No. 4 Houston beats Kansas State 74-52 for its fourth straight victory
HOUSTON (AP) Jamal Shead scored 17 points, J’Wan Roberts added 14 points and six rebounds and No. 4 Houston beat Kansas State 74-52 on Saturday to extend its winning streak to four games.
Roberts and Emanuel Sharp each scored nine points in the first half as Houston built a 41-21 halftime lead. Houston (18-2, 5-2 Big 12) shot 40% and was 7 of 21 on 3-pointers.
“Our Holy Trinity doesn’t change,” Houston coach Kelvin Sampson said. “Defend, rebound and take care of the ball. Do those three things, and you have a chance to win.”
Damian Dunn had 13 points for the Cougars, who have won 17 straight home games. Houston forced 18 turnovers and converted them into 25 points and owned a 28-18 advantage in points in the paint.
“Consistency,” Sampson said of Houston’s defense. “I don’t know if our defensive effort was any better against Texas Tech or Central Florida. That’s the way we practice. That’s the standard I hold these kids to.”
Cam Carter scored 16 points and Arthur Kaluma and Dai Dai Ames each added 11 points for Kansas State (14-6, 4-3), which lost its second straight. The Wildcats also shot 40% and were 7 of 21 on 3-pointers.
“They may be the best defensive team I’ve ever seen,” Kansas State coach Jerome Tang said. “It’s just hard to find shots. They do a great job. They’re connected on that end.”
The Cougars jumped out to an 11-0 lead in the first 5 ½ minutes on a jumper by L.J. Cryer, but the Wildcats cut the lead to 13-7 on a 3-pointer by Tylor Perry with 12:45 left in the first half.
Houston responded by outscoring Kansas State 16-5 to open up a 29-12 lead on a 3-pointer by Cryer with 6 ½ minutes left in the half. The Wildcats closed within 32-21 with 2:45 remaining on a 3-pointer by Kaluma, but the Cougars finished the half with a 9-0 run to take a 20-point into halftime on a free throw by Jamal Shead.
BIG PICTURE
Kansas State: The Wildcats missed a chance for another Quad 1 win, falling to 1-3 in Quad 1 games. … The 21 first-half points were a season low for points scored in a half.
Houston: The Cougars had a 38-28 advantage in rebounds and 15-7 in offensive boards. Houston turned that into a 15-7 edge in second chance points. … Houston shot 23 of 34 from the free-throw line.
TANG TECH
For the second straight game, Tang was issued a technical foul late in the second half. He said umpire Gary Maxwell told Carter that if he wasn’t quiet, he would get him out of the game, and then, he proceeded to call “two tick tack fouls on him.”
“I got a tech for telling Gary that he’s the adult, and he needs to act like it because he was chirping with one of my players, and I’m always going to defend my guys,” Tang said. “If my guys are wrong, I’m going to correct them. What Gary Maxwell did and said to my player was not warranted, and all I told him was he was better than that as a person and he’s the adult, and I got a tech for that.”
UP NEXT
Kansas State: Hosts Oklahoma on Tuesday.
Houston: Travels to Texas on Monday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | (Cougars gains possession) | ||
| 19:39 | | J'wan Roberts misses two point hook shot | ||
| 19:37 |  | David N'Guessan defensive rebound | ||
| 19:14 | | Will McNair Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 19:12 | | Ja'Vier Francis defensive rebound | ||
| 19:03 | | +2 | Jamal Shead makes two point layup | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | | Arthur Kaluma turnover (bad pass) (LJ Cryer steals) | ||
| 18:38 | | Jamal Shead misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:36 | | Ja'Vier Francis offensive rebound | ||
| 18:31 | | Emanuel Sharp misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:29 | | Ja'Vier Francis offensive rebound | ||
| 18:07 | | +3 | Emanuel Sharp makes three point jump shot | 0-5 |
| 17:48 | | Jerrell Colbert offensive foul | ||
| 17:48 | | Jerrell Colbert turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 17:29 | | +2 | J'wan Roberts makes two point hook shot | 0-7 |
| 17:22 | | Wildcats 30 second timeout | ||
| 17:11 | | Cam Carter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:09 | | Cam Carter offensive rebound | ||
| 17:04 | | Cam Carter misses two point layup | ||
| 17:02 | | Ja'Vier Francis defensive rebound | ||
| 16:39 | | Jerrell Colbert blocks LJ Cryer's two point jump shot | ||
| 16:37 | | Emanuel Sharp offensive rebound | ||
| 16:32 | | Arthur Kaluma blocks Emanuel Sharp's two point jump shot | ||
| 16:32 | | Cougars offensive rebound | ||
| 16:32 | | Cougars turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 16:08 | | Ja'Vier Francis blocks Arthur Kaluma's two point layup | ||
| 16:06 | | Emanuel Sharp defensive rebound | ||
| 15:55 | | LJ Cryer misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:53 | | Cam Carter defensive rebound | ||
| 15:45 | | Cam Carter turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 15:45 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:27 | | +2 | J'wan Roberts makes two point hook shot | 0-9 |
| 15:10 | | LJ Cryer personal foul (Cam Carter draws the foul) | ||
| 15:00 | | David N'Guessan misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:58 | | LJ Cryer defensive rebound | ||
| 14:39 | | +2 | LJ Cryer makes two point jump shot | 0-11 |
| 14:13 | | +2 | Cam Carter makes two point jump shot | 2-11 |
| 13:58 | | +2 | Joseph Tugler makes two point dunk (J'wan Roberts assists) | 2-13 |
| 13:31 | | +2 | Cam Carter makes two point layup | 4-13 |
| 13:06 | | Jump ball. Damian Dunn vs. David N'Guessan (David N'Guessan gains possession) | ||
| 13:06 | | Damian Dunn turnover (lost ball) (David N'Guessan steals) | ||
| 12:43 | | +3 | Tylor Perry makes three point jump shot (Will McNair Jr. assists) | 7-13 |
| 12:17 | | Jamal Shead turnover (bad pass) (Will McNair Jr. steals) | ||
| 12:08 | | Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:06 | | Ja'Vier Francis defensive rebound | ||
| 11:52 | | +2 | Emanuel Sharp makes two point layup | 7-15 |
| 11:45 | | Jamal Shead personal foul (Arthur Kaluma draws the foul) | ||
| 11:45 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:32 | | Arthur Kaluma turnover (traveling) | ||
| 11:16 | | Macaleab Rich shooting foul (Emanuel Sharp draws the foul) | ||
| 11:16 | | Emanuel Sharp misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:16 | | +1 | Emanuel Sharp makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-16 |
| 11:01 | | Cam Carter turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 10:46 | | +2 | J'wan Roberts makes two point hook shot | 7-18 |
| 10:32 | | Cam Carter turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 10:17 | | J'wan Roberts misses two point layup | ||
| 10:15 | | Cam Carter defensive rebound | ||
| 10:15 | | Ja'Vier Francis personal foul | ||
| 10:06 | | +2 | Cam Carter makes two point jump shot | 9-18 |
| 9:47 | | Emanuel Sharp misses two point dunk | ||
| 9:45 | | Ja'Vier Francis offensive rebound | ||
| 9:41 | | +3 | Damian Dunn makes three point jump shot (Ja'Vier Francis assists) | 9-21 |
| 9:08 | | Will McNair Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 9:06 | | Mylik Wilson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | Damian Dunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:58 | | Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound | ||
| 8:51 | | +3 | Cam Carter makes three point jump shot (Arthur Kaluma assists) | 12-21 |
| 8:23 | | Will McNair Jr. flagrant 1 (Ja'Vier Francis draws the foul) | ||
| 8:23 | | TV timeout | ||
| 8:23 | | Ja'Vier Francis misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:23 | | Ja'Vier Francis misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:18 | | LJ Cryer misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:16 | | Jerrell Colbert defensive rebound | ||
| 8:10 | | Joseph Tugler blocks Dorian Finister's two point layup | ||
| 8:08 | | Cougars defensive rebound | ||
| 8:02 | | +3 | Emanuel Sharp makes three point jump shot (LJ Cryer assists) | 12-24 |
| 7:33 | | Dai Dai Ames misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:31 | | Ramon Walker Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:25 | | Emanuel Sharp misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:23 | | Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound | ||
| 7:16 | | Arthur Kaluma turnover (bad pass) (Joseph Tugler steals) | ||
| 7:07 | | Dorian Finister personal foul | ||
| 6:59 | | +2 | Joseph Tugler makes two point alley-oop layup (Emanuel Sharp assists) | 12-26 |
| 6:44 | | David N'Guessan turnover (bad pass) (Emanuel Sharp steals) | ||
| 6:31 | | +3 | LJ Cryer makes three point jump shot (Jamal Shead assists) | 12-29 |
| 6:22 | | Wildcats 30 second timeout | ||
| 6:22 | | TV timeout | ||
| 6:08 | | Ramon Walker Jr. personal foul (Cam Carter draws the foul) | ||
| 5:58 | | Cam Carter misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:56 | | Cougars defensive rebound | ||
| 5:41 | | Dai Dai Ames shooting foul (Joseph Tugler draws the foul) | ||
| 5:41 | | Joseph Tugler misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:41 | | Joseph Tugler misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:41 | | Will McNair Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:21 | | Joseph Tugler personal foul (Will McNair Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 5:19 | | +2 | Will McNair Jr. makes two point layup (Tylor Perry assists) | 14-29 |
| 5:19 | | J'wan Roberts shooting foul (Will McNair Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 5:19 | | Will McNair Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 5:19 | | Joseph Tugler defensive rebound | ||
| 5:13 | | LJ Cryer misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:11 | | Emanuel Sharp offensive rebound | ||
| 5:08 | | Emanuel Sharp misses two point layup | ||
| 5:06 | | J'wan Roberts offensive rebound | ||
| 5:03 | | LJ Cryer misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:02 | | Will McNair Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:46 | | Ja'Vier Francis shooting foul (Arthur Kaluma draws the foul) | ||
| 4:46 | | Arthur Kaluma misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:46 | | +1 | Arthur Kaluma makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-29 |
| 4:29 | | Will McNair Jr. shooting foul (J'wan Roberts draws the foul) | ||
| 4:29 | | +1 | J'wan Roberts makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-30 |
| 4:29 | | J'wan Roberts misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:29 | | Will McNair Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:19 | | Arthur Kaluma misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:17 | | R.J. Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 4:02 | | Will McNair Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 4:00 | | Joseph Tugler defensive rebound | ||
| 3:53 | | Will McNair Jr. blocks Jamal Shead's two point layup | ||
| 3:51 | | Will McNair Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:48 | | R.J. Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:46 | | Will McNair Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 3:41 | | +3 | Dai Dai Ames makes three point jump shot (Will McNair Jr. assists) | 18-30 |
| 3:19 | | J'wan Roberts misses two point layup | ||
| 3:17 | | Cougars offensive rebound | ||
| 3:16 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:08 | | Jamal Shead misses two point layup | ||
| 3:06 | | J'wan Roberts offensive rebound | ||
| 3:06 | | Dai Dai Ames personal foul | ||
| 3:06 | | +1 | J'wan Roberts makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-31 |
| 3:06 | | +1 | J'wan Roberts makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-32 |
| 2:57 | | Dai Dai Ames turnover (bad pass) (Emanuel Sharp steals) | ||
| 2:52 | | Arthur Kaluma blocks LJ Cryer's two point layup | ||
| 2:50 | | Wildcats defensive rebound | ||
| 2:44 | | +3 | Arthur Kaluma makes three point jump shot (Cam Carter assists) | 21-32 |
| 2:21 | | Jamal Shead misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:19 | | J'wan Roberts offensive rebound | ||
| 2:04 | | +3 | Jamal Shead makes three point jump shot (J'wan Roberts assists) | 21-35 |
| 1:46 | | Joseph Tugler personal foul (Will McNair Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 1:46 | | Will McNair Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 1:46 | | Damian Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 1:35 | | +3 | Damian Dunn makes three point jump shot (Jamal Shead assists) | 21-38 |
| 1:03 | | Cam Carter turnover (lost ball) (Jamal Shead steals) | ||
| 0:58 | | Emanuel Sharp misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:56 | | Cam Carter defensive rebound | ||
| 0:48 | | Cam Carter misses two point layup | ||
| 0:47 | | Damian Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 0:47 | | Will McNair Jr. personal foul | ||
| 0:47 | | +1 | Damian Dunn makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-39 |
| 0:47 | | +1 | Damian Dunn makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-40 |
| 0:36 | | Cam Carter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:34 | | Emanuel Sharp defensive rebound | ||
| 0:32 | | Cam Carter shooting foul (Jamal Shead draws the foul) | ||
| 0:32 | | Jamal Shead misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:32 | | +1 | Jamal Shead makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-41 |
| 0:04 | | Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Emanuel Sharp defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |