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Roberts, No. 3 Houston roll past Tulsa 89-50

AP
Dec 29, 2022

TULSA, Okla. (AP) J'Wan Roberts scored 15 points, Tramon Mark and Emanuel Sharp added 14 each, and No. 3 Houston routed Tulsa 89-50 on Wednesday night in the American Athletic Conference opener for both teams.

The Cougars (13-1) missed five of their first seven shots as Tulsa took an early 8-5 lead, but were deadly thereafter and finished the game shooting 59% (36 of 61).

''Our spacing was good, ball movement was good and the team is unselfish,'' Houston coach Kelvin Sampson said. ''We have multiple guys who can make shots and they don't care who scores as long as we score.''

Mark left the game with 17:51 remaining because of an apparent leg injury and did not return.

Bryant Selebangue led Tulsa (4-8) with 13 points.

''We did some things well and I was happy to see us execute those things,'' Tulsa first-year coach Eric Konkol said. ''But the overall stamina required, not just in trying to score, but I thought their passing, sharing, the way they find shots and make difficult shots, it was just a well-rounded performance by them. They are a very good team.''

Houston used a couple of big runs to pull away to a 43-26 halftime advantage, then opened the second half with a 12-2 burst.

Tulsa had success early using screen-and-rolls to free Selebangue, who was 5-for-5 in the first half for 10 points. But the Hurricane finished 19 of 56 (33%) against the nation's leading team in field goal percentage defense and scoring defense.

''You're not going to win championships with your offense,'' Sampson said. ''You can have great execution and some nights the ball just won't go in the basket. But you can always count on defense and rebounding. ... This team is better than it was a month ago and will be better in another month.''

BIG PICTURE

Houston was equally impressive on offense, scoring inside, from mid-range and making seven 3-pointers while getting just about any shot it wanted.

Tulsa, outsized and overmatched athletically, got a first-hand look at the type of team it would like to become in the future under Konkol.

''I have great respect for what Houston has done and the program they've become,'' Konkol said. ''I admire all programs that have sustained success. We want to be a gritty and nasty program like they are and we got a lesson tonight in what that looks like.''

UP NEXT

Houston: Hosts UCF on Saturday.

Tulsa: At SMU on Sunday.

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1st Half
HOU
Cougars
43
TLSA
Golden Hurricane
26

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jarace Walker vs. Bryant Selebangue (Cougars gains possession)
19:47		Jamal Shead misses three point jump shot
19:45		Cougars offensive rebound
19:34		Sterling Gaston-Chapman personal foul
19:23		Anthony Pritchard shooting foul (J'wan Roberts draws the foul)
19:23	+1	J'wan Roberts makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-0
19:23		J'wan Roberts misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:23		Bryant Selebangue defensive rebound
19:04	+2	Bryant Selebangue makes two point layup (Sam Griffin assists)	1-2
18:41		Marcus Sasser misses three point jump shot
18:39		Anthony Pritchard defensive rebound
18:32		Sam Griffin misses three point jump shot
18:30		J'wan Roberts defensive rebound
18:21		Marcus Sasser misses two point jump shot
18:19		Anthony Pritchard defensive rebound
18:14	+2	Keyshawn Embery-Simpson makes two point layup (Sam Griffin assists)	1-4
17:53	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point jump shot	3-4
17:23	+2	Bryant Selebangue makes two point dunk (Anthony Pritchard assists)	3-6
16:52		Marcus Sasser misses three point jump shot
16:50		Bryant Selebangue defensive rebound
16:45		Anthony Pritchard turnover (bad pass)
16:36	+2	J'wan Roberts makes two point dunk (Tramon Mark assists)	5-6
16:13		Tim Dalger misses two point layup
16:11		Jamal Shead defensive rebound
16:04		Jarace Walker misses three point jump shot
16:02		Bryant Selebangue defensive rebound
15:53	+2	Bryant Selebangue makes two point dunk (Sam Griffin assists)	5-8
15:18		Cougars turnover (shot clock violation)
15:18		TV timeout
14:59		Brandon Betson misses three point jump shot
14:57		Jarace Walker defensive rebound
14:40	+2	Marcus Sasser makes two point jump shot	7-8
14:17		Sam Griffin misses three point jump shot
14:15		Jarace Walker defensive rebound
13:57	+3	Tramon Mark makes three point jump shot (Jarace Walker assists)	10-8
13:25		Tim Dalger misses three point jump shot
13:23		BB Knight offensive rebound
13:18		Brandon Betson misses three point jump shot
13:16		Marcus Sasser defensive rebound
13:11		Jamal Shead misses three point jump shot
13:09		Tim Dalger defensive rebound
12:42		Sam Griffin turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Sasser steals)
12:35	+2	Jarace Walker makes two point layup (Marcus Sasser assists)	12-8
12:19		BB Knight misses three point jump shot
12:17		Marcus Sasser defensive rebound
12:07		Marcus Sasser misses three point jump shot
12:05		J'wan Roberts offensive rebound
12:00	+3	Emanuel Sharp makes three point jump shot (Marcus Sasser assists)	15-8
11:58		Golden Hurricane 30 second timeout
11:58		TV timeout
11:47	+2	Bryant Selebangue makes two point layup	15-10
11:26		Marcus Sasser misses two point layup
11:24		Bryant Selebangue defensive rebound
11:19	+3	Brandon Betson makes three point jump shot (Anthony Pritchard assists)	15-13
11:03	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point dunk	17-13
10:44		J'wan Roberts personal foul
10:31		Keyshawn Embery-Simpson misses three point jump shot
10:29		J'wan Roberts defensive rebound
10:19	+2	Jamal Shead makes two point layup	19-13
10:10		Ja'Vier Francis blocks Brandon Betson's two point jump shot
10:08		Golden Hurricane offensive rebound
10:06		Keyshawn Embery-Simpson offensive foul
10:06		Keyshawn Embery-Simpson turnover (offensive foul)
9:55	+3	Emanuel Sharp makes three point jump shot (Marcus Sasser assists)	22-13
9:18		Anthony Pritchard misses three point jump shot
9:16		Emanuel Sharp defensive rebound
9:05	+3	Emanuel Sharp makes three point jump shot (Jamal Shead assists)	25-13
9:03		Golden Hurricane 30 second timeout
8:41		Emanuel Sharp personal foul
8:37	+3	Sam Griffin makes three point jump shot (Anthony Pritchard assists)	25-16
8:14		Jarace Walker turnover (traveling)
8:01		Emanuel Sharp shooting foul (Bryant Selebangue draws the foul)
8:01		Bryant Selebangue misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:01		Bryant Selebangue misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:01		Jarace Walker defensive rebound
7:55		Terrance Arceneaux misses three point jump shot
7:53		Sterling Gaston-Chapman defensive rebound
7:46		TV timeout
7:35	+3	Sam Griffin makes three point jump shot	25-19
7:20	+3	Tramon Mark makes three point jump shot	28-19
6:54		Keyshawn Embery-Simpson misses three point jump shot
6:52		Jamal Shead defensive rebound
6:44		Tramon Mark misses two point jump shot
6:42		Sterling Gaston-Chapman defensive rebound
6:33		Jarace Walker shooting foul (Sam Griffin draws the foul)
6:33	+1	Sam Griffin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-20
6:33	+1	Sam Griffin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-21
6:13	+2	Jamal Shead makes two point jump shot	30-21
5:39	+3	Brandon Betson makes three point jump shot	30-24
5:35		Official timeout
5:11	+2	Marcus Sasser makes two point jump shot	32-24
4:53		Brandon Betson turnover (lost ball)
4:36		Keyshawn Embery-Simpson personal foul
4:27	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point jump shot (Jamal Shead assists)	34-24
4:13		Anthony Pritchard turnover (lost ball) (J'wan Roberts steals)
4:06		Tramon Mark misses three point jump shot
4:04		Golden Hurricane defensive rebound
4:02		Reggie Chaney personal foul
3:49		Jesaiah McWright misses three point jump shot
3:47		J'wan Roberts defensive rebound
3:39	+2	Jamal Shead makes two point layup	36-24
3:17		Jamal Shead personal foul
3:17		TV timeout
3:01	+2	Bryant Selebangue makes two point layup (Sam Griffin assists)	36-26
2:41		Tramon Mark misses three point jump shot
2:39		J'wan Roberts offensive rebound
2:31	+3	Jamal Shead makes three point jump shot (Marcus Sasser assists)	39-26
2:09		Tramon Mark shooting foul (Bryant Selebangue draws the foul)
2:09		Bryant Selebangue misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:09		Bryant Selebangue misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:09		Ja'Vier Francis defensive rebound
1:50		Ja'Vier Francis offensive foul
1:50		Ja'Vier Francis turnover (offensive foul)
1:40		Sam Griffin turnover (bad pass) (Tramon Mark steals)
1:33		Tramon Mark misses two point jump shot
1:31		Sam Griffin defensive rebound
1:27		Sam Griffin turnover (lost ball) (J'wan Roberts steals)
1:04		BB Knight personal foul
0:56		Tim Dalger personal foul
0:51	+2	Marcus Sasser makes two point jump shot	41-26
0:38		Bryant Selebangue turnover (lost ball)
0:38		Cougars 30 second timeout
0:24	+2	Marcus Sasser makes two point jump shot	43-26
0:02		Sam Griffin misses two point jump shot
0:01		Tim Dalger offensive rebound
0:01		Tim Dalger misses two point layup
0:00		Cougars defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
HOU
Cougars
46
TLSA
Golden Hurricane
24

Time		Play	Score
19:42		Sam Griffin turnover (traveling)
19:31		Anthony Pritchard personal foul
19:20		Jarace Walker misses two point jump shot
19:18		Anthony Pritchard defensive rebound
19:09		Jarace Walker blocks Sterling Gaston-Chapman's two point dunk
19:07		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
18:57	+2	J'wan Roberts makes two point layup (Tramon Mark assists)	45-26
18:45		Bryant Selebangue misses two point layup
18:43		J'wan Roberts defensive rebound
18:35	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point jump shot	47-26
18:35		Anthony Pritchard misses two point layup
18:33		Sterling Gaston-Chapman offensive rebound
18:10	+2	Sterling Gaston-Chapman makes two point layup	47-28
17:46		Anthony Pritchard personal foul
17:46	+1	Marcus Sasser makes regular free throw 1 of 3	48-28
17:46		Marcus Sasser misses regular free throw 2 of 3
17:46	+1	Marcus Sasser makes regular free throw 3 of 3	49-28
17:46		Jarace Walker blocks Brandon Betson's two point jump shot
17:44		Bryant Selebangue offensive rebound
17:44		Golden Hurricane turnover (shot clock violation)
16:58	+2	Jarace Walker makes two point jump shot	51-28
16:36		Sam Griffin misses three point jump shot
16:34		Jamal Shead defensive rebound
16:29		Emanuel Sharp misses three point jump shot
16:27		J'wan Roberts offensive rebound
16:21	+2	J'wan Roberts makes two point layup	53-28
16:04		Sam Griffin misses three point jump shot
16:02		Jarace Walker defensive rebound
15:55	+2	J'wan Roberts makes two point layup (Marcus Sasser assists)	55-28
15:53		Golden Hurricane 30 second timeout
15:53		TV timeout
15:29		Jarace Walker personal foul
15:29		TV timeout
15:21		Jarace Walker personal foul
15:16		Jesaiah McWright turnover (Marcus Sasser steals)
15:07	+2	J'wan Roberts makes two point jump shot (Jarace Walker assists)	57-28
14:51	+2	Anthony Pritchard makes two point layup	57-30
14:25		Jarace Walker misses two point jump shot
14:23		J'wan Roberts offensive rebound
14:23		Charles Chukwu personal foul (J'wan Roberts draws the foul)
14:15		Jarace Walker misses two point jump shot
14:13		Tim Dalger defensive rebound
13:48		BB Knight misses three point jump shot
13:46		Tim Dalger offensive rebound
13:37		Ja'Vier Francis blocks Tim Dalger's two point layup
13:35		Emanuel Sharp defensive rebound
13:36		Emanuel Sharp offensive foul (Anthony Pritchard draws the foul)
13:36		Emanuel Sharp turnover (offensive foul)
13:21		Ja'Vier Francis blocks Jesaiah McWright's three point jump shot
13:19		Golden Hurricane offensive rebound
13:16		Tim Dalger misses three point jump shot
13:14		Marcus Sasser defensive rebound
13:04	+2	Ja'Vier Francis makes two point layup (Jarace Walker assists)	59-30
12:42	+2	Anthony Pritchard makes two point jump shot	59-32
12:24		Emanuel Sharp misses three point jump shot
12:22		Charles Chukwu defensive rebound
12:09		BB Knight misses two point jump shot
12:07		Ja'Vier Francis defensive rebound
11:58	+2	Marcus Sasser makes two point jump shot	61-32
11:40		Tim Dalger misses three point jump shot
11:38		Jarace Walker defensive rebound
11:32		Marcus Sasser misses two point layup
11:30		Ja'Vier Francis offensive rebound
11:30		BB Knight personal foul (Ja'Vier Francis draws the foul)
11:30		TV timeout
11:30	+1	Ja'Vier Francis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-32
11:30	+1	Ja'Vier Francis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-32
11:18	+2	Tim Dalger makes two point layup (Anthony Pritchard assists)	63-34
10:57	+2	Terrance Arceneaux makes two point jump shot	65-34
10:47	+2	Anthony Pritchard makes two point jump shot	65-36
10:34		Jesaiah McWright personal foul
10:18		Tim Dalger shooting foul (Jarace Walker draws the foul)
10:18	+1	Jarace Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-36
10:18	+1	Jarace Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-36
10:02		Anthony Pritchard misses two point jump shot
10:00		Emanuel Sharp defensive rebound
9:52	+2	Emanuel Sharp makes two point layup	69-36
9:52		Jesaiah McWright shooting foul
9:52	+1	Emanuel Sharp makes regular free throw 1 of 1	70-36
9:33		Jarace Walker shooting foul (Tim Dalger draws the foul)
9:33	+1	Tim Dalger makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-37
9:33	+1	Tim Dalger makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-38
9:17		Jarace Walker misses two point layup
9:15		Tim Dalger defensive rebound
9:08		Tim Dalger misses two point layup
9:06		Bryant Selebangue offensive rebound
9:03	+2	Bryant Selebangue makes two point layup	70-40
8:47		Emanuel Sharp turnover (Bryant Selebangue steals)
8:42	+2	Tim Dalger makes two point dunk (Bryant Selebangue assists)	70-42
8:25		Reggie Chaney misses two point layup
8:23		Bryant Selebangue defensive rebound
7:51		Sam Griffin misses two point jump shot
7:49		Terrance Arceneaux defensive rebound
7:31	+2	J'wan Roberts makes two point jump shot	72-42
7:16		Tim Dalger misses three point jump shot
7:14		Golden Hurricane offensive rebound
7:11		TV timeout
6:54	+3	Keyshawn Embery-Simpson makes three point jump shot (Tim Dalger assists)	72-45
6:34		Emanuel Sharp misses two point jump shot
6:32		J'wan Roberts offensive rebound
6:29	+2	Reggie Chaney makes two point dunk (J'wan Roberts assists)	74-45
6:10		Keyshawn Embery-Simpson misses three point jump shot
6:08		Bryant Selebangue offensive rebound
6:05		Reggie Chaney shooting foul (Bryant Selebangue draws the foul)
6:05		Bryant Selebangue misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:05	+1	Bryant Selebangue makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-46
5:45		Emanuel Sharp offensive foul
5:45		Emanuel Sharp turnover (offensive foul)
5:29		Sterling Gaston-Chapman turnover (Reggie Chaney steals)
5:19	+2	J'wan Roberts makes two point layup (Reggie Chaney assists)	76-46
4:53		Sterling Gaston-Chapman misses two point jump shot
4:51		Terrance Arceneaux defensive rebound
4:40		Reggie Chaney misses two point hook shot
4:38		Bryant Selebangue defensive rebound
4:34		Bryant Selebangue turnover (Terrance Arceneaux steals)
4:24	+3	Terrance Arceneaux makes three point jump shot	79-46
4:06		Reggie Chaney personal foul
4:06	+1	Sterling Gaston-Chapman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-47
4:06	+1	Sterling Gaston-Chapman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-48
3:57		Emanuel Sharp turnover (Sterling Gaston-Chapman steals)
3:57		TV timeout
3:45	+2	Brandon Betson makes two point jump shot	79-50
3:29	+2	Terrance Arceneaux makes two point jump shot	81-50
3:02		Sterling Gaston-Chapman misses two point jump shot
3:00		Sterling Gaston-Chapman offensive rebound
2:56		Brandon Betson misses three point jump shot
2:54		Emanuel Sharp defensive rebound
2:51		Charles Chukwu personal foul (Emanuel Sharp draws the foul)
2:51	+1	Emanuel Sharp makes regular free throw 1 of 2	82-50
2:51	+1	Emanuel Sharp makes regular free throw 2 of 2	83-50
2:36		Jesaiah McWright offensive foul
2:36		Jesaiah McWright turnover (offensive foul)
2:19	+2	Terrance Arceneaux makes two point jump shot	85-50
2:07		Ja'Vier Francis blocks Brandon Betson's two point jump shot
2:05		Golden Hurricane offensive rebound
2:00		Sterling Gaston-Chapman misses two point jump shot
1:58		Ja'Vier Francis defensive rebound
1:40	+2	Reggie Chaney makes two point jump shot (Terrance Arceneaux assists)	87-50
1:20		Ja'Vier Francis personal foul
1:20		Charles Chukwu misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:20		Terrance Arceneaux defensive rebound
1:11		Ramon Walker Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:09		Golden Hurricane defensive rebound
0:55		Jesaiah McWright misses three point jump shot
0:53		Ramon Walker Jr. defensive rebound
0:45	+2	Reggie Chaney makes two point layup (Ja'Vier Francis assists)	89-50
0:36		BB Knight turnover (Terrance Arceneaux steals)
0:12		Ryan Elvin misses three point jump shot
0:10		Golden Hurricane defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Golden Hurricane defensive rebound