Roberts scores 22 points to lead No. 10 Houston to 70-54 win over West Virginia
AP
Jan 15, 2025
Houston Cougars (AP) J’Wan Roberts scored a season-high 22 points, L.J. Cryer added 18 and No. 10 Houston beat West Virginia Mountaineers 70-54 on Wednesday night for its ninth straight win.
Roberts had 17 points in the first half on 8-of-10 shooting. Emanuel Sharp, who finished with 14 points, added 12 as Houston took a 40-27 lead into halftime.
Houston (13-3, 5-0 Big 12) shot 49% overall and was 11 of 26 on 3-pointers in winning its 32nd straight home game.
Amani Hansberry scored 16 points and Javon Small added 13 points and eight assists for West Virginia (12-4, 3-2). The Mountaineers shot 44% and were 9 of 22 on 3-pointers.
After trailing 18-13, Houston used a 20-3 run to open a 12-point lead on Roberts' hook shot with 4 1/2 minutes remaining in the first half.
West Virginia: Small, who leads the Big 12 in scoring with 19.8 points per game, started 3 for 4 from the field - including three 3-pointers in the first six minutes as the Mountaineers built a five-point lead. But he went 1 for 7 the rest of the way and was scoreless in the second half as Houston pressured him.
Houston: The Cougars improved to 1-3 in Quad 1 games this season. Houston could have at least another 10 opportunities for Quad 1 wins over its final 15 regular-season games.
West Virginia used a 12-2 run to cut Houston’s lead to 51-48, but the Cougars responded with a 14-0 spurt that started with a putback dunk by Ja’Vier Francis. The spree was capped by a 3 from Milos Uzan to give Houston a 17-point lead with seven minutes left.
The Cougars forced 12 turnovers and converted them into 25 points.
Houston visits Central Florida on Saturday, and West Virginia hosts No. 2 Iowa State the same day.
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1st Half
WV
Mountaineers
27
HOU
Cougars
40
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Mountaineers gains possession)
19:32
Jonathan Powell misses two point jump shot
19:30
J'Wan Roberts defensive rebound
19:03
J'Wan Roberts turnover (bad pass) (Javon Small steals)
18:57
+2
Sencire Harris makes two point dunk (Javon Small assists)
2-0
18:45
+3
L.J. Cryer makes three point jump shot
2-3
18:24
Joseph Tugler blocks Javon Small's two point jump shot
18:22
Toby Okani offensive rebound
18:12
+2
Toby Okani makes two point jump shot
4-3
17:48
+2
J'Wan Roberts makes two point hook shot
4-5
17:26
Eduardo Andre turnover (bad pass) (Milos Uzan steals)
17:21
+3
Emanuel Sharp makes three point jump shot (Milos Uzan assists)
4-8
16:57
+2
Toby Okani makes two point jump shot
6-8
16:34
+2
J'Wan Roberts makes two point hook shot
6-10
16:14
Joseph Tugler blocks Eduardo Andre's two point dunk
16:13
Mountaineers offensive rebound
16:05
+3
Javon Small makes three point jump shot
9-10
15:47
Amani Hansberry personal foul (J'Wan Roberts draws the foul)
15:47
TV timeout
15:36
L.J. Cryer misses two point jump shot
15:34
Javon Small defensive rebound
15:11
+3
Javon Small makes three point jump shot
12-10
14:52
+2
J'Wan Roberts makes two point layup (L.J. Cryer assists)
12-12
14:26
Amani Hansberry misses three point jump shot
14:24
Mylik Wilson defensive rebound
14:16
Mylik Wilson misses two point jump shot
14:14
Sencire Harris defensive rebound
14:02
+3
Javon Small makes three point jump shot
15-12
13:38
Amani Hansberry shooting foul (J'Wan Roberts draws the foul)
13:38
+1
J'Wan Roberts makes regular free throw 1 of 2
15-13
13:38
J'Wan Roberts misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:38
Sencire Harris defensive rebound
13:10
+3
Jonathan Powell makes three point jump shot
18-13
12:47
+2
J'Wan Roberts makes two point hook shot
18-15
12:23
Toby Okani misses two point jump shot
12:21
Ja'Vier Francis defensive rebound
12:19
Eduardo Andre personal foul (Ja'Vier Francis draws the foul)
12:04
+3
L.J. Cryer makes three point jump shot
18-18
11:35
Toby Okani turnover (traveling)
11:35
TV timeout
11:23
+3
Emanuel Sharp makes three point jump shot (Milos Uzan assists)
18-21
10:46
KJ Tenner turnover (bad pass) (Milos Uzan steals)
10:42
+2
Emanuel Sharp makes two point layup (Milos Uzan assists)
18-23
10:42
Joseph Yesufu shooting foul (Emanuel Sharp draws the foul)
10:42
+1
Emanuel Sharp makes regular free throw 1 of 1
18-24
10:24
+2
Eduardo Andre makes two point layup
20-24
10:09
L.J. Cryer misses three point jump shot
10:07
Joseph Yesufu defensive rebound
9:46
L.J. Cryer personal foul (Javon Small draws the foul)
9:29
L.J. Cryer shooting foul (Sencire Harris draws the foul)
9:29
+1
Sencire Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2
21-24
9:29
Sencire Harris misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:29
Terrance Arceneaux defensive rebound
9:19
+2
Milos Uzan makes two point jump shot
21-26
9:01
Eduardo Andre turnover (lost ball) (Joseph Tugler steals)
8:45
+3
Emanuel Sharp makes three point jump shot (Milos Uzan assists)
21-29
8:41
Mountaineers 30 second timeout
8:14
Joseph Yesufu misses three point jump shot
8:12
Milos Uzan defensive rebound
7:46
Milos Uzan misses three point jump shot
7:44
Eduardo Andre defensive rebound
7:38
Joseph Tugler personal foul (Sencire Harris draws the foul)
7:38
TV timeout
7:26
J'Wan Roberts blocks Javon Small's two point jump shot
7:24
Milos Uzan defensive rebound
7:20
Emanuel Sharp misses three point jump shot
7:17
Mountaineers defensive rebound
6:58
Jonathan Powell misses three point jump shot
6:54
Mountaineers offensive rebound
6:36
Joseph Yesufu misses three point jump shot
6:34
Emanuel Sharp defensive rebound
6:23
Joseph Yesufu personal foul (Joseph Tugler draws the foul)
6:11
+2
J'Wan Roberts makes two point jump shot (Mylik Wilson assists)
21-31
5:56
Jonathan Powell misses three point jump shot
5:54
Toby Okani offensive rebound
5:40
Jonathan Powell turnover (bad pass) (Mylik Wilson steals)
5:32
Jump ball. Joseph Tugler vs. Eduardo Andre (Joseph Tugler gains possession)
5:24
J'Wan Roberts misses two point hook shot
5:22
Eduardo Andre defensive rebound
4:55
Javon Small misses three point jump shot
4:53
J'Wan Roberts defensive rebound
4:29
+2
J'Wan Roberts makes two point hook shot
21-33
4:05
+2
Javon Small makes two point layup (Jonathan Powell assists)
23-33
3:45
+3
Terrance Arceneaux makes three point jump shot (J'Wan Roberts assists)
23-36
3:24
Ja'Vier Francis shooting foul (Javon Small draws the foul)
3:24
TV timeout
3:24
+1
Javon Small makes regular free throw 1 of 2
24-36
3:24
+1
Javon Small makes regular free throw 2 of 2
25-36
3:01
Eduardo Andre personal foul (J'Wan Roberts draws the foul)
2:46
J'Wan Roberts misses two point layup
2:44
Ja'Vier Francis offensive rebound
2:42
Ja'Vier Francis misses two point layup
2:40
Jonathan Powell defensive rebound
2:24
+2
Sencire Harris makes two point layup (Javon Small assists)
