Houston Part II

Queens_NYC · 01-26-2023, 01:10 PM

Saturday, January 28th, 2023
2:15 PM
Fertitta Center
CBS

The Bearcats (13-7 [5-3 AAC], KenPom #68, NET #80) hit the road again this weekend to take on Houston (19-2, [7-1 AAC], KenPom #1, NET #1) in an effort to snap their current 5-game losing streak against the Cougars.

Since our 72-59 defeat in Clifton on January 8th, the Cougars beat USF at home (83-77) and Tulane on the road (80-60) before losing to Temple at home (56-55) last weekend. They bounced back Wednesday evening with a win at UCF (82-71).

In their loss to Temple, Houston shot 33.9% from the field and 52.4% from the free throw line - both of which marked their second-lowest totals of the season. Despite only making 6 2-point shots all game and shooting a worse % from inside and outside of the arc, Temple drew 19 fouls and shot an exceptional 20 for 22 from the charity stripe.

In his postgame presser, head coach Kelvin Sampson reported that star guard Marcus Sasser hurt his knee during Wednesday's UCF game. Sasser only played 25 minutes due to foul trouble but did finish the game, playing until the final horn.

Houston flexed their depth against UCF as 6'3 redshirt freshman guard Emanuel Sharp led the Cougars in scoring with 18 points. Sharp went scoreless in 4 minutes of action against UC several weeks ago.

01-26-2023, 01:10 PM	#1
Queens_NYC Epic Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 1,655	Houston Part II Saturday, January 28th, 2023 2:15 PM Fertitta Center CBS The Bearcats (13-7 [5-3 AAC], KenPom #68, NET #80) hit the road again this weekend to take on Houston (19-2, [7-1 AAC], KenPom #1, NET #1) in an effort to snap their current 5-game losing streak against the Cougars. Since our 72-59 defeat in Clifton on January 8th, the Cougars beat USF at home (83-77) and Tulane on the road (80-60) before losing to Temple at home (56-55) last weekend. They bounced back Wednesday evening with a win at UCF (82-71). In their loss to Temple, Houston shot 33.9% from the field and 52.4% from the free throw line - both of which marked their second-lowest totals of the season. Despite only making 6 2-point shots all game and shooting a worse % from inside and outside of the arc, Temple drew 19 fouls and shot an exceptional 20 for 22 from the charity stripe. In his postgame presser, head coach Kelvin Sampson reported that star guard Marcus Sasser hurt his knee during Wednesday's UCF game. Sasser only played 25 minutes due to foul trouble but did finish the game, playing until the final horn. Houston flexed their depth against UCF as 6'3 redshirt freshman guard Emanuel Sharp led the Cougars in scoring with 18 points. Sharp went scoreless in 4 minutes of action against UC several weeks ago.