No. 1 Houston routs Wichita State 83-66
March 3, 2023 GMTHOUSTON (AP) — Jamal Shead scored a career-high 25 points, Marcus Sasser added 24 and No. 1 Houston defeated Wichita State 83-66 on Thursday night.
Shead shot 10 of 17 from the field. The junior was 4 of 8 on 3-pointers.
Shead, Sasser lead No. 1 Houston past Wichita State 83-66
March 3, 2023 GMTHOUSTON (AP) — Jamal Shead scored a career-high 25 points, Marcus Sasser added 22 and No. 1 Houston defeated Wichita State 83-66 on Thursday night.
Shead shot 10 of 17 from the field. The junior was 4 of 8 on 3-pointers.
No. 2 Houston handles SMU, sets eyes on No. 1 ranking again
February 17, 2023 GMTDALLAS (AP) — Marcus Sasser scored 20 points, freshman Jarace Walker added 14 and No. 2 Houston cruised to an 80-65 victory over SMU on Thursday night.
With a win at home Sunday over Memphis, the Cougars could be in line for their third stay atop The Associated Press Top 25 poll this season after losses by No.
No. 2 Houston beats SMU 80-65, eyes No. 1 in AP Top 25 poll
February 17, 2023 GMTDALLAS (AP) — Marcus Sasser won't go so far as to say he doesn't want second-ranked Houston to be No. 1 again.
The senior guard simply echoes coach Kelvin Sampson that the Cougars don't talk much about it.
No. 3 Houston denies Temple 2nd upset; beats Owls 81-65
February 6, 2023 GMTPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kelvin Sampson stepped on Temple's court and saw a rare packed house ready to give Houston as much of a hard time as the Owls did in an unlikely triumph in Texas only two weeks ago.
Walker’s clutch 3s rally No. 3 Houston past Wichita State
February 3, 2023 GMTWICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Jarace Walker had 15 points, including a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 4:27 left, and No. 3 Houston rallied past Wichita State 70-61 on Thursday night.
Marcus Sasser also scored 15 for the Cougars (21-2, 9-1 American Athletic Conference), who trailed by six midway through the second half before Walker connected on a trio of timely 3s.
Walker rallies No. 3 Houston past Wichita State, 70-61
February 3, 2023 GMTWICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Jarace Walker had 15 points, including the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 4:27 left, and No. 3 Houston rallied to beat Wichita State 70-61 on Thursday night.
Marcus Sasser also scored 15 for the Cougars (21-2, 9-1 American Athletic Conference), who trailed by six midway through the second half.
Oklahoma emphatically snaps No. 2 Alabama’s 9-game streak
January 29, 2023 GMTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Grant Sherfield scored a season-high 30 points, and Oklahoma beat No. 2 Alabama 93-69 on Saturday in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge to end the Crimson Tide's nine-win streak.
Jalen Hill added a career-high 26 points, helping second-year Oklahoma coach Porter Moser to his biggest win with the program.
Walker, No. 3 Houston rally for a 75-69 win over Cincinnati
January 28, 2023 GMTHOUSTON (AP) — Jarace Walker had a career-high 25 points and seven rebounds, and No. 3 Houston rallied from an 11-point second-half deficit to defeat Cincinnati 75-69 on Saturday.
Walker, who scored 13 points in the second half, was 10 of 14 from the field.
Sharp scores 18 off the bench, leads No. 3 Houston over UCF
January 26, 2023 GMTORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Emanuel Sharp came off the bench to score 18 points and No. 3 Houston bounced back from a loss that knocked it from the top spot in the rankings, beating UCF 82-71 on Wednesday night.
Sharp scores 18, No. 3 Houston bounces back, tops UCF 82-71
January 26, 2023 GMTORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Emanuel Sharp came off the bench to score 18 points and No. 3 Houston bounced back from a loss that knocked it from the top spot in the rankings, beating UCF 82-71 on Wednesday night.
Edey, No. 1 Purdue rally in second half vs. Penn State 76-63
January 9, 2023 GMTPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Zach Edey scored 30 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and helped a furious 12-0 run to start the second half as No. 1 Purdue rallied to defeat Penn State 76-63 before a sold-out crowd at the Palestra on Sunday night.
Walker scores 21, leads No. 2 Houston past Cincinnati, 72-59
January 9, 2023 GMTCINCINNATI (AP) — Houston coach Kelvin Sampson said he doesn’t believe in holding a coronation for a player who has a good game. So there won’t be a coronation for Jarace Walker following his second straight 20-point performance on Sunday.
Loyer’s late 3 gives No. 1 Purdue 71-69 win over No. 24 OSU
January 6, 2023 GMTCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Fletcher Loyer made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 11 seconds left and No. 1 Purdue bounced back from its first loss of the season with a 71-69 victory over No. 24 Ohio State on Thursday night.
Walker scores 23, No. 2 Houston crushes SMU 87-53
January 6, 2023 GMTHOUSTON (AP) — Jarace Walker tied his season high with 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Marcus Sasser added 14 points and a career high-tying seven assists and No. 2 Houston used a big first half to beat SMU 87-53 on Thursday night.
Walker, No. 5 Houston’s defense helps beat No. 2 Virginia
December 18, 2022 GMTCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Jarace Walker scored 17 points and No. 5 Houston used runs in each half and the nation’s best scoring defense to beat No. 2 Virginia 69-61 on Saturday.
Marcus Sasser and Tramon Mark each added 13 points for the Cougars (11-1), who used a 10-2 run early in the second half to open a 40-30 lead.
Walker, defense lead No. 5 Houston past No. 2 Virginia 69-61
December 17, 2022 GMTCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Blowing a 15-point lead in the second half against No. 4 Alabama a week ago got the attention of No. 5 Houston's players. Coach Kelvin Sampson made sure of it.
It may have helped the Cougars stymie a comeback by No.
Houston reaches No. 1 in AP poll for first time since 1983
November 28, 2022 GMTMake some room, Phi Slama Jama. Another Houston team has reached the top of men's college basketball.
Nearly four decades after Clyde Drexler and Akeem Olajuwon took the Cougars to No. 1, the latest bunch led by Marcus Sasser and star freshman Jarace Walker took over the top spot in the AP Top 25 on Monday.
Sasser, Arceneaux lead No. 3 Houston over Oregon 66-56
November 21, 2022 GMTEUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Senior point guard Marcus Sasser scored 16 points to lead third-ranked Houston to a 66-56 win over Oregon on Sunday night.
Freshman Terrance Arceneaux scored a career-high 15 points while Jamal Shead added 13 and Jarace Walker had 10 for Houston (5-0), which was 11 for 22 on 3-pointers.
No. 11 Texas makes 13 3s, routs No. 2 Gonzaga 93-74
November 17, 2022 GMTAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tyrese Hunter scored 26 points and a led a 3-point shooting spree for No. 11 Texas that carried the Longhorns to a 93-74 win over No. 2 Gonzaga on Wednesday night.
Hunter, last season’s Big 12 freshman of the year at Iowa State, was 9-of-14 shooting and made five of Texas’ 13 3-pointers.
Sasser scores 20, No. 3 Houston beats Texas Southern 83-48
November 17, 2022 GMTHOUSTON (AP) — Marcus Sasser scored 20 points and Jarace Walker added 19 to help No. 3 Houston rout Texas Southern 83-48 on Wednesday night.
Sasser, who scored 15 points in the first half, has scored at least 19 points in three of the first four games this season.
No. 3 Houston overcomes slick floor, beats Saint Joe’s 81-55
November 12, 2022 GMTANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Jarace Walker scored 23 points and No. 3 Houston overcame a slippery floor to beat Saint Joseph’s 81-55 Friday night in the Veterans Classic.
J’Wan Roberts added 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Cougars (2-0), who have yet to trail this season.