The Cougars and sophomore guard Quentin Grimes put their foot on the pedal early and never let up in their 76-56 win over the South Carolina Gamecocks on the road Sunday afternoon.
Grimes, coming off 21-point performance against Texas State, lit up the Gamecocks for 24 points, 16 of which came in the second half.
Houston started off strong, hitting three of their first four shots to open the game with a 7-0 run.
The Gamecocks would answer back though with their own 6-0 run to cut Houston’s lead to one point four minutes through the first.