FINAL: Illinois 64, Houston 55

Mirkovic: 14 pts; 10 rebs
Wagler: 13 pts; 12 rebs
Stojakovic: 13 pts

Sharp: 17 pts (7/16 fgs - 3/10 3s)
Flemings: 11 pts (4/10 fgs); 6 rebs
McCarty: 9 pts (3/7 3s)
Cenac: 6 pts (3/12 fgs); 10 rebs

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Illinois 62, Houston 55

Sharp: 17 pts (4/6 twos; 3/9 threes)

Timeout, Houston. 42.5 seconds remaining.

Coogs running out of time.

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Illinois 46, Houston 35

Illini missed last 4 shots; scoreless last 2:21

Sharp made 2 straight fadeaway jumpers in paint: 2/3 from 2; 2/7 from 3.

2nd half Fouls
Illini - 6; Coogs - 8

2nd half FTs
Illini - 2/4; Coogs - 0

7:35 at media timeout

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Illinois 46, Houston 31.

4th foul on JoJo Tugler.

Tugler: 6 pts (3/4 fgs); 4 rebs; 4 asts.

Coogs 2 for last 10 shots

FTs in game
Illini: 3/6; Coogs: 0

Timeout, Illini. 9:56 on clock

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Illinois 33, Houston 26

Turnovers: Illini - 5; Coogs - 2

Coogs 7-2 pts off turnovers

Illini 28-22 rebs; 8-7 offensive boards

Coogs 6-4 2nd chance pts

Illini 18-10 in the paint

15:53 at media timeout.

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Illinois 21, Houston 14

Illini 7-0 run last 2:06; made 3 straight shots

Coogs missed 6 straight shots; scoreless last 3:37.

Stojakovic: 9 pts (4/5 fgs - 1/2 3s).

Timeout, Houston.

4:19 til halftime

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Illinois 14, Houston 14

FGs
Illini: 6/18 - 1/5 3s
Coogs: 6/20 - 2/10 3s

Cenac: 1/7 fgs - 0/2 3s; 4 rebs
Tugler: 4 pts (2/2 fgs)

Illini 16-11 rebs; 10-4 in paint

UH 5-2 pts off turnover

7:26 til halftime; Coogs' ball after timeout

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Illinois 9, Houston 8.

FGs
Illinois: 4/14 - 0/2 3s
Houston: 3/14 - 2/9 3s

Rebs: Illinois 13-9; 5-3 offensive boards

UH: 3-2 2nd chance pts

Illinois: 8-0 in paint.

10:56 at media timeout

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Illinois 2, Houston 0.

FGs
Illinois: 1/9 - 0/2 3s
Houston 0/6 - 0/2 3s

Illinois: 11-3 rebs -- 5-0 offensive rebounds; 2-0 2nd chance points.

16:13 at media timeout

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FINAL: Houston 88, Texas A&M 57

Sharp: 18 pts; 4 rebs
Cenac: 17 pts; 9 rebs
Uzan: 15 pts; 4 rebs; 4 asts
Miller: 10 pts; 3 rebs; 3 asts
Flemings: 9 pts; 5 rebs; 4 asts

Turnovers: UH - 7; Ags - 11

UH: 46-29 rebs; 32-20 in paint.

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Houston 80, Texas A&M 55

Miller dished to Sakho for slam dunk.

Miller: 8 pts; 3 asts

Coogs: 41-28 rebs (18-9 rebs); 32-20 in the paint.

Aggies 31-15 bench pts

FGs
UH: 28/64 - 7/28 3s
Ags: 18/48 - 6/21 3s

3:58 left in the game

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Houston 69, Texas A&M 43

Miller: 7 pts (3/5 fgs - 1/3 3s); 2 asts

Sharp: 17 pts
Uzan: 15 pts
Cenac: 14 pts; 9 rebs
Flemings: 9 pts; 5 rebs; 4 asts

30-second timeout, Aggies

9:52 on the clock

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Houston 64, Texas A&M 39

2nd half FGs
Houston: 7/14 - 2/7 3s
Aggies: 3/9 - 0/2 3s

Sharp: 17 pts (4 fouls)
Cenac: 14 pts; 8 rebs
Uzan: 12 pts; 3 rebs; 3 asts
Flemings: 9 pts; 5 rebs; 3 asts

Houston 33-20 rebs

11:52 at media timeout

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Houston 56, Texas A&M 33

Sharp: 17 pts (5/10 fgs; 5/5 fts); 3 fouls
Cenac: 14 pts (5/8 fgs; 4/4 fts); 8 rebs

FGs in the game
UH: 20/44 - 4/19 3s
Ags: 12/35 - 5/17 3s

Aggies missed 7 straight 3s

15:53 at media timeout

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HALFTIME: Houston 46, Texas A&M 28

Houston made 5 of last 7 shots
Aggies missed 12 of last 13 shots

Sharp: 14 pts
Cenac: 10 pts; 5 rebs
Uzan: 9 pts; 2 rebs; 3 asts
Flemings: 6 pts; 4 rebs; 2 asts

UH: 11-5 2nd chance pts; 16-10 in paint

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Houston 39, Texas A&M 24

Coogs on 14-0 run last 5:10

Aggies missed 10 straight shots

30-second timeout, Aggies

2:30 til halftime

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Houston 35, Texas A&M 24

Sharp has 12 pts

Houston on 10-0 run last 3:04

Aggies missed 6 straight and scoreless last 3:27

30-second timeout, Aggies

4:16 on the clock

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Houston 27, Texas A&M 24

Aggies 5/10 from 3; 4/6 from 2

Coogs 3/13 from 3; 7/14 from 2

Sharp: game-high 8 pts (2/6 3s; 2/2 fts)

Coogs 13-9 rebs; 11-5 2nd chance pts

Aggies 14-5 bench pts

7:05 at media timeout

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Houston 25, Texas A&M 21

FGs
Aggies: 8/15 - 4/9 3s
Coogs: 9/25 - 3/13 3s

Houston 7-0 pts off turnovers; 11-5 2nd chance pts

Aggies 11-5 bench pts

8-8 in paint

30-second timeout, Houston

8:37 at timeout

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Houston 17, Texas A&M 13

FGs
Aggies: 5/10 - 2/6 3s
Coogs: 7/22 - 3/12 3s

Coogs have 10 offensive rebounds; 7 2nd-chance pts.

6-6 in the paint; 5-5 bench pts

10:53 at media timeout.

Technical foul assessed to someone on the Aggies' bench.

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Texas A&M 10, Houston 9

FGs
Aggies: 4/9 - 2/6 3s
Coogs: 4/12 - 1/4 3s

Houston 7-5 rebs; 4-2 2nd chance pts

Fouls: Aggies - 4; Coogs - 1

4-4 in the paint

15:11 at media timeout

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FINAL: Houston 78, Idaho 47

Flemings: 18 pts; 6 rebs; 4 asts
Sharp: 16 pts
Tugler: 13 pts
Uzan: 12 pts
Miller: 10 pts

Cenac: 7 pts; 18 rebs

FGs
UH: 31/62 - 8/15 3s
Idaho: 16/56 - 6/30 3S

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Houston 73, Idaho 45

4 Coogs in double-digit scoring:
Flemings - 18
Sharp - 16
Tugler - 13
Uzan - 12

Cenac: 7 pts and 18 rebs

UH: 48-28 rebs; 34-14 in the paint

3:05 at timeout

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Houston 67, Idaho 38

Houston made 4 of last 5 shots.

Idaho scoreless last 2:19.

Flemings: 18 pts (8/12 fgs; 2/2 fts); 6 rebs; 4 asts

Sharp: 16 pts (6/7 fgs - 3/3 3s); 4 rebs

Tugler: 13 pts (5/13 fgs; 3/4 fts); 4 rebs

Timeout, Idaho 7:12 on clock

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Houston 59, Idaho 33

Houston scored 6 in a row over last 1:24

Idaho missed 7 of last 8 shots; scoreless last 3:22.

Flemings: 14 pts; 6 rebs; 4 asts
Sharp: 14 pts; 2 rebs; 2 asts
Tugler: 13 pts; 3 rebs; 1 blk; 1 stl

11:37 at media timeout

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Houston 57, Idaho 33

2nd half FGs
Idaho: 2/10 - 1/6 threes
Houston: 4/14 - 0/3 threes

Houston made last 2 shots

Idaho missed 6 of last 7 shots; scoreless last 2:36

12:23 at media timeout. Houston's ball after timeout.

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Houston 51, Idaho 27

2nd half FGs
Houston: 1/8 - 0/1 three
Idaho: 1/6 - 0/2 threes

Cenac: season-high 16 rebounds

2 shot foul on Tugler

15:40 at media timeout

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HALFTIME: Houston 48, Idaho 24

Idaho led 12-9.

Flemings: 14 pts (6/6 fgs - 2/2 3s); 5 rebs; 2 asts
Sharp: 12 pts
Cenac: 7 pts; 12 rebs
Uzan: 7 pts; 2 rebs; 3 asts

UH: 28-13 rebs; 18-8 in paint

UH: 18/30 fgs - 5/7 3s; 7/9 fts

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Houston 42, Idaho 20

Houston made last 4 shots; on 9-0 run last 1:46.

Vandals missed 11 of last 12 shots; scoreless last 2:03.

Flemings: 14 pts; 5 rebs; 2 asts; 2 fouls; 2 turnovers

Cenac: 5 pts; 9 rebs

3:47 til halftime

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Houston 33, Idaho 15

Houston on 24-3 run last 6:56

Idaho missed 9 of last 10 shots and 6 in a row; scoreless last 4:43

Sharp: 12 pts (3/3 threes; 1/2 2s; 1/1 ft).

Flemings: 10 pts (4/4 fgs; 2/2 fts); 5 rebs.

7:24 til halftime

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