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Cryer leads No. 6 Houston over Towson in Charleston

CHARLESTON, S.C. — LJ Cryer scored 18 points and No. 6 Houston used a 19-4 run in the first half to take control on the way to a 65-49 victory over Towson on Thursday night to advance in the Charleston Classic.

Cryer is among several new faces for a program that's still finding its rhythm, according to coach Kelvin Sampson.

“It's still so early in the season, I don't think anybody's looking at their teams as finished products,” he said after his team opened 4-0 for a fourth straight season.

Sampson's team lost a pair of NBA first-rounders in Jerace Walker, the No.