No. 12 Houston rides 2 big first-half runs, routs Kansas State 87-57 for 8th straight victory
AP
Jan 11, 2025
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Emanuel Sharp scored 15 points, Joseph Tugler had 13 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 12 Houston Cougars used two big first-half runs to build a 22-point halftime lead in an 87-57 blowout of Kansas State Wildcats on Saturday.
LJ Cryer and Ja'Vier Francis added 11 points apiece for the Cougars, who cruised to their eighth straight victory in their first trip to Manhattan since 1971. Houston beat the Wildcats by 22 at home last season in their first game as Big 12 foes.
The Cougars (12-3, 4-0) used runs of 16-2 and 18-3 to take a 46-24 halftime lead. Kansas State (7-8, 1-3) managed to close to 60-46 with just under 10 minutes to go, but the Cougars scored the next 12 points to put the game away.
Brendan Hausen hit five 3-pointers and had 15 points for the Wildcats, who were outrebounded 44-20 and outscored 52-18 in the paint. Max Jones added 13 points and four assists.
Houston held its previous seven opponents to 55 points or fewer. But against the Wildcats, the Cougars also showed they could score efficiently from anywhere on the floor.
Kansas State has been prone to game-deciding runs. It was a 15-0 spurt by Oklahoma State to end the first half in a 79-66 loss last week, and it was the Cougars' two big runs in the first half Saturday that doomed the Wildcats.
The Wildcats led 9-5 in the opening minutes when Sharp hit his first 3-pointer. That sent the Cougars on their 16-2 run over more than six minutes that resulted in a double-digit lead they never relinquished.
The Cougars did not turn over the ball until there was 13:03 left. They finished with five turnovers for the game.
Houston plays No. 21 West Virginia on Wednesday night. Kansas State plays Texas Tech on Tuesday night.
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1st Half
HOU
Cougars
46
KSU
Wildcats
24
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Emanuel Sharp vs. Coleman Hawkins (Wildcats gains possession)
19:32
+3
Brendan Hausen makes three point jump shot (Max Jones assists)
0-3
18:57
+2
Joseph Tugler makes two point layup (Emanuel Sharp assists)
2-3
18:41
Joseph Tugler blocks David N'Guessan's two point layup
18:39
Emanuel Sharp defensive rebound
18:29
Coleman Hawkins shooting foul (Joseph Tugler draws the foul)
18:29
Joseph Tugler misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:29
Joseph Tugler misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:29
David N'Guessan defensive rebound
18:15
Brendan Hausen misses three point jump shot
18:13
J'Wan Roberts defensive rebound
18:05
Milos Uzan misses two point jump shot
18:03
J'Wan Roberts offensive rebound
18:00
Emanuel Sharp misses three point jump shot
17:58
Wildcats defensive rebound
17:50
Milos Uzan personal foul
17:43
+3
Brendan Hausen makes three point jump shot (Dug McDaniel assists)
2-6
17:21
J'Wan Roberts misses two point hook shot
17:19
Dug McDaniel defensive rebound
17:13
Max Jones misses two point layup
17:11
Joseph Tugler defensive rebound
16:59
+3
L.J. Cryer makes three point jump shot
5-6
16:36
+3
Dug McDaniel makes three point jump shot
5-9
16:01
+3
Emanuel Sharp makes three point jump shot
8-9
15:40
Emanuel Sharp personal foul
15:40
TV timeout
15:28
Brendan Hausen misses three point jump shot
15:26
Cougars defensive rebound
15:17
Dug McDaniel personal foul
15:04
+2
Milos Uzan makes two point jump shot
10-9
14:38
C.J. Jones misses two point jump shot
14:36
J'Wan Roberts defensive rebound
14:30
+2
L.J. Cryer makes two point layup
12-9
14:05
Coleman Hawkins misses three point jump shot
14:03
Joseph Tugler defensive rebound
13:55
Joseph Tugler misses three point jump shot
13:53
Coleman Hawkins defensive rebound
13:46
Coleman Hawkins misses two point layup
13:44
Joseph Tugler defensive rebound
13:39
Emanuel Sharp misses three point jump shot
13:36
Joseph Tugler personal foul
13:25
+2
Ugonna Onyenso makes two point layup (Dug McDaniel assists)
12-11
13:04
+2
J'Wan Roberts makes two point layup
14-11
12:44
Dug McDaniel misses three point jump shot
12:42
J'Wan Roberts defensive rebound
12:41
Max Jones personal foul
12:23
J'Wan Roberts misses two point hook shot
12:21
Ja'Vier Francis offensive rebound
12:18
+2
Ja'Vier Francis makes two point layup
16-11
11:59
TV timeout
11:43
Wildcats turnover (shot clock violation)
11:31
+3
Emanuel Sharp makes three point jump shot (J'Wan Roberts assists)
19-11
11:05
Max Jones misses two point jump shot
11:03
Ja'Vier Francis defensive rebound
10:55
Mylik Wilson misses two point jump shot
10:53
Ja'Vier Francis offensive rebound
10:50
+2
Ja'Vier Francis makes two point layup
21-11
10:45
Wildcats 30 second timeout
10:31
+3
Brendan Hausen makes three point jump shot (Dug McDaniel assists)
21-14
10:17
+2
Mylik Wilson makes two point jump shot
23-14
10:06
C.J. Jones misses three point jump shot
10:04
Ja'Vier Francis defensive rebound
9:41
Mylik Wilson misses two point jump shot
9:39
Ja'Vier Francis offensive rebound
9:36
+2
Ja'Vier Francis makes two point dunk
25-14
9:28
Dug McDaniel turnover (lost ball) (Ja'Vier Francis steals)
9:11
Terrance Arceneaux misses two point layup
9:09
C.J. Jones defensive rebound
9:02
+2
C.J. Jones makes two point layup
25-16
8:46
+3
Emanuel Sharp makes three point jump shot (J'Wan Roberts assists)
28-16
8:30
+3
Coleman Hawkins makes three point jump shot (C.J. Jones assists)
28-19
8:12
J'Wan Roberts misses two point hook shot
8:10
Coleman Hawkins defensive rebound
8:10
Ja'Vier Francis personal foul
7:59
Brendan Hausen misses three point jump shot
7:57
David N'Guessan offensive rebound
7:53
Dug McDaniel misses three point jump shot
7:51
Terrance Arceneaux defensive rebound
7:37
+2
Mylik Wilson makes two point jump shot
30-19
7:21
Brendan Hausen misses three point jump shot
7:19
Emanuel Sharp defensive rebound
7:14
TV timeout
7:05
L.J. Cryer misses two point jump shot
7:03
Joseph Tugler offensive rebound
6:56
+2
L.J. Cryer makes two point jump shot
32-19
6:32
C.J. Jones turnover (bad pass) (Terrance Arceneaux steals)
6:26
C.J. Jones shooting foul (Joseph Tugler draws the foul)