Houston’s freshman dynamic duo of Caleb Mills and Marcus Sasser ignited their teammates and the crowd as the two combined for 36 points in the Cougars 68-55 victory over Cincinnati on Sunday afternoon at Fertitta Center.
Although the Cougars did not shoot the ball particularly well, they pulled down 22 offensive rebounds, which they converted into 13 second-chance points.
Down by three points nearing the final five minutes of the first period, the Cougars went on a 13-3 run to close out the half and took a seven point lead into the locker room.
Houston came out of the break and immediately extended their lead to double digits thanks to sophomore Nate Hinton’s quick five points and junior Brison Gresham’s alley oop dunk.