The Daily Cougar · Feb 27, 2022
No. 14 UH flexes its muscle against SMU
UH guard Kyler Edwards flexes after converting a layup through contact in the first half of the Cougars’ victory over SMU on Sunday afternoon at Fertitta Center. | Steven Paultanis/The CougarNo. 14 Houston avenged its loss earlier in the month to SMU on Sunday, blowing out the Mustangs 75-61 in front of a jam-packed Fertitta Center crowd decked in black.
With the win, the Cougars increases their first-place lead in the American Athletic Conference to two games.
The Cougars’ bigs feasted in the paint against the smaller SMU lineup, scoring at will. Senior forward Fabian White, senior center Josh Carlton and sophomore forward J’Wan Roberts combined for 18 first half points.