#2/2 Men’s Basketball Rolls Past Rider

Thursday, November 20

Houston, Texas

8 p.m.

University of Houston

5-0,0-0Big 12

Rider

1-4,0-0MAAC

Rider

Houston

11/20/2025 8:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Sophomore guards Chase McCarty and Mercy Miller record career-high points

HOUSTON (AP) – HOUSTON – Freshman point guard Kingston Flemings scored 18 points on 8-for-10 shooting, senior guard Emanuel Sharp added 15 points, and the #2/2 University of Houston Men's Basketball team rolled past Rider 91-45 inside Fertitta Center on Thursday evening.

Sophomore guard Mercy Miller scored a career-high 14 points off the bench, junior forward Joseph Tugler finished with 12 points and nine rebounds, and freshman forward Chris Cenac Jr. had 12 points for Houston (5-0).

With Thursday's win, Sharp competed in the 100^th win of his Houston career. He improved to 100-12 with Houston and became only the seventh Cougar in school history to reach triple-digit victories.

Sharp joined J'Wan Roberts (149, 2019-25), Fabian White Jr. (121, 2017-22), Jamal Shead (120, 2020-24), Ja'Vier Francis (114, 2021-25), Michael Young (109, 1980-84) and Galen Robinson Jr. (103, 2015-19).

Caleb Smith scored 13 points and Zion Cruz added nine points for Rider (1-3), which shot 31% and was 4-of-17 on 3-pointers.

Flemings had 14 points on 6-of-6 shooting in the first half as Houston built a 47-25 halftime lead. Houston shot 8-of-11 from the field to start the game and shot 59% in the first half in building its halftime lead. The Cougars capped the first half as redshirt freshman guard Chase McCarty drained a 3-pointer at the buzzer on his way to a career-high eight points.

Houston jumped to a 17-2 lead on a layup by Flemings with 15:19 remaining in the first half, and the lead never dipped below 11 points the rest of the way.

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The Cougars shot 56% and were 10-of-26 on 3-pointers for the game. Houston forced 23 turnovers and converted them into 33 points.

Houston improved to 5-0 for the 15^th time in school history and for the third time in the last four seasons.

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UP NEXT
• Houston heads to Las Vegas to compete at the Players Era Championship on Nov. 24-26.
• The Cougars open the prestigious event at 5 p.m. (CST), Nov. 24, against Syracuse before facing #20/17 Tennessee at 5 p.m. (CST), Nov. 25. Both of those games will air on TNT
• Houston's final Players Era Championship opponent will be determined by results from the first two days.
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