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FINAL
Mar 18, 2023

Game Recap

Sasser, Houston moving on at March Madness, beating Auburn. When Marcus Sasser felt the occasional twinge in his groin, he simply blocked it out. With so much on the line, he was determined to stay on the court for top-seeded Houston.

Box Score

12T
AUB412364
HOU315081
Auburn Tigers logoAUBURNFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
4Johni Broome4-80-16-1661010314
2Jaylin Williams5-141-53-422001214
1Wendell Green Jr.4-91-20-02400349
22Allen Flanigan3-80-34-592100210
12Zep Jasper0-00-01-20000031
5Chris Moore0-10-00-02000010
44Dylan Cardwell1-20-00-00001022
3Tre Donaldson2-32-20-20001116
24Lior Berman0-10-00-01000010
0K.D. Johnson1-71-35-73200338
TOTAL20-5337.7%5-1631.3%19-3652.8%25111382264
Houston Cougars logoHOUSTONFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
25Jarace Walker3-81-20-010206147
13J'Wan Roberts2-80-02-37205256
12Tramon Mark9-170-48-990101126
1Jamal Shead2-80-46-725111410
0Marcus Sasser7-145-93-312101422
5Ja'Vier Francis0-00-00-00000020
32Reggie Chaney1-10-01-21000023
23Terrance Arceneaux0-00-00-01000010
21Emanuel Sharp1-41-34-54010027
TOTAL25-6041.7%7-2231.8%24-2982.8%351141262581

Play-by-Play

1st halfaubhou
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (20:00) Jump Ball won by Houston
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (19:46) J'Wan Roberts missed Layup.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (19:46) Houston Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (19:28) Jarace Walker missed Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (19:28) J'Wan Roberts Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (19:28) J'Wan Roberts missed Two Point Tip Shot.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (19:28) Houston Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +3 (19:14) Marcus Sasser made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamal Shead.
    03
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (18:57) Jaylin Williams missed Jumper.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (18:57) Allen Flanigan Offensive Rebound.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    +2 (18:42) Jaylin Williams made Layup. Assisted by Wendell Green Jr..
    23
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (18:25) Tramon Mark missed Layup.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (18:25) Johni Broome Defensive Rebound.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (18:04) Johni Broome missed Layup.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (18:04) Jarace Walker Block.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (18:04) Johni Broome Offensive Rebound.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    +2 (18:04) Johni Broome made Two Point Tip Shot.
    43
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (17:41) J'Wan Roberts missed Layup.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (17:41) Allen Flanigan Defensive Rebound.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    +2 (17:30) Johni Broome made Layup. Assisted by Wendell Green Jr..
    63
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (17:09) Foul on Allen Flanigan.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +1 (17:09) Marcus Sasser made Free Throw.
    64
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +1 (17:09) Marcus Sasser made Free Throw.
    65
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +1 (17:09) Marcus Sasser made Free Throw.
    66
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    +2 (16:52) Wendell Green Jr. made Layup.
    86
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (16:38) Tramon Mark made Layup. Assisted by J'Wan Roberts.
    88
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (16:17) Jaylin Williams missed Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (16:17) Jarace Walker Block.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (16:17) Tramon Mark Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (16:12) Marcus Sasser Turnover.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (16:08) Jaylin Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (16:08) Jarace Walker Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (15:54) Jarace Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (15:54) Tramon Mark Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (15:51) Tramon Mark made Layup.
    810
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    +2 (15:31) Wendell Green Jr. made Jumper.
    1010
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (15:11) Tramon Mark made Jumper.
    1012
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (14:56) Johni Broome missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (14:56) Jarace Walker Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +3 (14:47) Marcus Sasser made Three Point Jumper.
    1015
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (14:23) Wendell Green Jr. missed Layup.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (14:23) J'Wan Roberts Block.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (14:23) Auburn Offensive Rebound.
  • (14:20) Official TV Timeout
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (14:17) Allen Flanigan missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (14:17) Jamal Shead Defensive Rebound.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (13:46) Foul on Dylan Cardwell.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (13:46) Reggie Chaney missed Free Throw.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (13:46) Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +1 (13:46) Reggie Chaney made Free Throw.
    1016
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (13:23) Dylan Cardwell missed Layup.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (13:23) Tramon Mark Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (13:10) Jarace Walker missed Jumper.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (13:10) K.D. Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    +2 (12:45) Dylan Cardwell made Dunk. Assisted by Allen Flanigan.
    1216
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (12:21) Marcus Sasser missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (12:21) Wendell Green Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    +3 (12:13) K.D. Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wendell Green Jr..
    1516
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (11:44) Jarace Walker made Jumper.
    1518
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (11:23) Foul on Jarace Walker.
  • (11:23) Official TV Timeout
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (11:23) Jaylin Williams missed Free Throw.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (11:23) Auburn Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    +1 (11:23) Jaylin Williams made Free Throw.
    1618
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (11:04) Tramon Mark missed Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (11:04) J'Wan Roberts Offensive Rebound.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (10:59) Foul on Lior Berman.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (10:51) Jarace Walker missed Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (10:51) Jarace Walker Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (10:46) Emanuel Sharp missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (10:46) Houston Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +3 (10:37) Emanuel Sharp made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Sasser.
    1621
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (10:17) Foul on Tramon Mark.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    +3 (10:05) Tre Donaldson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by K.D. Johnson.
    1921
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (9:43) J'Wan Roberts missed Jumper.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (9:43) Johni Broome Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (9:25) Foul on J'Wan Roberts.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (9:25) Johni Broome missed Free Throw.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (9:25) Auburn Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (9:25) Johni Broome missed Free Throw.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (9:25) Lior Berman Offensive Rebound.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (9:22) K.D. Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (9:22) Auburn Offensive Rebound.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    +3 (9:08) Tre Donaldson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Johni Broome.
    2221
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (8:41) Tramon Mark missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (8:41) Tre Donaldson Block.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (8:41) K.D. Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (8:36) K.D. Johnson Turnover.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (8:36) Tramon Mark Steal.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (8:24) Foul on K.D. Johnson.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (8:20) J'Wan Roberts made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Sasser.
    2223
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (7:53) Foul on Reggie Chaney.
  • (7:53) Official TV Timeout
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (7:53) Tre Donaldson missed Free Throw.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (7:53) Auburn Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (7:53) Tre Donaldson missed Free Throw.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (7:53) Marcus Sasser Defensive Rebound.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (7:36) Foul on Tre Donaldson.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (7:36) Emanuel Sharp missed Free Throw.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (7:36) Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +1 (7:36) Emanuel Sharp made Free Throw.
    2224
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +1 (7:36) Emanuel Sharp made Free Throw.
    2225
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (7:22) Foul on Jamal Shead.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    +2 (7:20) Allen Flanigan made Dunk. Assisted by Jaylin Williams.
    2425
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (6:59) Marcus Sasser missed Jumper.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (6:59) Wendell Green Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (6:55) Wendell Green Jr. Turnover.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (6:49) J'Wan Roberts Turnover.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (6:45) Jaylin Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (6:45) Jamal Shead Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (6:34) Tramon Mark missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (6:34) Houston Offensive Rebound.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (6:33) Foul on Wendell Green Jr..
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (6:18) Jamal Shead made Jumper.
    2427
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (5:53) Jaylin Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (5:53) Houston Defensive Rebound.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (5:49) Foul on Dylan Cardwell.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (5:49) J'Wan Roberts missed Free Throw.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (5:49) Jaylin Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    +3 (5:32) Jaylin Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wendell Green Jr..
    2727
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (5:01) Jamal Shead missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (5:01) Tramon Mark Offensive Rebound.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (4:57) Foul on Wendell Green Jr..
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (4:57) Tramon Mark missed Free Throw.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (4:57) Allen Flanigan Defensive Rebound.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    +3 (4:40) Wendell Green Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
    3027
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (4:15) Marcus Sasser missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (4:15) Allen Flanigan Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (4:00) Foul on Jarace Walker.
  • (4:00) Official TV Timeout
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    +1 (4:00) Johni Broome made Free Throw.
    3127
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    +1 (4:00) Johni Broome made Free Throw.
    3227
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (3:50) Jamal Shead missed Jumper.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (3:50) Allen Flanigan Defensive Rebound.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (3:36) Allen Flanigan missed Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (3:36) Jamal Shead Block.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (3:36) Auburn Offensive Rebound.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (3:22) Jaylin Williams missed Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (3:22) Tramon Mark Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (2:51) Jamal Shead missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (2:51) Allen Flanigan Defensive Rebound.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    +2 (2:39) Jaylin Williams made Jumper.
    3427
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (2:17) J'Wan Roberts made Layup. Assisted by Jamal Shead.
    3429
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    +2 (1:50) Allen Flanigan made Layup.
    3629
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (1:50) Foul on Marcus Sasser.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (1:50) Allen Flanigan missed Free Throw.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (1:50) J'Wan Roberts Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (1:33) Jamal Shead made Layup.
    3631
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (1:33) Foul on K.D. Johnson.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (1:33) Jamal Shead missed Free Throw.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (1:33) Allen Flanigan Defensive Rebound.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    +2 (1:09) Jaylin Williams made Jumper.
    3831
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (1:09) Foul on Jamal Shead.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (1:09) Auburn Timeout
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    +1 (1:09) Jaylin Williams made Free Throw.
    3931
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (0:55) Tramon Mark missed Jumper.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (0:55) Johni Broome Defensive Rebound.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    +2 (0:35) Johni Broome made Jumper.
    4131
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (0:25) Houston Timeout
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (0:01) Marcus Sasser missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Auburn Tigers logo
    (0:01) Auburn Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

64Points81
20-53(37.7%)Field Goal(%)25-60(41.7%)
5-16(31.3%)3-Point(%)7-22(31.8%)
19-36(52.8%)Free Throw(%)24-29(82.8%)
34(13)Rebounds(Offensive)45(17)
11Assists11
1Steals4
3Blocks12
8Turnovers7
22(0)Fouls(Technical)25(0)
10Largest Lead17

Game Details

Saturday, March 18, 2023 · 7:10 PM
Fertitta Center · Houston, TX
capacity: 7,100
tv: TBS
spread: HOU -5.5
over/under: 132.5