Men's Basketball Outlasts Wichita State in Double OT

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) – University of Houston sophomore forward J'Wan Roberts' dunk with 1.3 seconds remaining in double overtime gave No. 14 Houston a stirring 76-74 victory over Wichita State on Sunday.

It was Roberts' only basket of the game and followed Wichita State's Craig Porter hitting a tying 3-point shot with 5.4 seconds remaining in the second overtime.

The Cougars took the inbounds and raced up the floor hitting Roberts for the uncontested game-winner.

Josh Carlton scored 11 of his 23 points in the two overtimes, finishing 9 of 14 from the floor for Houston (22-4, 11-2 American).

Jamal Shead scored 13 points for the Cougars while Kyler Edwards, Fabian White and Ramon Walker each added 11.

Porter and Ricky Council each scored 17 for Wichita State (13-10, 4-7) while Tyson Etienne added 15.

Houston built a six-point lead in the first overtime behind Carlton, but Wichita State rallied and Porter's free throw tied it with 18.1 seconds left. Walker's 3-pointer at the buzzer fell short sending it to a second OT.

ON THE BOARDS
Houston leads the American in rebounding margin and offensive rebounding percentage (37.2 coming into the game).

But the Shockers outrebounded the Cougars 20-19 in the first half, allowing Houston only four offensive rebounds in 20 first-half opportunities. Wichita State was even better in the second half, outrebounding the Cougars 15-12. But in the first overtime, Houston grabbed four of the first five rebounds while quickly building a six-point lead And near the end of the second overtime, two Houston offensive rebounds led to Carlton's three-point play with 13 seconds to play. Wichita State outrebound Houston 43-42 for the game.

BIG PICTURE
Houston: The Cougars remain in sole possession of first place in the conference and keep momentum heading toward March.
Wichita State: In position to get a home victory that eased some of the season's disappointment, the Shockers could not finish off Houston.

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• Following Sunday's game, the Cougars continue their brief road swing when they meet Tulane at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 20, inside Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans. That game can be seen on ESPN+.
• Houston claimed a 73-62 win over the Green Wave inside the Fertitta Center on Feb. 2
• From there, the Cougars return for their final three regular-season home games inside the Fertitta Center over a 5-day stretch.
• Houston meets SMU at 11:30 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 27 on ESPNU before facing Cincinnati at 8 p.m., Tuesday, March 1, on ESPNU.
• The game against Cincinnati is a makeup date from the Dec. 28 game, which was postponed due to health and safety protocols in the Houston program.
• All Houston Men's Basketball games can be heard on 950 AM KPRC.

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