FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Houston Cougars freshman Kingston Flemings scored 25 points, Emanuel Sharp had 23 and the 10th-ranked Cougars overcame an extended shooting slump in a 79-70 win at TCU Horned Frogs on Wednesday night.
The Cougars (18-2, 6-1 Big 12) trailed only once, by one point 2 1/2 minutes into the game, and began the second half with a 15-point lead. But they missed their last four shots before halftime, then 11 of 13 out of the break. There was a more than five-minute gap between jumpers by Flemings while TCU got within two points.
Flemings, who had his ninth 20-point game and matched his second highest-scoring game, was coming off 42 points in a 90-86 loss at now-No. 11 Texas Tech on Saturday that ended the Cougars’ 16-game winning streak in true road games, which was a Big 12 and school record. Houston had also won 11 in a row overall.
Chris Cenac Jr. had eight points and 14 rebounds for the Cougars, who finished shooting 44.4% overall (25 of 54) after they made 16 of 22 to start the game.
Xavier Edmonds had 18 points and 10 rebounds for TCU (13-8, 3-5). David Punch had 16 points and six assists.
Houston created some distance with a late 8-0 run. Flemings kicked out to Ramon Walker for a 3-pointer before the freshman guard made four free throws in that stretch.
The Cougars never trailed after a 12-0 run midway through the first half that broke the game’s only tie. They led 28-16 when Chase McCarty hit a long 3 that banked off the glass, though the forward immediately went toward the bench holding his left wrist though there was no contact. He never returned to the game, and had a brace on his hand afterward.
Houston hosts Cincinnati on Saturday, the Cougars’ first home game in 13 days.
TCU plays Sunday at Colorado.
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K. Flemings G | 27PTS | 5REB | 5AST | |
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X. Edmonds F | 18PTS | 10REB | 1AST | |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| K. Flemings | 27 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| E. Sharp | 23 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| M. Uzan | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| C. Cenac Jr. | 8 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Tugler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| R. Walker Jr. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| C. McCarty | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Sakho | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| I. Harwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| M. Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Jackson | – | – | – | – |
| C. Lath | – | – | – | – |
| J. McFarland | – | – | – | – |
| K. Jefferson | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 79 | 28 | 12 | 22 |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| X. Edmonds | 18 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| D. Punch | 16 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| B. Harding | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| L. Lelevicius | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Pierre | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| T. Toolson | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Posey | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| M. Robinson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| V. Salatchoum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| K. Edwards | – | – | – | – |
| T. Stuart | – | – | – | – |
| R. Jones | – | – | – | – |
| A. Simmons | – | – | – | – |
| A. Stewart | – | – | – | – |
| M. Diallo | – | – | – | – |
| D. McElroy | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 70 | 27 | 15 | 21 |