Houston Cougars - Page 21

February 4, 2021

East Carolina shocks No. 5 Houston behind Jayden Gardner's 21 points

East Carolina snapped a 35-game losing streak against opponents ranked in The Associated Press Top 25 with a shocking upset of No. 5 Houston Wednesday night.

February 1, 2021

Sasser, No. 6 Houston beat SMU 70-48 for 8th straight win

Marcus Sasser scored 19 points and No. 6 Houston beat SMU 70-48 on Sunday for its eighth straight win.

January 29, 2021

Tyson scores 31 points, No. 6 Houston routs Tulane, 83-60

When seldom-used transfer guard Cameron Tyson pulled up to shoot from behind the 3-point line, players up and down Houston's bench rose to their feet in anticipation and celebrated wildly as the net billowed from one made shot after another.

January 23, 2021

Sasser, Grimes lead No. 8 Houston past Temple 68-51

Kelvin Sampson watched his Houston team win another rout and found “two or three areas” of needed improvement. Clean those up and another number comes into focus for the Cougars: a potential No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

January 17, 2021

No. 11 Houston uses big first half to cruise past UCF 75-58

Quentin Grimes scored 18 points, Justin Gorham added 15 points and nine rebounds and No. 11 Houston used a dominant first half to cruise to a 75-58 win over UCF on Sunday.

January 9, 2021

Sasser scores 28, No. 11 Houston beats Tulane 71-50

Marcus Sasser scored 20 of his career-high 28 points in the first half to lead No. 11 Houston past Tulane 71-50 on Saturday.

January 7, 2021

Grimes, No. 11 Houston rally for 70-63 win over Wichita St

Quentin Grimes scored 20 of his 22 points in the second half as No. 11 Houston rallied for a 70-63 win over Wichita State on Wednesday night.

January 4, 2021

No. 5 Houston rebounds from 1st loss with 74-60 win at SMU

Houston coach Kelvin Sampson spent a lot of time at halftime talking to his team about rebounding and being aggressive. The No. 5 Cougars responded.

December 26, 2020

Marcus Sasser, Caleb Mills lead No. 6 Houston past UCF 63-54

Marcus Sasser scored 19 points and Caleb Mills delivered seven of his 12 points in the closing minutes to help sixth-ranked Houston pull away to a 63-54 victory over UCF on Saturday.

December 25, 2020

Hawaii beats Houston 28-14 in New Mexico Bowl -- in Texas