The Daily Cougar · Feb 28, 2024
No. 1 Houston downs Cincinnati for sixth straight win
L.J. Cryer scored a game-high 22 points in Tuesday’s win over Cincinnati. | Anh Le/The CougarThe No. 1 Cougars beat the Cincinnati Bearcats 67-59 on Tuesday inside the Fertitta Center to earn their sixth straight win.
Houston got off to a nearly perfect start in the first half, sticking to its bread and butter. A suffocating defense held Cincinnati to 26% from the field and only 10% from behind the three-point line, the defensive pressure gave way to six steals by the squad — one of which led to a fast-break dunk by senior forward J’wan Roberts that sent Fertitta Center into a frenzy.