The Daily Cougar · Nov 25, 2020
UH routs Lamar behind Marcus Sasser’s dominant outing
Marcus Sasser led UH with 25 points in Wednesday’s contest. He hit seven 3-pointers in the win, a Fertitta Center record. | Mikol Kindle Jr./The CougarAfter its first action since defeating Memphis in March, No. 17 UH returned to Fertitta Center for the first time in nearly nine months and was led by sophomore guard Marcus Sasser to a 89-45 win over Lamar.
The teams went back and forth with the early possessions thanks to strong defense and turnovers until junior Quentin Grimes got UH on the board with a 3-pointer.
Sasser kept the momentum alive as the Cougars took advantage of shooting from behind the arc for a 6-2 lead.