HOUSTON (AP) Milos Uzan scored 14 points, L.J. Cryer added 13 points and No. 7 Houston routed Utah 70-36 on Wednesday night for its 11th straight win.
J’Wan Roberts had 11 points and Terrance Arceneaux scored 10 points for the Cougars (15-3, 7-0 Big 12). Houston won its 33rd consecutive home game, which is the longest active streak in the nation.
Houston shot 43% from the field and was 5 of 18 on 3-pointers.
Gabe Madsen scored eight points and Keanu Dawes added seven points and nine rebounds for Utah (11-7, 3-4), which had its three-game winning streak snapped. The Utes shot 30% from the field and were 5 of 17 on 3-pointers.
Utah: The Utes had issues with Houston’s defense throughout. Utah had issues shooting the ball as Houston double and triple-teamed on defense.
Houston: The Cougars were playing without second leading scorer Emanuel Sharp, who sat out with a boot on his right foot. Even without Sharp, Houston did not miss a beat and scored at will both inside and outside.
Leading 8-5, Cryer made a jumper with 16 minutes remaining in the first half to spark an 18-0 run. Houston led 41-17 at the half.
Houston forced Utah into 26 turnovers and converted them into 29 points. The Cougars held a 19-0 advantage in points off turnovers at the half. Houston finished with just five turnovers.
Houston travels to No. 12 Kansas on Saturday, and Utah hosts Baylor the same day.
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STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
G. Madsen | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
J. Wahlin | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
L. Lovering | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
E. Ausar | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
M. Sharavjamts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
K. Dawes | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
M. Little | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
M. Madsen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Z. Keller | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
C. Lohner | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
H. Erickson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
A. Bamisile | – | – | – | – |
J. Huang | – | – | – | – |
B. Smith | – | – | – | – |
J. Karram | – | – | – | – |
B. Haddock | – | – | – | – |
Total | 36 | 28 | 7 | 19 |
STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
M. Uzan | 14 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
L. Cryer | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
J. Roberts | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
T. Arceneaux | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
J. Tugler | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
M. Miller | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
J. Francis | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
M. Wilson | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
C. Lath | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
K. Jefferson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
C. McCarty | – | – | – | – |
Total | 70 | 31 | 15 | 13 |