#8/7 Men’s Basketball Flies Past Florida State in Toyota Center

Saturday, December 6

Toyota Center – Houston, Texas

7 p.m.

University of Houston

8-1,0-0Big 12

Florida State

5-4,0-0ACC

Florida St.

Houston

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#8/7 Men’s Basketball Flies Past Florida State in Toyota Center

12/6/2025 11:41:00 AM | Men's Basketball

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Emanuel Sharp, Kingston Flemings each tally 20+ points; freshman Chris Cenac records double-double

HOUSTON (AP) – Senior guard Emanuel Sharp scored 27 points, freshman point guard Kingston Flemings added 21 and the #8/7 University of Houston Men's Basketball team beat Florida State 82-67 on Saturday night inside the Toyota Center.

Flemings and Sharp each scored 13 points in the first half and were a combined 10-of-15 from the floor as the Cougars (8-1) held a 41-33 halftime lead.

Sharp finished 10-of-17 from the field, including 6-of-12 on 3-pointers. Kingston was 8-of-13 from the field, hitting 3-of-4 3-pointers.

In addition to his scoring total, Flemings also finished with three rebounds, five assists and a career-high eight steals.

His steals total was the second-highest single-game total in Houston history, trailing only Hall of Famer Clyde Drexler's 11 steals at Syracuse (December 11, 1982).

Flemings equaled the total by Jamal Shead (vs. Our Lady of the Lake, February 6, 2021); Oliver Lafayette (vs. BYU, March 15, 2006); Dominic Smith (vs. Charlotte, February 4, 2001); Ken Ciolli, three times (vs. Illinois State, March 14, 1977; vs. Texas Lutheran, Dec. 7, 1977; vs. Xavier, Dec. 16, 1977 and Cecil Rose (Houston Christian, January 2, 1976).

Freshman forward Chris Cenac Jr. collected his second career double-double with15 points and 10 rebounds for Houston, which shot 49% and 11 of 29 on 3-pointers.

The Cougars forced 19 turnovers.

Rodney McCray V scored 16 points for Florida State (5-4). Chauncey Wiggins added 14 points, and Lajae Jones had 12 points as the Seminoles dropped their third straight.

The Seminoles got 31 points from their bench but shot 39% from the field, including 10-of-32 on 3-pointers.

Florida State cut Houston's halftime lead to 57-52 on a 3-pointer by Jones with 10:22 left, but the Cougars responded with 10 straight points, capped by a jumper by senior point guard Milos Uzan with 6:43 remaining to push the lead to 15.

Houston never trailed by less than double-digits the rest of the way.

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• Following Saturday's game, the Cougars return to the friendly confines of Fertitta Center for a pair of home games.
• The homestand begins at 7 p.m., Wednesday, December 10, against Jackson State and continues against New Orleans at 2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 13. Both of those games will air on ESPN+.
• From there, Houston faces #25/23 Arkansas inside Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., during the Never Forget Tribute Classic on December 20. That game tips off at 4:30 p.m. (CST) and will air on CBS and Paramount+.
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