#5/5 Men's Basketball Captures Road Win at Colorado

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) – Graduate forward J'Wan Roberts scored 20 points, sophomore guard Terrance Arceneaux added 13 of his 15 points in the second half and the #5/5 University of Houston Men's Basketball program held off Colorado 69-59 on Saturday inside the CU Events Center.

Graduate guard L.J. Cryer finished with 15 points for the Cougars (19-4, 11-1 Big 12).

Houston raced out to a 9-0 lead and looked on the brink of making quick work of the Buffaloes (9-14, 0-12). But Colorado took its time on offense, played tight defense and steadily chipped away.

A key moment was around the 3-minute mark when junior guard Milos Uzan was called for a travel after the horn sounded for a shot-clock violation on Colorado. It was overturned on review. Roberts proceeded to hit two short-range shots to give Cougars some breathing room.

Julian Hammond III had 22 points, including five 3-pointers, to lead Colorado. The Buffaloes have dropped 12 in a row for the first time since 2008-09.

NOTES
Houston: Kelvin Sampson picked up his first win over Colorado as the coach of Houston. He was 14-3 against the Buffaloes while at Oklahoma.

Colorado: Colorado dropped to 1-3 against teams ranked in the Top Five this season. It's the fourth time in the AP rankings era (1948-49) the Buffaloes have faced four Top-Five teams in the same season.

Colorado was hanging close when Houston's graduate guard Mylik Wilson had a pivotal steal and dunk with just over five minutes remaining.

Houston held an edge in rebounds (38-26), points in the paint (42-20) and second-chance points (18-7).

UP NEXT
• Following Saturday's game, Houston returns to Fertitta Center to play host to rv/rv Baylor at 8 p.m., Monday, Feb. 10. That game will air on ESPN.
• Houston hits the road again to take on #20/20 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
• All Houston Men's Basketball games can be heard on 950 AM KPRC and the Varsity Network app.

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