{"id":2027,"date":"2025-11-13T14:27:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T09:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paknews.centers.pk\/new-no-1-houston-routs-oakland-in-dominant-win\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T14:27:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T09:27:24","slug":"new-no-1-houston-routs-oakland-in-dominant-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paknews.centers.pk\/ur\/new-no-1-houston-routs-oakland-in-dominant-win\/","title":{"rendered":"New No. 1 Houston routs Oakland in dominant win"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\"NCAANov 12, 2025; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Cougars guard Kingston Flemings (4) controls the ball as Oakland Golden Grizzlies guard Brody Robinson (55) defends during the first half at Fertitta Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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No. 1 Houston’s top three scorers finished with more combined points than the entire opposing team in Wednesday night’s 78-45 beatdown of visiting Oakland.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Emanuel Sharp finished with 19 points on 7-of-13 shooting from the field with four rebounds and four assists. Kingston Flemings had 19 points and nine assists. Chris Cenac Jr. contributed 11 points and four rebounds.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Oakland (0-3) made 16 of 51 shots (31.4%) against the Cougars’ stifling defense.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The Golden Grizzlies made 19 shots from 3-point range in their first two games against Michigan and Purdue. They went 0-for-5 from beyond the arc in the first half against Houston (3-0).<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Nassim Mashhour ended the drought with a 3-pointer 15 seconds into the second half.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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He finished 3-of-4 from 3-point range. Oakland finished 3-of-13 from the perimeter<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Isaac Garrett made half of Oakland’s shots from the field (8 of 16) and finished with a game-high 20 points. He was the Golden Grizzlies’ lone scorer in double figures.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Houston won its first game after swapping spots with Purdue in the Associated Press Top 25 Monday, going from No. 2 to No. 1.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Oakland lost at Purdue 87-77 on Friday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Houston never trailed against Oakland, taking an 8-0 lead 77 seconds in following 3-pointers by Milos Uzan and Sharp.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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By the time the lead increased to 21-8 with 11:58 remaining in the half, Garrett had scored all of Oakland’s points.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Houston later had a 10-0 run and scored the last six points of the first half to build a 39-17 halftime lead.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The Cougars led by at least 19 points in the second half and saw their lead grow as large as 40 points.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Houston outrebounded Oakland 46-32 and outscored the Golden Grizzlies 40-20 in points in the paint.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The Cougars also dominated in transition, outscoring Oakland 17-2 in fastbreak points.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The Golden Grizzlies had only six assists and nearly had as many turnovers (13) as field goals made.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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–Field Level Media<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n


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