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Huge first half carries No. 7 Houston over Arizona State
Kingston Flemings scored 20 points and dished out eight assists to lead a balanced offensive attack as No. 7 Houston parlayed a dominant first half and a late statement surge into a 103-73 win over visiting Arizona State on Sunday night.,The Cougars (17-1, 5-0 Big 12 Conference) left little to chanc...

No. 11 BYU poses tall task for TCU as part of tough road trip
TCU opens a two-game road swing with a big challenge in No. 11 BYU in a Big 12 Conference game Wednesday in Provo, Utah.,The Horned Frogs (11-5, 1-2 Big 12) have dropped two straight games, both against ranked teams. A 104-100 overtime setback at then-No. 22 Kansas on Jan. 6 was followed by an 83-7...

Unranked West Virginia tries to slay another giant in No. 7 Houston
West Virginia is after its second straight win against a ranked opponent when it travels to No. 7 Houston for a Big 12 Conference showdown on Tuesday.,The Mountaineers (11-5, 2-1 Big 12) knocked off No. 22 Kansas on Saturday in Morgantown, W.Va., behind 23 points from Honor Huff.,Brenen Lorient's re...

No. 7 Houston puts nation-best road win streak on line at Baylor
Seventh-ranked Houston looks to extend its nation's best 15-game road winning streak when it faces dangerous Baylor on Saturday afternoon in a key early Big 12 Conference clash in Waco, Texas.,The Cougars (14-1, 2-0) have won eight straight games, including a come-from-behind 69-65 win at home over ...

No. 7 Houston outlasts No. 14 Texas Tech in Big 12 slugfest
Kingston Flemings poured in 23 points, nine of them in the final 2:11 of the game, as host No. 7 Houston rallied and then outlasted No. 14 Texas Tech, 69-65, on Tuesday in a key early-league clash between Big 12 heavyweights., ,The Red Raiders led 55-49 after a Donovan Atwell 3-pointer with 8:25 rem...

Arizona State facing enormous challenge at No. 9 BYU
AJ Dybantsa keeps rising and is carrying No. 9 BYU with him going into their Big 12 home opener Wednesday night against Arizona State in Provo, Utah.,Dybantsa has climbed the charts to become the nation's leading scorer at 23.1 points per game. The freshman phenom scored 24 points and collected eigh...

No. 8 Houston beats Cincinnati for 15th straight road win
Kingston Flemings scored 19 points and Milos Uzan added 16 of his 18 points in the second half, lifting No. 8 Houston to a 67-60 victory over host Cincinnati on Saturday afternoon in the Big 12 opener for both teams.,Uzan sank 4 of 7 shots from 3-point range and Flemings added six assists and five s...

Last-minute field goal lifts Ole Miss past Georgia, into CFP semis
Lucas Carneiro drilled a tiebreaking 47-yard field goal with six seconds left, propelling No. 6 Ole Miss to a 39-34 victory over No. 3 Georgia in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Sugar Bowl on Thursday in New Orleans.,Trinidad Chambliss threw a 40-yard pass to De'Zhaun Stribling on t...

No. 8 Houston focused solely on Middle Tennessee
No. 8 Houston wraps up nonconference play against Middle Tennessee on Monday night and coach Kelvin Sampson isn't much interested in dissecting his team's early season performance.,The Cougars (11-1) have one blemish and bring a five-game winning streak into the contest but Sampson wants no part of ...

Conner Weigman (4 TDs), No. 21 Houston top LSU in Texas Bowl
Conner Weigman set a program bowl record with four touchdown passes, leading No. 21 Houston to a 38-35 victory over LSU in the Texas Bowl in Houston on Saturday evening.,After Houston took the lead on a 25-yard Ethan Sanchez field goal with 7:42 left, the Cougars (10-3) extended the lead to 38-28 on...

No. 12 BYU, No. 22 Georgia Tech miss CFP, set for Pop-Tarts Bowl
Two blowout losses to Texas Tech prevented BYU from being a participant in the College Football Playoff.,The No. 12 Cougars (11-2) now look to set aside the disappointment when they face No. 22 Georgia Tech (9-3) in the Pop-Tarts Bowl in Orlando on Saturday.,Being part of the playoffs would have bee...

No. 8 Houston snaps No. 14 Arkansas' four-game streak
Emanuel Sharp scored 22 points and freshman guard Kingston Flemings added 21 as No. 8 Houston rode a first-half rally to a 94-85 victory over No. 14 Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday in Newark, N.J.,Sharp drilled three 3-pointers, including one early in the second half that served as a response to a 3...
