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FINAL
Nov 26, 2022

Game Recap

Sasser, cold-shooting No. 2 Houston outlast Kent State 49-44. Marcus Sasser scored 19 points, J’Wan Roberts added 11 points and 14 rebounds, and No. 2 Houston held on to beat Kent State 49-44 on Saturday and give itself an opportunity to take over the No. 1 ranking.

Box Score

12T
KENT222244
HOU242549
Kent State Golden Flashes logoKENT STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
1VonCameron Davis316-92-40-040100214
33Miryne Thomas302-112-80-06012126
42Cli'Ron Hornbeak222-20-00-04001144
11Giovanni Santiago320-50-30-03421140
3Sincere Carry382-221-114-64381719
23Delrecco Gillespie30-00-00-00000010
4Chris Payton Jr.30-00-00-00000000
34Akeem Odusipe60-10-00-02000110
13Jalen Sullinger50-20-10-00000010
2Malique Jacobs303-111-24-571202311
TOTAL15-6323.8%6-2920.7%8-1172.7%308145131944
Houston Cougars logoHOUSTONMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
25Jarace Walker190-20-11-26002321
13J'Wan Roberts355-100-01-4141144111
12Tramon Mark321-61-32-47310235
1Jamal Shead332-90-22-35230426
0Marcus Sasser375-161-108-852104119
5Ja'Vier Francis81-10-01-24000213
32Reggie Chaney182-40-00-03030414
23Terrance Arceneaux180-20-10-06100010
TOTAL16-5032.0%2-1711.8%15-2365.2%50996231249

Play-by-Play

1st halfkenthou
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +3 (19:42) Miryne Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Giovanni Santiago.
    30
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (19:22) Foul on VonCameron Davis.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (19:22) Tramon Mark missed Free Throw.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (19:22) Houston Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +1 (19:22) Tramon Mark made Free Throw.
    31
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (19:10) Miryne Thomas missed Layup.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (19:10) Jarace Walker Block.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (19:10) Kent State Offensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (18:56) Sincere Carry missed Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (18:52) Jarace Walker Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (18:47) Tramon Mark missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (18:41) J'Wan Roberts Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (18:40) J'Wan Roberts made Layup.
    33
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (18:29) Foul on Jarace Walker.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (18:29) Sincere Carry made Free Throw.
    43
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (18:29) Sincere Carry made Free Throw.
    53
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (18:06) Tramon Mark missed Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (18:01) Giovanni Santiago Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (17:57) VonCameron Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (17:53) Jarace Walker Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (17:34) Jarace Walker Turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (17:34) Sincere Carry Steal.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +3 (17:25) Miryne Thomas made Three Point Jumper.
    83
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (17:06) Jamal Shead Turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (17:06) Miryne Thomas Steal.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (17:05) Miryne Thomas Turnover.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (16:50) Jamal Shead Turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (16:50) Sincere Carry Steal.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (16:44) Foul on J'Wan Roberts.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (16:44) Malique Jacobs made Free Throw.
    93
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (16:44) Malique Jacobs made Free Throw.
    103
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (16:33) Jarace Walker missed Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (16:31) Jarace Walker Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (16:31) Jarace Walker Turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (16:04) Sincere Carry missed Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (16:01) Houston Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (15:44) Reggie Chaney Turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (15:44) Sincere Carry Steal.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (15:39) Malique Jacobs made Layup.
    123
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (15:39) Foul on Jamal Shead.
  • (15:39) Official TV Timeout
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (15:39) Malique Jacobs made Free Throw.
    133
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (15:23) Jamal Shead Turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (15:23) Sincere Carry Steal.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (15:06) Sincere Carry missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (15:01) Miryne Thomas Offensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (14:46) Miryne Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (14:43) Jamal Shead Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (14:39) Marcus Sasser missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (14:37) Tramon Mark Offensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (14:37) Foul on Malique Jacobs.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (14:27) Reggie Chaney missed Layup.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (14:24) J'Wan Roberts Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (14:23) J'Wan Roberts missed Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (14:18) Reggie Chaney Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (14:17) Reggie Chaney Turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (14:17) Malique Jacobs Steal.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (14:08) Sincere Carry Turnover.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (14:08) Jamal Shead Steal.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (14:04) Foul on Malique Jacobs.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +1 (14:04) Marcus Sasser made Free Throw.
    134
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +1 (14:04) Marcus Sasser made Free Throw.
    135
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (13:52) VonCameron Davis made Layup. Assisted by Sincere Carry.
    155
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (13:34) Foul on Akeem Odusipe.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +1 (13:34) J'Wan Roberts made Free Throw.
    156
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (13:34) J'Wan Roberts missed Free Throw.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (13:33) VonCameron Davis Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (13:14) Akeem Odusipe Turnover.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (13:14) J'Wan Roberts Steal.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (13:06) Marcus Sasser missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (13:01) VonCameron Davis Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (12:48) Miryne Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (12:45) Tramon Mark Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (12:29) Foul on Cli'Ron Hornbeak.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +1 (12:29) Jarace Walker made Free Throw.
    157
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (12:29) Jarace Walker missed Free Throw.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (12:29) Miryne Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (12:12) Jalen Sullinger missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (12:07) Terrance Arceneaux Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (12:03) Marcus Sasser made Layup.
    159
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +3 (11:54) Sincere Carry made Three Point Jumper.
    189
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (11:37) J'Wan Roberts Turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (11:37) Sincere Carry Steal.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (11:33) Foul on Tramon Mark.
  • (11:33) Official TV Timeout
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (11:33) Sincere Carry missed Free Throw.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (11:33) Kent State Offensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (11:33) Sincere Carry missed Free Throw.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (11:32) Jarace Walker Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (11:22) J'Wan Roberts missed Layup.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (11:22) Miryne Thomas Block.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (11:22) Houston Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (11:03) J'Wan Roberts made Layup. Assisted by Tramon Mark.
    1811
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (10:40) Miryne Thomas missed Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (10:35) Marcus Sasser Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (10:23) Jarace Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (10:16) Jamal Shead Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (10:16) J'Wan Roberts made Dunk. Assisted by Marcus Sasser.
    1813
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (10:15) Kent State Timeout
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (10:05) Foul on Jarace Walker.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (10:05) Sincere Carry made Free Throw.
    1913
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (10:05) Sincere Carry made Free Throw.
    2013
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (9:40) Reggie Chaney made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Sasser.
    2015
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (9:17) Giovanni Santiago missed Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (9:14) Jamal Shead Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (9:08) Marcus Sasser missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (9:05) Tramon Mark Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (8:51) J'Wan Roberts made Jumper. Assisted by Tramon Mark.
    2017
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (8:30) VonCameron Davis made Jumper. Assisted by Giovanni Santiago.
    2217
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (8:06) Jamal Shead missed Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (8:04) J'Wan Roberts Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (8:03) J'Wan Roberts missed Layup.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (8:03) J'Wan Roberts Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (8:01) J'Wan Roberts missed Layup.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (7:54) VonCameron Davis Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (7:49) Sincere Carry missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (7:49) Houston Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (7:49) Foul on Delrecco Gillespie.
  • (7:49) Official TV Timeout
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (7:42) Foul on Giovanni Santiago.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (7:42) Jamal Shead missed Free Throw.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (7:40) Sincere Carry Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (7:17) VonCameron Davis missed Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (7:15) Houston Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (7:02) Jamal Shead made Jumper.
    2219
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (6:46) Sincere Carry Turnover.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (6:46) Reggie Chaney Steal.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (6:39) J'Wan Roberts missed Layup.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (6:39) Giovanni Santiago Block.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (6:35) Akeem Odusipe Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (6:31) Miryne Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (6:23) Terrance Arceneaux Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (6:20) Marcus Sasser missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (6:13) Giovanni Santiago Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (6:12) Akeem Odusipe missed Layup.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (6:07) Terrance Arceneaux Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (6:06) Terrance Arceneaux missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (6:01) Akeem Odusipe Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (5:36) Sincere Carry missed Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (5:33) Marcus Sasser Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (5:29) Marcus Sasser missed Layup.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (5:27) Giovanni Santiago Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (5:19) Giovanni Santiago missed Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (5:16) J'Wan Roberts Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (4:53) J'Wan Roberts Turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (4:53) Giovanni Santiago Steal.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (4:47) Sincere Carry missed Layup.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (4:43) Terrance Arceneaux Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (4:42) Houston Timeout
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (4:25) Ja'Vier Francis made Dunk. Assisted by J'Wan Roberts.
    2221
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (4:07) Malique Jacobs missed Layup.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (4:04) Jamal Shead Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (3:57) Foul on Cli'Ron Hornbeak.
  • (3:57) Official TV Timeout
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +1 (3:57) Tramon Mark made Free Throw.
    2222
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (3:57) Tramon Mark missed Free Throw.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (3:55) Malique Jacobs Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (3:38) Miryne Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (3:35) Tramon Mark Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (3:18) Foul on Jamal Shead.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (3:18) Jamal Shead Turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (3:01) Miryne Thomas missed Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (2:58) Ja'Vier Francis Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (2:40) Foul on Ja'Vier Francis.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (2:40) Ja'Vier Francis Turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (2:24) Malique Jacobs missed Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (2:21) J'Wan Roberts Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (2:05) Marcus Sasser missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (1:59) Sincere Carry Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (1:52) Giovanni Santiago missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (1:46) Tramon Mark Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (1:24) Foul on VonCameron Davis.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +1 (1:24) Marcus Sasser made Free Throw.
    2223
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +1 (1:24) Marcus Sasser made Free Throw.
    2224
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (1:10) Sincere Carry missed Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (1:06) J'Wan Roberts Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (0:51) J'Wan Roberts Turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (0:32) VonCameron Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (0:30) J'Wan Roberts Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (0:30) Foul on Miryne Thomas.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (0:30) J'Wan Roberts missed Free Throw.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (0:30) Houston Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (0:30) J'Wan Roberts missed Free Throw.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (0:28) Malique Jacobs Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (0:03) Miryne Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (0:00) Marcus Sasser Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

44Points49
15-63(23.8%)Field Goal(%)16-50(32%)
6-29(20.7%)3-Point(%)2-17(11.8%)
8-11(72.7%)Free Throw(%)15-23(65.2%)
33(10)Rebounds(Offensive)56(16)
8Assists9
14Steals9
5Blocks6
13Turnovers23
19(0)Fouls(Technical)12(0)
10Largest Lead9

Game Details

Saturday, November 26, 2022 · 2:30 PM
Fertitta Center · Houston, TX
attendance: 7,378 (103.9%)
spread: HOU -19.5
over/under: 133.5