Houston Cougars (AP) Milos Uzan had 16 points and No. 10 Houston won its 38th straight game over an unranked opponent with a 76-54 victory against Cincinnati Bearcats on Saturday.
Emanuel Sharp, Chris Cenac Jr. and Isiah Harwell each scored 13 for the Cougars (19-2, 7-1 Big 12).
Cenac scored all of his points in the first half on 5-of-7 shooting as the Cougars built a 32-20 lead at the half.
Houston won its 16th straight home game and its 14th straight over the Bearcats (11-11, 3-6).
Houston shot 46% and 9 of 26 on 3-pointers. It forced 19 turnovers and converted them into 26 points.
The Cougars finished with four turnovers and held a 26-8 advantage in points in the paint.
Jalen Celestine had 15 points and Keyshuan Tillery scored 14 for Cincinnati. The Bearcats shot 38% and went 10 of 23 on 3-pointers.
Leading 16-13 with about eight minutes left in the first half, Houston outscored Cincinnati 16-5 over a nearly seven-minute span to take a 32-18 lead on a jumper by Mercy Miller.
Houston’s lead never dipped below double-digits the rest of the way.
Cincinnati: Hosts West Virginia on Thursday.
Houston: Hosts Central Florida on Wednesday.
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J. Celestine G | 15PTS | 2REB | 0AST | |
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M. Uzan G | 16PTS | 2REB | 5AST | |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| J. Celestine | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Thomas | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| J. James | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| B. Miller | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| M. Thiam | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| K. Tillery | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| H. Dzellat | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| T. McKinley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| K. Kriisa | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| J. Rodriguez | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Haynes | – | – | – | – |
| S. Harris | – | – | – | – |
| G. Darbyshire | – | – | – | – |
| S. Abaev | – | – | – | – |
| B. Buckingham | – | – | – | – |
| L. Atauri | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 54 | 29 | 11 | 13 |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| M. Uzan | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| E. Sharp | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| C. Cenac Jr. | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Tugler | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| K. Flemings | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| I. Harwell | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| M. Miller | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| R. Walker Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| C. Lath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Sakho | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| B. Jackson | – | – | – | – |
| J. McFarland | – | – | – | – |
| K. Jefferson | – | – | – | – |
| C. McCarty | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 76 | 27 | 14 | 16 |