bench points (40-11), points in the paint (24-4) and second
chance points (25-3).
Jayme Mitchell Jr. scored 12 points to lead Jackson State (1-8). The Tigers
shot 29.5% and were 9 of 28 on 3-pointers.
Jackson State connected on 5 of its first 6 3-point attempts and trailed 21-16
with 10 1/2 minutes remaining in the first half after a 3-pointer by Mike
Williams. Houston finished the half on a 19-0 run, with Sharp scoring 11
points. The Tigers missed their last 13 field goal attempts of the half.
Up next
Jackson State: Travels to Northwestern on Saturday.
Houston: Hosts New Orleans on Saturday.
___
Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up
here and here (AP mobile app). AP college basketball:
https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and
https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball
|
