Houston downs Kansas St.: Live updates, score of Big 12 Conference basketball battle

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Houston maintained its winning ways while still having a share of the Big 12 Conference lead.

After trailing early, the Cougars asserted themselves with a 16-2 run and a 12-0 run later in the first half helped keep their lead in double digits as they won their eighth straight game, defeating Kansas State, 87-57, Saturday afternoon in Manhattan, Kan.

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The Cougars - ranked No. 12 in the nation in this week's Associated Press Top 25 and No. 11 in the USA Today coaches' poll - got five players in double figures, led by 15 from junior guard Emanuel Sharp, all coming in the first half. Sharp also hit three 3-pointers.

Joseph Tugler had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, while LJ Cryer and Ja'Vier Francis added 11 points each. Houston (12-3, 4-0) also got 10 points from graduate forward J'Wan Roberts, which included his 1,000th career point, the 52nd player in the history of the Cougar program to achieve such an honor.

At the moment, Houston and Iowa State share first place in the Big 12, a half-game ahead of Arizona, which plays UCF later on Saturday. Iowa State escaped earlier on Saturday with a one-point overtime win at Texas Tech.

Houston was making its first appearance at Kansas State since 1971. The Cougars return home on Wednesday to take on West Virginia.

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Houston 87, Kansas State 57 Final

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POSTGAME STATS AND ANALYSIS

- Houston shot 49.3 percent from the field for the game (34-of-69), while holding Kansas State to 40.4 percent (19-of-47). The Cougars also had 52 points in the paint to just 18 for the Wildcats. Houston also committed five turnovers - all in the second half.

- Houston got five players in double figures in Saturday's decisive win. Emanuel Sharp had 15 points - all in the first half. Joseph Tugler had 13 points and also got a double-double with 10 rebounds along with a pair of blocks. LJ Cryer and Ja'Vier Francis also had 11 points, and J'Wan Roberts had 10, including scoring his 1,000th career point.

- Houston's streak of seven straight games of holding opponents to 55 points or less came to an end in the final seconds, but the Cougars' winning streak is extended to eight straight after a convincing road win in Manhattan.

SECOND HALF

- Mercy Miller, the highly touted Houston freshman, makes two free throws and the Cougar lead is back up to 30. (Houston, 84-54 | 1:47, 2nd)

- Final media time out. Houston now has four players in double figures: Emanuel Sharp with 15 points, Joseph Tugler with 13, LJ Cryer with 11 and J'Wan Roberts with 10. (Houston, 79-52 | 3:37, 2nd)

- 3-POINTER HOUSTON. Make it a 30-point Cougar advantage as Terrance Arceneaux hits a 3 from the left corner. (Houston, 79-49 | 4:30, 2nd)

- Houston now with its largest lead at 28 points. Kansas State's Coleman Hawkins was hit with a technical foul, and LJ Cryer made both free throws. (Houston, 76-48 | 5:04, 2nd)

- Already a huge day for J'Wan Roberts and it's more memorable for him as he gets in double figures with a one-handed hook shot in the lane. Roberts with 10 points now. (Houston, 72-48 | 5:38, 2nd)

- SLAM DUNK HOUSTON. Cougars miss a shot, but nobody blocks out Joseph Tugler and he is right there for the follow and the flush. Now Tugler is in double figures. (Houston, 66-48 | 7:55, 2nd)

- Break in the action midway through the second half. Emanuel Sharp remains the lone Houston player in double figures, but Joseph Tugler is on the verge of a double-double with 9 points and 8 rebounds. (Houston, 60-46 | 9:54, 2nd)

- 1,000TH CAREER POINT J'WAN ROBERTS: Roberts finally joins the 1,000-point club, the 52nd Houston player to do so, as he completes a jumper in the lane. He now has 1,001 career points. (Houston, 60-41 | 11:35, 2nd)

- Media time out with less than 12 minutes left. Houston finally committed its first turnover with more than 13 minutes remaining. But the Cougars are shooting exactly 50 percent from the field (24-of-48) thus far. (Houston, 58-41 | 11:48, 2nd)

- 3-POINTER HOUSTON. Houston gets a bit of momentum back as Terrance Arceneaux drills a wide-open trey. Media time out now in Manhattan. (Houston, 53-34 | 15:37, 2nd)

- Kansas State opens the second half on an 8-2 run. (Houston, 48-32 | 17:00, 2nd)

- The second half is now under way.

HALFTIME STATS AND ANALYSIS

- Did I mention that Houston had no turnovers in the first half?

- Houston has held Kansas State to 33.3 percent shooting (9-of-27), and the Cougars have outscored the Wildcats in the paint, 28-6.

- Houston has also gotten a boost from Joseph Tugler, who has 6 points, 6 rebounds and a pair of blocked shots.

- Emanuel Sharp leads the Cougars with 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting, and is also 3-of-5 from 3-point range. LJ Cryer has 7 points on 3-of-4 shooting.

- Halftime in Manhattan, and Houston has dominated the first half. The Cougars were so dominant that they didn't make a single turnover while shooting 57.6 percent from the field (19-of-33).

FIRST HALF

- SLAM DUNK HOUSTON. Joseph Tugler throws one down, and the Cougars extend their lead now to 22 points. (Houston, 44-22 | 2:22, 1st)

- Emanuel Sharp with a step-back jumper in the lane, now with 13 points. Houston's lead has grown to 21 and Kansas State calls another time out. Cougars have outscored the Wildcats, 24-4, in the paint. (Houston, 40-19 | 3:53, 1st)

- Mylik Wilson is now 4 points away from career point 1,000 as he hits a basket. Houston now on a 10-0 run. (Houston, 38-19 | 5:15, 1st)

- Emanuel Sharp already in double figures with 11 points as he drains both free throw chances with exactly six minutes left until halftime. (Houston, 36-19 | 6:00, 1st)

- Media time out. Houston has shot 56.5 percent from the field thus far (13-of-23), but the Cougars also have 18 points in the paint. J'Wan Roberts is also a point away from 1,000 career points. (Houston, 30-19 | 7:14, 1st)

- 3-POINTER HOUSTON. Emanuel Sharp knocks down his third 3 on the day already, and the Cougars are back up by double digits. (Houston, 28-16 | 8:40, 1st)

- Kansas State raced out to a 9-5 lead, but Houston has gone on a 16-2 run since then, and has scored the game's last nine points.. Kansas State calls a time out. (Houston, 21-11 | 10:45, 1st)

PREGAME

- Today's Houston starting 5: At the guards, Milos Uzan, Emanuel Sharp and LJ Cryer. At forwards, Joseph Tugler and J'Wan Roberts, who will be making his 150th appearance for the Cougars, which will set a new program record. Roberts also needs 3 points to reach 1,000 for his career.

- At the moment, Iowa State is in sole possession of first place in the Big 12, a half-game ahead of Houston and Arizona after the Cyclones survived, 85-84, at Texas Tech earlier today. Arizona is at home later tonight to take on UCF.

- Coming to you from "The Octagon of Doom" in Manhattan, Kansas. Houston is in town getting set to face Kansas State.


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