HOUSTON (AP) J’Wan Roberts scored a season-high 22 points, L.J. Cryer added 18 and No. 10 Houston beat West Virginia 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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| TOP SCORERS | |||||
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13
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A. Hansberry F | 16PTS | 1REB | 0AST | |
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13
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J. Roberts F | 22PTS | 3REB | 1AST | |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| A. Hansberry | 16 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| J. Auer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Tenner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| H. Elezovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Yesufu | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| A. Tagaloa-Nelson | – | – | – | – |
| O. Naveh | – | – | – | – |
| D. Jay | – | – | – | – |
| A. Oyeadier | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 54 | 17 | 10 | 17 |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| J. Roberts | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| L. Cryer | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| E. Sharp | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| M. Uzan | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| J. Tugler | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| T. Arceneaux | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| J. Francis | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| M. Wilson | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Lath | – | – | – | – |
| K. Jefferson | – | – | – | – |
| C. McCarty | – | – | – | – |
| M. Miller | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 70 | 30 | 11 | 11 |