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University of Houston
12-3, 2-0AAC
Temple
9-5, 1-2AAC
Mills Scores 23 to Carry Houston Over Temple
1/7/2020 9:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Caleb Mills tied his season high with 23 points as Houston beat Temple 78-74 on Tuesday night.
Mills scored seven straight Houston points during a 9-2 run for a 65-60 lead with 5:08 left. He finished 9 of 16 from the field with three 3-pointers.
Chris Harris Jr. had 11 points, 13 rebounds, four blocks and three assists for Houston (12-3, 2-0 American Athletic Conference), which won its sixth consecutive game. DeJon Jarreau added 11 points and five assists, and Nate Hinton had 10 points, 13 rebounds and five assists for his seventh double-double of the season.
Houston grabbed 32 first-half rebounds, and finished with 54 compared to Temple's 32.
Quinton Rose scored a season-high 21 points for the Owls (9-5, 1-2). Nate Pierre-Louis added 13 points and seven rebounds, and J.P. Moorman II had 10 points.
UP NEXT
• Following Tuesday's game, Cougars continue their road swing when it takes on Tulsa at 3 p.m., Saturday, inside the Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Okla.
• Game will be shown on ESPN2 and can be heard on KPRC 950 AM.
• Houston returns to the Fertitta Center to play host to SMU at 8 p.m., Jan. 15.
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