#6/6 Men's Basketball Beats Baylor in Big Monday Battle

HOUSTON (AP) – Milos Uzan, Recap vs rv/rv Baylor

Graduate guard L.J. Cryer scored 14 points, junior guard Milos Uzan added 12 points and six assists, and the #6/6 University of Houston Men's Basketball program beat Baylor 76-65 inside Fertitta Center on Monday night.

Sophomore guard Terrance Arceneaux had 11 points, and graduate forward J'Wan Roberts scored 10 for Houston (20-4, 12-1 Big 12). Junior guard Emanuel Sharp also finished with 10 after missing the last two games with an ankle injury.

The Cougars shot 51% and went 10-of-24 on 3-pointers. They reached 20 wins for the 10th consecutive season under Head Coach Kelvin Sampson, who recorded the 28^th 20-win season of his award-winning career.

Norchad Omier scored 19 points and Langston Love added 15 for Baylor (15-9, 7-6), which shot 58% - including 9 of 15 on 3s. VJ Edgecombe had 14 points, and Robert Wright III finished with 10.

NOTES
Baylor: The Bears missed an opportunity to add a marquee win and fell to 4-8 in Quad 1 games. Baylor's lack of depth came into play as Houston outscored the Bears' bench 24-1, and three starters played at least 35 minutes.

Houston: The Cougars improved to 5-3 in Quad 1 games and remained atop the Big 12 standings.
Uzan hit a 3-pointer that sparked a 10-1 run and gave the Cougars a 26-16 lead with 7:53 remaining in the first half. Houston's lead never dipped below six the rest of the way.

Houston, which entered forcing more than 14 turnovers per game and ranking in the top 10 nationally with a 5.2 turnover margin, forced Baylor into 15 turnovers and converted them into 28 points.

UP NEXT
• Following Monday's game, Houston hits the road again to take on #13/13 Arizona at 1 p.m. (CST), Saturday, Feb. 15, inside McKale Center in Tucson, Ariz. That game will air on ESPN.
• The Cougars continue their road swing out west when they meet Arizona State at 8 p.m. (CST), Tuesday, Feb. 18, inside Desert Financial Arena. That game will air on ESPN or ESPN2.
• From there, Houston returns to Fertitta Center to play host to #10/10 Iowa State at 1 p.m., Saturday. That game will air on ESPN.
• All Houston Men's Basketball games can be heard on 950 AM KPRC and the Varsity Network app.

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