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Houston hits 16 3-pointers as Cougars roll to 86-55 win

Buck Ringgold

Houston guard LJ Cryer (with ball)
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Houston made it relatively easy in Saturday's early Big 12 Conference showdown against BYU.

Three Houston players reached double figures and the Cougars made a season-high 16 3-pointers as they built a double-digit lead less than eight minutes in and kept building that advantage en route to an 86-55 win at the Fertitta Center.

Emanuel Sharp had 18 points while Terrance Arceneaux added 15 points, and both had four 3-pointers apiece for Houston. Mylik Wilson added 12 points as he made all five of his field-goal attempts.

With the win, Houston (10-3, 2-0) has now won six straight games along with 30 straight games at home, currently the longest active streak in the nation. The Cougars have another home game this Monday, taking on TCU.

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Houston's defense also shut down BYU (10-3, 1-1), holding the visitors from Utah to 18 field goals and forcing 15 turnovers. Junior forward Richie Saunders, who had 30 points in BYU's win against Arizona State in the Big 12 opener earlier this week, was held to just 9 points on Saturday.

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HOUSTON 86, BYU 55 FINAL

POSTGAME STATS AND ANALYSIS

- Houston also had 15 offensive rebounds and 18 second-chance points in Saturday's win. The Cougars also out-rebounded BYU, 37-24, with J'Wan Roberts and Terrance Arceneaux each grabbing six boards. Houston blocked seven shots as well, three coming from Ja'Vier Francis and two from Joseph Tugler.

- BYU's top scorer was Trevin Knell with 12 points. Richie Saunders, who had a career-high 30 in BYU's Big 12 win against Arizona State earlier this week, was held to just 9 points.

- Houston got 41 points off its bench. The Cougars also forced 15 turnovers, converting 24 points off of those BYU miscues. BYU forced 11 turnovers, but only got five points off of those.

- Three Houston players reached double figures. Emanuel Sharp led the way with 18 points and also made four 3's. Terrance Arceneaux made four 3's as well, finishing with 15 points, and Mylik Wilson added 12 points, going a perfect 5-of-5 from the field and 2-of-2 from 3-point range.

- Houston just missed making exactly half of its baskets, settling for 49.2 percent from the field (29-of-59) in Saturday's win. The Cougars did go 53.6 percent from the field in the second half (15-of-28), and also made 11 of their season-high 16 3-pointers in that span.

- That's the ballgame, as Houston turns in a dominant performance against a solid BYU squad, and with that, Houston extends the nation's longest active home court winning streak to 30 straight games.

SECOND HALF

- 3-POINTER HOUSTON. Make it 16 treys for the Cougars today, as Kordelius Jefferson knocks one down from long range. (Houston, 86-55 | 1:16, 2nd)

- 3-POINTER HOUSTON. Cougars now with a season-high 15 3's in a single game, and Mylik Wilson makes that 15th 3, which puts him in double figures. (Houston, 83-50 | 2:34, 2nd)

- Final media time out on the day and Houston is on its way to its 30th straight win at the Fertitta Center. Emanuel Sharp leading the way with 18 points, followed by 15 from Terrance Arceneaux. Three other Cougars with 9 points each (LJ Cryer, Mylik Wilson and Ja'Vier Francis). (Houston, 80-48 | 3:03, 2nd)

- SLAM DUNK HOUSTON. Mylik Wilson hits a 3-pointer; then on the next trip down, takes an alley-oop feed from Milos Uzan on the fast break and SLAMS IT DOWN. BYU just took its final time out of the game. (Houston, 78-44 | 5:14, 2nd)

- 3-POINTER HOUSTON. The Cougars now have their biggest lead at 34 points as Terrance Arceneaux hits another 3, his fourth on the day. Arceneaux has 15 points now. (Houston, 73-39 | 7:34, 2nd)

- The under-8 time out and Houston remains in command. In the second half, Houston has made 56.3 percent of its field-goal attempts and 70 percent of its 3-point attempts. BYU has gone 36.8 percent from the field and 35 percent from beyond the arc for the entire game.

- 3-POINTER HOUSTON. Did we say that everything was going Houston's way so far? Further proof came as Emanuel Sharp's long-range step-back 3 from the top of the key to beat the shot clock hits nothing but net. That's the fourth 3 for Sharp, and the 12th trey for Houston. (Houston, 66-36 | 10:14, 2nd)

- 3-POINTER HOUSTON. Houston has just been relentless on both ends of the court and have now outscored BYU in the second half, 24-12, as Terrance Arceneaux knocks down a trey. That's his third 3 on the day and he now is in double figures with 12 points. (Houston, 63-34 | 11:25, 2nd)

- 3-POINTER HOUSTON. LJ Cryer was held to 3 points in the first half, but just delivered a 3 as the Cougars have their biggest lead at 22 points. (Houston, 51-29 | 14:42, 2nd)

- Emanuel Sharp drained another trey, and now leads Houston with 15 points as we are into our first TV time out of the second half. (Houston, 46-29 | 15:39, 2nd)

- 3-POINTER HOUSTON. Emanuel Sharp gets into double figures with his 12th point, a 3-pointer as Houston builds its lead to 18 points. (Houston, 43-25 | 17:40, 2nd)

HALFTIME STATS AND ANALYSIS

- Houston committed just five turnovers in the first half. BYU converted just three points off of those miscues.

- BYU was held to 8-of-22 shooting in the first half (36.4 percent). The top scorer was Trevin Knell with 9 points. Richie Saunders, who scored 30 in BYU's conference-opening win vs. Arizona State on Tuesday, was held to just 2 points in the first half Saturday.

- Houston didn't have a scorer hit double figures in the first half. The leading scorers for the Cougars at halftime were Emanuel Sharp and Terrance Arceneaux, each with nine points. Houston made 45.2 percent of its field goals (14-of-31).

- A dominant first-half showing by Houston, especially on defense. The Cougars have held BYU to its lowest first-half output all season. BYU has made more turnovers (10) than field goals (8), and Houston has scored 17 points off of BYU turnovers.

FIRST HALF

- 3-POINTER HOUSTON. Sophomore Terrance Arceneaux releases a desperation shot with the shot clock running out, and it goes in. Everything going Houston's way thus far. (Houston, 35-19 | 2:29, 1st)

- Houston still in control. Terrance Arceneaux comes up with a steal and on the other end, gets a goaltending call on a layup attempt. Houston has forced eight turnovers, which has set up 15 of its points. (Houston, 32-19 | 3:10, 1st)

- 3-POINTER HOUSTON. LJ Cryer makes his first basket of the day, a 3 from the right wing, and Houston now has its biggest lead at 13 points. (Houston, 26-13 | 6:43, 1st)

- SLAM DUNK HOUSTON. Joseph Tugler coming up huge in the past few minutes, and slams one down on an alley-oop play. (Houston, 23-12 | 7:23, 1st)

- Houston back up by 10 as Joseph Tugler comes out of nowhere to block a shot. It sets up a jumper on the other end by Mylik Wilson. (Houston, 19-9 | 8:38, 1st)

- Houston still on a roll, having scored 12 of the last 14 points, capped by a 3 from Terrance Arceneaux, which forces BYU to call a time out. (Houston, 16-6 | 12:27, 1st)

- Houston now on an 8-0 run, as Milos Uzan steps up and drains a trey. (Houston, 12-4 | 14:15, 1st)

- Emanuel Sharp drove to the basket and drew a foul at the first TV time out. After the break, he goes to the line and makes both free throws. Sharp has scored the last five points of the contest. (Houston, 9-4 | 15:23, 1st)

- Houston guard Emanuel Sharp, who had been battling a foot injury earlier in the week, has come out strong with a pair of baskets, including a 3-pointer from the corner to break a 4-all score. (Houston, 7-4 | 15:23, 1st)

PREGAME

- Today's starting five for Houston: Milos Uzan, LJ Cryer and Emanuel Sharp as guards; J'Wan Roberts and Joseph Tugler as forwards.

- Coming to you from the Fertitta Center, as a matchup of Cougars commences, as BYU takes on Houston.

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