{"id":550905,"date":"2026-01-29T06:04:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T06:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/550905\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T06:04:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T06:04:28","slug":"kingston-flemings-shines-helps-no-10-houston-get-back-on-track-with-win-over-tcu-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/550905\/","title":{"rendered":"Kingston Flemings shines, helps No. 10 Houston get back on track with win over TCU"},"content":{"rendered":"

FORT WORTH \u2014 Houston freshman Kingston Flemings scored 25 points, Emanuel Sharp had 23 and the 10th-ranked Cougars overcame an extended shooting slump in a 79-70 win at TCU<\/a> on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

The Cougars (18-2, 6-1 Big 12) trailed only once, by one point 2 1\/2 minutes into the game, and began the second half with a 15-point lead. But they missed their last four shots before halftime, then 11 of 13 out of the break. There was a more than five-minute gap between jumpers by Flemings while TCU got within two points.<\/p>\n

Flemings, who had his ninth 20-point game and matched his second highest-scoring game, was coming off 42 points in a 90-86 loss at now-No. 11 Texas Tech on Saturday that ended the Cougars\u2019 16-game winning streak in true road games<\/a>, which was a Big 12 and school record. Houston had also won 11 in a row overall.<\/p>\n

The Cougars finished shooting 44.4% overall (25 of 54) after they made 16 of 22 to start the game.<\/p>\n

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Xavier Edmonds had 18 points and 10 rebounds for TCU (13-8, 3-5). David Punch had 16 points and six assists.<\/p>\n

Houston created some distance with a late 8-0 run. Flemings kicked out to Ramon Walker for a 3-pointer before the freshman guard made four free throws in that stretch.<\/p>\n

The Cougars never trailed after a 12-0 run midway through the first half that broke the game\u2019s only tie. They led 28-16 when Chase McCarty hit a long 3 that banked off the glass, though the forward immediately went toward the bench holding his hand in apparent pain and never returned.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Houston hosts Cincinnati on Saturday, the Cougars\u2019 first home game in 13 days.<\/p>\n

TCU plays Sunday at Colorado.<\/p>\n