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Cryer scores 26, leads No. 3 Houston in 82-61 win over Texas

AP
Feb 17, 2024

HOUSTON (AP) L.J. Cryer scored a season-high 26 points, Jamal Shead had 16 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 3 Houston beat Texas 82-61 on Saturday for the Cougars’ third straight win.

Cryer and Shead combined to score 23 first half points on 8-of-15 shooting as Houston (22-3, 9-3 Big 12) built a 40-27 halftime lead. The duo combined to shoot 15 of 24 from the field. Cryer was 6 of 9 on 3-pointers.

“It makes life a lot easier,” Shead said about Cryer’s shooting. “We try to find the hot hand. When he has it going, the hot hand usually finds the ball.”

Houston, which has won 19 straight home games, was a No. 1 seed and the third overall team in the NCAA Tournament selection committee’s reveal of the potential top 16 teams earlier Saturday.

Houston remains tied atop the Big 12 with No. 10 Iowa State with six regular season games remaining. The Cougars and Cyclones play on Monday night.

“We’ve won too much to get excited about winning,” Houston coach Kelvin Sampson said. “I hope you don’t take that the wrong way. We expect to win and being a one seed. … I don’t know it just doesn’t matter to me.”

Houston won the rebounding battle, 45-34, and forced 14 turnovers, which they turned into 19 points.

“We talk about our Holy Trinity all the time: we defend, we rebound, we take care of the ball,” Sampson said. “Our defense was good. … We were solid. I don’t think we were great in anything today. I think we were pretty solid.”

Dylan Disu had 16 points and seven rebounds and Chendall Weaver added 11 points for Texas (16-9, 5-7).

“I thought the game got away from us a little bit toward the end of the first half,” Texas coach Rodney Terry said. “We didn’t come out with what we have to do in terms of physicality. … These guys are elite when you let them get second chance opportunities, play physical and tap that ball around and get second chances.”

Longhorns’ leading scorer Max Abmas was held to seven points on 2-of-14 shooting. The Longhorns shot 38.6%.

“I thought I missed some good looks, but defensive, they played really aggressive,” Abmas said.

Emanuel Sharp scored 15 points for Houston, which shot 46.8%. The Cougars owned a 45-34 advantage in rebounding and turned 14 turnovers into 19 points.

BIG PICTURE

Texas: The Longhorns missed a chance for a marquee win, falling to 4-7 in Quad 1 games and 3-6 against ranked teams this season.

Houston: The Cougars improved to 10-3 in Quads 1 and 2 games. … Free-throw shooting remains an area of concern for Houston, which went 16 of 26 from the line.

DELAY OF GAME

With 5:39 remaining, the game was delayed for approximately 10 minutes after a TV camera that was attached to the shot clock came loose after a J’Wan Roberts dunk.

UP NEXT

Texas: Hosts Kansas State on Monday night.

Houston: Hosts Iowa State on Monday night.

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1st Half
TEX
Longhorns
27
HOU
Cougars
40

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Dylan Disu vs. Ja'Vier Francis (Jamal Shead gains possession)
19:48	+2	J'Wan Roberts makes two point jump shot (Jamal Shead assists)	0-2
19:33		Ja'Vier Francis personal foul (Dillon Mitchell draws the foul)
19:23	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point dunk (Max Abmas assists)	2-2
18:59	+2	Ja'Vier Francis makes two point layup (J'Wan Roberts assists)	2-4
18:42		L.J. Cryer shooting foul (Chendall Weaver draws the foul)
18:42	+1	Chendall Weaver makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-4
18:42		Chendall Weaver misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:42		Jamal Shead defensive rebound
18:30		Jamal Shead misses three point jump shot
18:28		Jamal Shead offensive rebound
18:24		Max Abmas personal foul (L.J. Cryer draws the foul)
18:20		J'Wan Roberts turnover (bad pass) (Dillon Mitchell steals)
18:13		Tyrese Hunter turnover (lost ball) (Emanuel Sharp steals)
18:08	+2	Emanuel Sharp makes two point layup	3-6
17:46		J'Wan Roberts blocks Dylan Disu's two point jump shot
17:44		Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
17:40		Ithiel Horton turnover (bad pass) (Emanuel Sharp steals)
17:35		Emanuel Sharp misses three point jump shot
17:33		Ithiel Horton defensive rebound
17:20		Emanuel Sharp shooting foul (Dillon Mitchell draws the foul)
17:20	+1	Dillon Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-6
17:20		Dillon Mitchell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:20		Emanuel Sharp defensive rebound
16:57		J'Wan Roberts misses two point jump shot
16:55		J'Wan Roberts offensive rebound
16:40	+2	Jamal Shead makes two point jump shot	4-8
16:25	+3	Dylan Disu makes three point jump shot (Max Abmas assists)	7-8
15:48	+2	Emanuel Sharp makes two point jump shot	7-10
15:38		Max Abmas misses three point jump shot
15:36		Emanuel Sharp defensive rebound
15:31	+2	Jamal Shead makes two point jump shot	7-12
15:04		Joseph Tugler personal foul (Dillon Mitchell draws the foul)
15:04		TV timeout
14:47		Max Abmas misses three point jump shot
14:45		Joseph Tugler defensive rebound
14:14		Mylik Wilson misses three point jump shot
14:12		Tyrese Hunter defensive rebound
13:58	+2	Ithiel Horton makes two point jump shot	9-12
13:57		Mylik Wilson shooting foul (Ithiel Horton draws the foul)
13:57	+1	Ithiel Horton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-12
13:47		Mylik Wilson misses two point layup
13:45		Joseph Tugler offensive rebound
13:40	+2	Joseph Tugler makes two point dunk	10-14
13:27	+2	Tyrese Hunter makes two point layup (Brock Cunningham assists)	12-14
13:13		Emanuel Sharp misses three point jump shot
13:11		Max Abmas defensive rebound
12:56		Tyrese Hunter misses two point layup
12:54		Mylik Wilson defensive rebound
12:54		Kadin Shedrick personal foul
12:50		Ramon Walker Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:48		Ja'Vier Francis offensive rebound
12:44		Kadin Shedrick personal foul
12:38		Mylik Wilson misses two point jump shot
12:36		Dylan Disu defensive rebound
12:17		Dylan Disu misses two point jump shot
12:15		Ramon Walker Jr. defensive rebound
12:00		Tyrese Hunter shooting foul (Jamal Shead draws the foul)
12:00		TV timeout
12:00		Jamal Shead misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:00	+1	Jamal Shead makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-15
11:33	+2	Tyrese Hunter makes two point layup	14-15
11:15		Chendall Weaver shooting foul (L.J. Cryer draws the foul)
11:15	+1	L.J. Cryer makes regular free throw 1 of 3	14-16
11:15	+1	L.J. Cryer makes regular free throw 2 of 3	14-17
11:15		L.J. Cryer misses regular free throw 3 of 3
11:15		Ja'Vier Francis offensive rebound
11:15		L.J. Cryer misses three point jump shot
11:13		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
11:08	+3	Tyrese Hunter makes three point jump shot	17-17
10:35	+2	L.J. Cryer makes two point layup	17-19
10:17		Dylan Disu misses two point jump shot
10:15		Max Abmas offensive rebound
10:10		Jamal Shead blocks Max Abmas's two point layup
10:08		Longhorns offensive rebound
9:57		Max Abmas misses two point jump shot
9:55		Ramon Walker Jr. defensive rebound
9:43	+3	Emanuel Sharp makes three point jump shot (Jamal Shead assists)	17-22
9:14	+3	Max Abmas makes three point jump shot	20-22
9:12		Emanuel Sharp shooting foul (Max Abmas draws the foul)
9:12		Max Abmas misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:12		Mylik Wilson defensive rebound
8:49		Jump ball. Mylik Wilson vs. Tyrese Hunter (Dillon Mitchell gains possession)
8:49		Mylik Wilson turnover (lost ball) (Tyrese Hunter steals)
8:37		Dylan Disu misses three point jump shot
8:35		Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
8:23		J'Wan Roberts personal foul (Dylan Disu draws the foul)
8:23		Dylan Disu misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:23		J'Wan Roberts defensive rebound
8:08	+2	Jamal Shead makes two point jump shot	20-24
7:49		Dillon Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (Jamal Shead steals)
7:43	+3	L.J. Cryer makes three point jump shot (Jamal Shead assists)	20-27
7:38		Longhorns 30 second timeout
7:38		TV timeout
7:30		Max Abmas misses two point jump shot
7:28		J'Wan Roberts defensive rebound
7:16		Jamal Shead misses two point jump shot
7:14		J'Wan Roberts offensive rebound
7:10		L.J. Cryer misses three point jump shot
7:08		Mylik Wilson offensive rebound
6:54		Jamal Shead misses three point jump shot
6:52		Max Abmas defensive rebound
6:32		Ze'Rik Onyema turnover (lost ball) (J'Wan Roberts steals)
6:24		Ze'Rik Onyema blocks Ja'Vier Francis's two point layup
6:22		Ze'Rik Onyema defensive rebound
6:17		Brock Cunningham misses three point jump shot
6:15		Mylik Wilson defensive rebound
5:55	+2	L.J. Cryer makes two point jump shot	20-29
5:28		Ze'Rik Onyema turnover (lost ball) (Ja'Vier Francis steals)
5:23		Ze'Rik Onyema personal foul (Ja'Vier Francis draws the foul)
5:14		L.J. Cryer misses two point jump shot
5:12		Cougars offensive rebound
5:05		J'Wan Roberts misses two point layup
5:03		Mylik Wilson offensive rebound
4:57		Jump ball. Mylik Wilson (Mylik Wilson gains possession)
4:56		Jamal Shead turnover (bad pass)
4:38		Max Abmas misses two point layup
4:36		Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
4:33		Dillon Mitchell misses two point layup
4:31		Joseph Tugler defensive rebound
4:30		Dylan Disu shooting foul (J'Wan Roberts draws the foul)
4:27	+1	J'Wan Roberts makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-30
4:27		J'Wan Roberts misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:27		Damian Dunn offensive rebound
4:26		Dillon Mitchell shooting foul (Damian Dunn draws the foul)
4:26	+1	Damian Dunn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-31
4:26		Damian Dunn misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:26		Dylan Disu defensive rebound
4:10		Joseph Tugler blocks Dylan Disu's two point layup
4:08		Jamal Shead defensive rebound
4:01		Jamal Shead misses two point jump shot
3:59		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
3:56		Damian Dunn blocks Max Abmas's two point layup
3:54		Longhorns offensive rebound
3:51		TV timeout
3:33	+2	Dylan Disu makes two point jump shot	22-31
3:06		Joseph Tugler turnover (lost ball) (Tyrese Hunter steals)
3:01		Tyrese Hunter misses two point layup
2:59		Jamal Shead defensive rebound
2:50		Mylik Wilson misses three point jump shot
2:48		Chendall Weaver defensive rebound
2:46		Jamal Shead personal foul (Chendall Weaver draws the foul)
2:46		Chendall Weaver misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:46		Ja'Vier Francis defensive rebound
2:17		Jamal Shead turnover (lost ball) (Dillon Mitchell steals)
2:09		Dylan Disu misses two point layup
2:07		Dylan Disu offensive rebound
2:05	+2	Dylan Disu makes two point layup	24-31
1:47	+3	L.J. Cryer makes three point jump shot (J'Wan Roberts assists)	24-34
1:14	+3	Dylan Disu makes three point jump shot	27-34
0:52	+2	Ja'Vier Francis makes two point dunk (J'Wan Roberts assists)	27-36
0:42		Tyrese Hunter turnover (lost ball) (Jamal Shead steals)
0:40	+2	Jamal Shead makes two point dunk	27-38
0:12		Ja'Vier Francis blocks Max Abmas's two point jump shot
0:10		Jamal Shead defensive rebound
0:06		Tyrese Hunter personal foul (Jamal Shead draws the foul)
0:06	+1	Jamal Shead makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-39
0:06	+1	Jamal Shead makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-40
0:00		Tyrese Hunter misses three point jump shot
0:00		Dylan Disu offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
TEX
Longhorns
34
HOU
Cougars
42

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Tyrese Hunter turnover (bad pass) (Jamal Shead steals)
19:45		Emanuel Sharp misses three point jump shot
19:43		L.J. Cryer offensive rebound
19:26	+3	Jamal Shead makes three point jump shot	27-43
18:56		Jamal Shead personal foul (Max Abmas draws the foul)
18:48		Dylan Disu misses three point jump shot
18:46		Jamal Shead defensive rebound
18:32	+3	L.J. Cryer makes three point jump shot (J'Wan Roberts assists)	27-46
18:07	+2	Dylan Disu makes two point jump shot	29-46
17:31	+2	Ja'Vier Francis makes two point jump shot	29-48
17:08		Ja'Vier Francis blocks Tyrese Hunter's two point layup
17:06		Jamal Shead defensive rebound
16:56	+2	J'Wan Roberts makes two point layup (Jamal Shead assists)	29-50
16:56		Dylan Disu shooting foul (J'Wan Roberts draws the foul)
16:56		J'Wan Roberts misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:56		Dylan Disu defensive rebound
16:36		Tyrese Hunter misses three point jump shot
16:34		Emanuel Sharp defensive rebound
16:20	+2	J'Wan Roberts makes two point layup	29-52
16:34		Longhorns 30 second timeout
16:20		TV timeout
16:10		Dylan Disu misses two point jump shot
16:08		Mylik Wilson defensive rebound
15:51		L.J. Cryer misses three point jump shot
15:49		Chendall Weaver defensive rebound
15:45	+2	Max Abmas makes two point jump shot	31-52
15:22		J'Wan Roberts misses two point jump shot
15:20		Mylik Wilson offensive rebound
15:18	+3	L.J. Cryer makes three point jump shot (Mylik Wilson assists)	31-55
14:50		Max Abmas misses two point jump shot
14:48		Kadin Shedrick offensive rebound
14:45		Ithiel Horton misses three point jump shot
14:43		Dylan Disu offensive rebound
14:40		TV timeout
14:38	+2	Chendall Weaver makes two point layup (Max Abmas assists)	33-55
14:38		Joseph Tugler shooting foul (Chendall Weaver draws the foul)
14:38	+1	Chendall Weaver makes regular free throw 1 of 1	34-55
14:24		Kadin Shedrick blocks Mylik Wilson's two point layup
14:22		Chendall Weaver defensive rebound
14:18	+2	Chendall Weaver makes two point layup	36-55
14:18		Emanuel Sharp shooting foul (Chendall Weaver draws the foul)
14:18	+1	Chendall Weaver makes regular free throw 1 of 1	37-55
14:00		Kadin Shedrick personal foul (Emanuel Sharp draws the foul)
13:53		Dylan Disu shooting foul (Emanuel Sharp draws the foul)
13:53	+1	Emanuel Sharp makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-56
13:53	+1	Emanuel Sharp makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-57
13:38		Max Abmas turnover (bad pass) (Jamal Shead steals)
13:28	+3	L.J. Cryer makes three point jump shot (Jamal Shead assists)	37-60
13:21		Ithiel Horton misses three point jump shot
13:19		J'Wan Roberts defensive rebound
13:12		Ja'Vier Francis turnover (lost ball)
12:51		Kadin Shedrick turnover (lost ball) (Emanuel Sharp steals)
12:47		Max Abmas personal foul (Jamal Shead draws the foul)
12:37		Kadin Shedrick blocks Emanuel Sharp's two point jump shot
12:35		Chendall Weaver defensive rebound
12:28	+2	Kadin Shedrick makes two point dunk (Brock Cunningham assists)	39-60
12:11		Jamal Shead misses three point jump shot
12:09		Longhorns defensive rebound
11:57		Chendall Weaver misses three point jump shot
11:55		Ja'Vier Francis defensive rebound
11:32		J'Wan Roberts misses two point layup
11:32		J'Wan Roberts offensive rebound
11:32		J'Wan Roberts misses two point jump shot
11:30		Ja'Vier Francis offensive rebound
11:24		Ja'Vier Francis misses two point jump shot
11:22		Brock Cunningham defensive rebound
11:14		Kadin Shedrick misses two point jump shot
11:12		Max Abmas offensive rebound
10:58		Brock Cunningham turnover (bad pass) (Jamal Shead steals)
10:38	+2	Jamal Shead makes two point jump shot	39-62
10:12	+2	Chendall Weaver makes two point jump shot	41-62
9:50	+3	L.J. Cryer makes three point jump shot (Jamal Shead assists)	41-65
9:28	+3	Brock Cunningham makes three point jump shot (Max Abmas assists)	44-65
9:04		Ja'Vier Francis offensive foul (Kadin Shedrick draws the foul)
9:04		Ja'Vier Francis turnover (offensive foul)
9:04		TV timeout
8:52		Jamal Shead flagrant 1 (Max Abmas draws the foul)
8:52	+1	Max Abmas makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	45-65
8:52	+1	Max Abmas makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	46-65
8:46		Max Abmas misses three point jump shot
8:44		Jamal Shead defensive rebound
8:43		Damian Dunn misses three point jump shot
8:41		Tyrese Hunter defensive rebound
8:33		Tyrese Hunter misses two point layup
8:31		Jamal Shead defensive rebound
8:14		Dylan Disu shooting foul (Joseph Tugler draws the foul)
8:14		Joseph Tugler misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:14		Joseph Tugler misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:14		Brock Cunningham defensive rebound
8:00		Max Abmas misses three point jump shot
7:58		Ramon Walker Jr. defensive rebound
7:34		Damian Dunn misses two point jump shot
7:32		Max Abmas defensive rebound
7:13	+2	Kadin Shedrick makes two point layup	48-65
7:01	+2	Emanuel Sharp makes two point layup	48-67
6:41		Max Abmas misses two point layup
6:39		Jamal Shead defensive rebound
6:37		TV timeout
6:29		J'Wan Roberts misses two point layup
6:27		Ithiel Horton defensive rebound
6:21	+2	Brock Cunningham makes two point jump shot (Chendall Weaver assists)	50-67
5:55		Kadin Shedrick blocks Ja'Vier Francis's two point jump shot
5:53		J'Wan Roberts offensive rebound
5:41	+2	J'Wan Roberts makes two point dunk	50-69
5:39		Official timeout
5:28		Kadin Shedrick misses two point jump shot
5:26		Longhorns offensive rebound
5:24		Emanuel Sharp personal foul (Brock Cunningham draws the foul)
5:18		Jamal Shead blocks Chendall Weaver's two point jump shot
5:16		Jamal Shead defensive rebound
4:55	+2	Emanuel Sharp makes two point layup	50-71
4:44		Kadin Shedrick misses two point jump shot
4:42		Cougars defensive rebound
4:21		Emanuel Sharp misses two point jump shot
4:19		Ja'Vier Francis offensive rebound
4:19		Brock Cunningham shooting foul (Ja'Vier Francis draws the foul)
4:19		Ja'Vier Francis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:19	+1	Ja'Vier Francis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-72
4:00		Tyrese Hunter turnover (out of bounds)
4:00		TV timeout
3:51		Jamal Shead turnover (bad pass) (Kadin Shedrick steals)
3:48		Tyrese Hunter turnover (lost ball) (Jamal Shead steals)
3:43		Emanuel Sharp misses three point jump shot
3:42		Dylan Disu defensive rebound
3:42		Ja'Vier Francis personal foul (Dylan Disu draws the foul)
3:42	+1	Dylan Disu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-72
3:42	+1	Dylan Disu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-72
3:32		Max Abmas shooting foul (Emanuel Sharp draws the foul)
3:32	+1	Emanuel Sharp makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-73
3:32	+1	Emanuel Sharp makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-74
3:16		Joseph Tugler shooting foul (Dylan Disu draws the foul)
3:16	+1	Dylan Disu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-74
3:16	+1	Dylan Disu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-74
2:55	+2	L.J. Cryer makes two point jump shot	54-76
2:34		Max Abmas turnover (bad pass) (Joseph Tugler steals)
2:29		Max Abmas personal foul (Ramon Walker Jr. draws the foul)
2:29	+1	Ramon Walker Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-77
2:29	+1	Ramon Walker Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-78
2:17		Max Abmas turnover (lost ball) (Emanuel Sharp steals)
2:07	+2	Mylik Wilson makes two point layup (Emanuel Sharp assists)	54-80
1:46	+3	Kadin Shedrick makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Hunter assists)	57-80
1:34		Cougars 30 second timeout
1:22		Chendall Weaver personal foul (Mylik Wilson draws the foul)
1:22	+1	Mylik Wilson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-81
1:22		Mylik Wilson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:22		Ramon Walker Jr. offensive rebound
1:02		Ryan Elvin misses three point jump shot
1:00		Chris Johnson defensive rebound
0:44	+2	Chendall Weaver makes two point layup	59-81
0:44		Longhorns 60 second timeout
0:32		Ithiel Horton personal foul (Ryan Elvin draws the foul)
0:32		Ryan Elvin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:32	+1	Ryan Elvin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-82
0:25	+2	Ze'Rik Onyema makes two point dunk (Chris Johnson assists)	61-82
0:00		End of period

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Ze'Rik Onyema makes two point dunk (Chris Johnson assists)