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Houston downs TCU: Score, live updates of Big 12 Conference college basketball game

Cougars extend winning streak to seven and nation's longest active home court win streak to 31 straight

Buck Ringgold

Houston Cougars' guard Milos Uzan (7)
Houston Cougars' guard Milos Uzan (7) / William Purnell/Imagn Images
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Streaks were aplenty for Houston in its latest home win Monday night.

The Cougars pulled away in the second half for a 65-46 win against TCU in Big 12 Conference action at the Fertitta Center. With the win, Houston (11-3, 3-0) won its seventh straight game and its 31st consecutive home game, the longest active streak in the nation.

It was also the seventh straight time the Cougars have held an opponent to 55 points or less, which is a conference record.

Another streak took place earlier on Monday, when Houston (10-3, 2-0) moved up in both national college basketball polls. The Cougars are now No. 12 in the Associated Press and No. 11 in the USA Today coaches' rankings, the 95th straight week Houston has been nationally ranked, also the nation's best active streak in that category. Last week, Houston was ranked No. 14 in both polls.

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Junior guard Emanuel Sharp led the Cougars with 14 points, and also hit four of the team's eight 3-pointers. J'Wan Roberts, the winningest player in program history now with 127 wins, added 12 points and is three points away from his 1,000th career point. LJ Cryer had 10 points and two 3's as well for Houston.

TCU (8-6, 1-2), which defeated Kansas State by a point on Saturday, got 19 points from Noah Reynolds and 11 from Vasean Allette.

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HOUSTON 65, TCU 46 FINAL

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FINAL STATS AND ANALYSIS

- The Horned Frogs were 42.6 percent from the field (20-of-47) and 16.7 percent from 3-point range (3-of-18).

- Houston forced 19 TCU turnovers, scoring 16 points off of those Horned Frog miscues. Houston turned the ball over 10 times.

- Houston shot 48.1 percent from the field for the game (26-of-54), with the Cougars making each of their first six baskets. Houston also went 56 percent from the field in the second half (14-of-25).

- Emanuel Sharp led Houston with 14 points and had four 3-pointers. J'Wan Roberts added 12 points, and is three points shy of scoring 1,000 points in his career, and LJ Cryer had 10 points and a pair of 3's.

- Houston won its seventh straight game and its 31st straight at home. The Cougars have also held their opponents to 55 points or less in seven straight ballgames, a Big 12 record.

SECOND HALF

- Make it 31 straight home wins at the Fertitta Center, as Houston pulls away in the second half. (Houston, 65-46 | :00, 2nd)

- Houston now up by 21 at the last media time out. Cougars have forced 18 TCU turnovers so far. In contrast, the Horned Frogs turned the ball over only six times in their win against Kansas State on Saturday. (Houston, 63-42 | 3:26, 2nd)

- Houston breaks the 7-0 TCU run as J'Wan Roberts releases a one-handed hook shot off the glass. (Houston, 54-40 | 7:00, 2nd)

- Houston enjoyed its largest lead at 19 following a basket from Terrance Arceneaux, but TCU has scored seven straight points. Frogs still hanging around at the latest media time out. (Houston, 52-40 | 7:20, 2nd)

- Houston up by 17 at the latest media time out. LJ Cryer made another basket before then, and now is in double figures with 10. (Houston, 50-33 | 11:41, 2nd)

- 3-POINTER HOUSTON: LJ Cryer launches one from deep, and after TCU got within three points, Houston has now outscored the Horned Frogs, 19-4. (Houston, 48-30 | 12:53, 2nd)

- TCU calls a time out, and now has one more left. Houston just went up 15 on a basket from J'Wan Roberts, who now has 10 points on the night. (Houston, 45-30 | 13:11, 2nd)

- Houston now up by 13 points at the latest media time out. Emanuel Sharp made another 3, his fourth on the night, and now has 14 points. (Houston, 43-30 | 13:48, 2nd)

- Make it a 9-0 run from Houston, and it was also set up by a Joseph Tugler block. This time, Mylik Wilson converts on a baseline jumper, and the Cougars now have their biggest lead at 12. (Houston, 38-26 | 15:30, 2nd)

- TCU calls a time out on the heels of Emanuel Sharp's 3 during a 7-0 Houston run. Sharp now in double figures with 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting. He also has three 3's.

- 3-POINTER HOUSTON. Cougars finally getting back on track, reeling off the last seven points. That was capped by two straight baskets from Emanuel Sharp, the latter a 3 in transition which started with a Joseph Tugler block on the other end. (Houston, 36-26 | 16:01, 2nd)

- Now it's a three-point game as TCU has scored four points to begin the second half. (Houston, 29-26 | 17:47, 2nd)

HALFTIME STATS AND ANALYSIS

- TCU started off the game making 2 of its first 10 baskets. But the Horned Frogs went 7-of-12 from the field to close out the opening half.

- Houston's top scorer in the first half was Milos Uzan, who had 7 points. TCU's Noah Reynolds, the Horned Frogs' leading scorer, leads all scorers with 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting.

- After making each of its first six baskets, Houston was 6-of-23 from the field the rest of the first half. Also, the Cougars went 1-of-9 from 3-point range after hitting each of their first three treys.

FIRST HALF

- TCU cut Houston's lead to five before Houston got consecutive baskets inside the final minute of the opening half. However, the Horned Frogs' Noah Reynolds made a drive to the basket to beat the buzzer while drawing a foul. But Reynolds missed the three-point play opportunity, and the Cougars will take a seven-point lead into the locker room. (Houston, 29-22 | Half)

- Houston still can't buy a basket over these last several minutes. After hitting each of their first three 3-point attempts, the Cougars are 1-of-8 from beyond the arc since. (Houston, 25-18 | 1:45, 1st)

- Pace of the game has slowed down considerably after Houston's hot shooting start, but the Cougars haven't let TCU back into the game. After making each of its first six field goals, Houston has made just 4-of-17 from the field since then. (Houston, 25-18 | 3:24, 1st)

- TCU starting to settle in after the early barrage from Houston. Horned Frogs currently on a 9-4 run. (Houston, 19-13 | 7:48, 1st)

- Houston has already forced five turnovers, and has scored eight points off of those TCU miscues. (Houston, 15-4 | 11:43, 1st)

- Houston finally missed a shot after making its first six attempts. Milos Uzan had the last basket, going coast-to-coast for a driving layup. (Houston, 15-4 | 13:30, 1st)

- First media time out on the night, and Houston has made all five of its field-goal attempts thus far. (Houston, 13-4 | 15:16, 1st)

- 3-POINTER HOUSTON: Another triple, and the second on the night from Emanuel Sharp. (Houston, 9-0 | 17:17, 1st)

- 3-POINTER HOUSTON: LJ Cryer comes up with a steal, and on the other end, finds Emanuel Sharp, who knocks down a 3. Cougars with two treys after making 16 3's two days ago. (Houston, 6-0 | 18:15, 1st)

- 3-POINTER HOUSTON: Cougars get the game's first basket on their opening possession, as Milos Uzan launches a 3 from the right wing. (Houston, 3-0 | 19:34, 1st)

- Here we go, tipping things off at the Fertitta Center.

PREGAME

- Houston and TCU about ready to tip off from the Fertitta Center. Tonight's starting five for the Cougars: Guards Milos Uzan, LJ Cryer and Emanuel Sharp; forwards J'Wan Roberts and Joseph Tugler.

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