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03/04 22:42 CST Flemings, Sharp lead No. 7 Houston past Baylor 77-64
Flemings, Sharp lead No. 7 Houston past Baylor 77-64
HOUSTON (AP) --- Kingston Flemings had 21 points and seven assists, Emanuel
Sharp added 19 points and No. 7 Houston rallied for a 77-64 win over Baylor on
Wednesday night.
Flemings and Sharp combined to shoot 13 of 26 from the field, and Sharp was 5
of 10 on 3-pointers.
Joseph Tugler finished with 14 points and six rebounds and Milos Uzan had 12
points for Houston (25-5, 13-4 Big 12), which used a big second-half run to
overcome Baylor (15-15, 5-12).
The Cougars forced 18 turnovers and converted them into 28 points. They shot
46% and were 9 of 25 on 3-pointers.
Tounde Yessoufou had 20 points and 12 rebounds, Caden Powell added 12 points
and Cameron Carr and Obi Agbim each had 11 for the Bears. Baylor shot 42% from
the field and 8 of 25 from behind the arc, but made just two of their final 16
from long range.
Trailing 58-54 with about eight minutes remaining, the Cougars went on a 23-4
run to grab a 77-62 lead on two free throws by Tugler with 1:21 left. Houston,
which never led for the first 32 minutes, took the lead for good on a 3-pointer
by Sharp with 7:16 remaining. The Bears were 2-of-9 shooting in the final eight
minutes.
The Bears led 29-19 after a layup by Yessoufou with 5:47 remaining, but the
Cougars closed the half on a 16-6 spurt and tied it at 35 going into halftime
on two free throws by Flemings with 5 seconds left. Flemings scored eight
points in the half-ending run.
Up next
Baylor: Hosts Utah on Saturday in its regular-season finale.
Houston: Travels to Oklahoma State on Saturday in the regular-season finale.
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