In danger of losing back-to-back games at Fertitta Center for the first time ever, Jarace Walker took matters into his own hands Saturday afternoon at Fertitta Center.
Walker, who scored 21 points in UH’s first meeting against Cincinnati, used his 6-foot-8-inch frame to bully whoever the Bearcats threw at him, willing the Cougars back into the game with turnaround jumper after turnaround jumper.
“Honestly, I was just feeling good tonight,” Walker said. “The ball was feeling good off my fingertips.”
With just under four minutes remaining, Walker’s 10th basket of the night, a mid-range jumper, put the Cougars ahead 64-62, their first lead since the 17:36 mark in the first half.