Overview
- Freshman Kingston Flemings finished with 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting and is averaging 17.4 points on 71.4% through five games.
- Emanuel Sharp scored 15 with three 3-pointers and recorded his 100th career win as a Houston player.
- Mercy Miller added 14 off the bench, Joseph Tugler posted 12 points, nine rebounds and four blocks, and Chris Cenac Jr. contributed 12.
- Rider shot 30.8% and went 4-of-17 from three after a 99-65 loss at Texas two nights earlier, a revenue-trip approach coach Kevin Baggett says helps the school’s budget.
- Houston extended its nonconference home streak to 21 straight and will face Syracuse on Monday at the Players Era Championship in Las Vegas.