Houston Rolls to Road Win at ECU
1/14/2018 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) Corey Davis Jr. scored 20 points, Fabian White Jr. added 17 with six rebounds and three blocks and Houston easily handled East Carolina with a 65-49 win on Sunday.
Davis and White combined to shoot 15 for 22 from the field, though the rest of the Cougars mustered just 11-of-44 shooting. Rob Gray added 12 points with nine assists.
Houston (14-3, 4-1 American Athletic Conference) used a 15-3 run early to build a 22-9 advantage when Davis made three 3s - two in succession - and Wes VanBeck made a 3 and followed with a jumper.
Gray's 3-point play with 1:57 before halftime made it 30-12. He followed with a pair of free throws and a 3-pointer and the Cougars led 36-17 at the break. The Pirates shot 6 for 27 (22 percent) before halftime and trailed by double digits the rest of the way.
Shawn Williams led East Carolina (7-10, 1-5) with 17 points and B.J. Tyson scored 12.

UP NEXT
• Following Sunday's game, the Cougars head east on Interstate 10 to take on Tulane at 7 p.m., Wednesday, inside Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans... Game will be shown on ESPNews and can be heard on KPRC 950 AM.
• Cougars return to Houston to complete the regular-season series against No. 9/9 Wichita State at 11 a.m., Saturday, inside H&PE Arena... Game will be played on the 50th anniversary of the Game of the Century between No. 1 UCLA and No. 2 Houston... Game can be seen on ESPNU and heard on KPRC 950 AM.
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