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Houston defeats Baylor: Live updates, score of Big 12 Conference basketball game

Five Cougars hit double figures as Houston picks up its 20th win on the season
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Houston and Arizona are on a collison course for a huge Big 12 Conference showdown on Saturday.

The Cougars did their part to set up that upcoming showdown on Monday night, as five players scored in double figures as Houston picked up its 20th win of the season after a 76-65 win against Baylor at the Fertitta Center.

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It was the 10th consecutive season Houston (20-4, 12-1) has had 20 or more wins, all under veteran coach Kelvin Sampson, who also recorded his 28th career 20-win season in his illustrious coaching career. Monday's win put the Cougars in sole possession of first place in the Big 12, pending the outcome of Arizona's game at Kansas State, which will be played on Tuesday night.

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Graduate guard LJ Cryer led five Houston players in double figures Monday with 14 points. Junior point guard Milos Uzan added 12 points, while sophomore guard Terrance Arceneaux had 11. The Cougars also got 10 points apiece from J'Wan Roberts and Emanuel Sharp, who made his return to the court after sitting out last week's games with an injury.

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HOUSTON 76, BAYLOR 65 FINAL

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POSTGAME STATS AND ANALYSIS

- Houston shot 50.9 percent from the field (27-of-53). Baylor had the exact same field goal attempts and made field goals in both halves, making 11-of-19 in each half, shooting 57.9 percent (22-of-38).

- Baylor had four players in double figures, led by Norchad Omier's 19 points. Langston Love added 15, and freshman VJ Edgecombe scored 14. Robert Wright with 10 points as well. Bears had only one point from their reserves, with Houston getting 24 points from its bench.

- LJ Cryer led the Cougars with 14 points and hit four 3's. Milos Uzan had 12 points, Terrance Arceneaux with 11 and Emanuel Sharp and J'Wan Roberts each had 10 points.

- Houston picks up its 20th win on the season with a solid home win against Baylor. Point guard Milos Uzan scored 12 points, one of five Cougars in double figures, and also had six assists and did not commit a single turnover.

SECOND HALF

- The Houston student section chanting for freshman Mercy Miller to get in the scoring column. (Houston, 74-60 | 1:35, 2nd)

- Houston already with five players in double figures, led by LJ Cryer's 14 and Milos Uzan's 12. (Houston, 74-57 | 2:47, 2nd)

- Terrance Arceneaux got a dunk but seconds later, came up limping. (Houston, 73-52 | 3:46, 2nd)

- 3-POINTER HOUSTON. And now the Cougar lead has swelled to 25 points on another 3 from LJ Cryer, who now has four treys on the night. (Houston, 71-46 | 5:47, 2nd)

- 3-POINTER HOUSTON. Three more second-chance points for the Cougars, capped by a 3 from Terrance Arceneaux. (Houston, 68-46 | 6:15, 2nd)

- Baylor has 13 turnovers, and Houston has scored 25 points off those miscues. In contrast, the Cougars have turned it over just four times.

- THREE-POINT PLAY HOUSTON. And Milos Uzan does it again, finding an opening and drives the lane for the finish while getting fouled. He steps up and sinks the foul shot, and the Cougars have their biggest lead now, at 19 points. (Houston, 65-46 | 8:02, 2nd)

- THREE-POINT PLAY HOUSTON. Milos Uzan drives the lane and gets one high off the glass to drop while being fouled. Uzan then finishes off the three-point play, and just like that, the Cougars are quickly back up by 15. (Houston, 60-45 | 9:17, 2nd)

- 3-POINTER HOUSTON. Three big second-chance points for the Coogs, as Ja'Vier Francis rebounds a missed 3, and the ball gets in the hands of Emanuel Sharp, who releases it. Houston up 12 midway through the second half. (Houston, 57-45 | 10:00, 2nd)

- Under-12 time out. Something to watch for Baylor: Forward Norchad Omier, who has 13 points on 6-of-7 shooting, is in foul trouble, having picked up his third foul. (Houston, 53-43 | 11:45, 2nd)

- A reverse layup from J'Wan Roberts, who hits double figures again with 10 points. Houston had been up by as many as 16 points. (Houston, 51-38 | 14:18, 2nd)

- SLAM DUNK HOUSTON. Nice backdoor cut as J'Wan Roberts finds Terrance Arceneaux down low, and Arceneaux is all alone to slam it home. (Houston, 48-33 | 17:00, 2nd)

- 3-POINTER HOUSTON. Another trey from LJ Cryer, and the lead is now at 15 points. Cryer up to 11 points. (Houston, 46-31 | 17:50, 2nd)

- 3-POINTER HOUSTON. LJ Cryer left wide open for a triple, and Houston owns its biggest lead at 13 points. (Houston, 43-30 | 18:30, 2nd)

HALFTIME STATS AND ANALYSIS

- Houston shot 51.7 percent from the field (15-of-29). Baylor actually had a higher shooting percentage in the opening half, going 57.9 percent (11-of-19).

- J'Wan Roberts has 8 points to lead Houston, while freshman VJ Edgecombe has 8 to lead Baylor. Cougars have 18 points in the paint to 12 for the Bears.

FIRST HALF

- 3-POINTER HOUSTON. Off an offensive board from Joseph Tugler, Emanuel Sharp knocks down his second 3 on the night. (Houston, 34-25 | 3:10, 1st)

- Houston has a 16-8 edge on Baylor in points in the paint, and the Cougars also have 13 points off Bear turnovers.

- Tie-up, and the possession arrow goes to Baylor as we go to the final media time out of the first half. (Houston, 31-23 | 3:58, 1st)

- Baylor turns over the ball, the Bears' fifth miscue on the night. By contrast, Houston has turned it over just once. Just once? #IYKYK (Houston, 29-21 | 5:34, 1st)

- Houston went up by 10, 26-16. Baylor back to within single digits at the under-8 media time out. (Houston, 26-19 | 7:10, 1st)

- 3-POINTER HOUSTON. Cougars are now on an 8-0 run as Mylik Wilson drills a triple. (Houston, 24-15 | 8:36, 1st)

- SLAM DUNK HOUSTON. J'wan Roberts' shot rolls in and out, but Ja'Vier Francis is there for the follow and the slam. Baylor calls a time out. (Houston, 21-15 | 11:00, 1st)

- SLAM DUNK HOUSTON. J'Wan Roberts lobs one to Joseph Tugler, who slams it home. (Houston, 16-12 | 13:23, 1st)

- Finally, we're at the first media time out of the night. Baylor was within one, 10-9, before J'Wan Roberts goes in strong on the other end. (Houston, 12-9 | 14:46, 1st)

- 3-POINTER HOUSTON. LJ Cryer, who is fighting through a hand injury suffered in Saturday's win at Colorado, steps up and hits a trey. (Houston, 10-5 | 16:30, 1st)

- J'Wan Roberts breaks an early 5-all tie with a pair of free throws. (Houston, 7-5 | 17:08, 1st)

- 3-POINTER HOUSTON. And what a great welcome back for Emanuel Sharp, as he knocks down a 3 to open the scoring. (Houston, 3-0 | 18:55, 1st)

- Emanuel Sharp is back in the starting lineup after missing both games last week. Houston will have its normal starting five of Sharp, LJ Cryer and Milos Uzan at the guards and J'Wan Roberts and Joseph Tugler in the frontcourt.

PREGAME

- Coming to you from the Fertitta Center, as Houston gets set to take on Baylor on Big Monday.

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