Emanuel Sharp had 17 points to lead five players scoring in double figures for No. 7 Houston in a 77-55 win at Baylor. The 15-1 Cougars overcame two extended…<\/p>\n
WACO, Texas(AP) \u2014 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. <\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
Cameron Carr had 18 points for Baylor (10-5, 0-3), and Tounde Yessoufou had 10. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
\nUp next <\/p>\n
Houston: Home Tuesday against West Virginia. <\/p>\n
Baylor: At Oklahoma State on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
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