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01/10 14:49 CST No. 7 Houston wins school-record 16th consecutive road game in
77-55 win at Baylor
No. 7 Houston wins school-record 16th consecutive road game in 77-55 win at
Baylor
By STEPHEN HAWKINS
AP Sports Writer
WACO, Texas (AP) --- Emanuel Sharp scored 17 points to lead five players in
double figures for No. 7 Houston, which overcame two extended shooting slumps
before halftime in a 77-55 win at Baylor on Saturday. The Cougars set a school
record with their 16th consecutive road win.
Joseph Tugler had 12 points and 11 rebounds for his second double-double in a
row for defending Big 12 champion and national runner-up Houston (15-1, 3-0 Big
12). Isiah Harwell also had 12 points, while true freshmen Chris Cenac had 11
and Kingston Flemings 10.
The Cougars haven't lost a true road game since at No. 8 Kansas on Feb. 3,
2024. That road winning streak is the longest active run in the country, with
all of them Big 12 games for a league record.
Cameron Carr had 18 points for Baylor (10-5, 0-3), and Tounde Yessoufou had 10.
Houston missed 10 shots in a row over a 5 1/2-minute span early, then had
another 0-for-10 span in the final 6 1/2 minutes of the first half. But the
Cougars took control of the game with a 23-3 run in the six minutes between
those droughts.
Sharp and Harwell both had two 3-pointers in that big spurt. The Cougars
trailed 14-6 before Sharp ignited that run, and a 3 by Harwell put them ahead
to stay. The lead was 29-17 after Tugler's dunk off a Baylor turnover with 6:34
left. That was their last field goal of the half, when they still led 33-26
before a 13-3 run to start the second half.
The Cougars shot 39.2% overall (29 of 74) from the field, with only five
turnovers and 23 offensive rebounds. They scored 31 points off 16 turnovers by
Baylor, which got 33 fewer shots.
Up next
Houston: Home Tuesday against West Virginia.
Baylor: At Oklahoma State on Tuesday.
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