No. 1 Houston scored a season-low in points and fell in the Big 12 title game Saturday to No. 6 Iowa State by a score of 69-41, earning the title of the worst loss in Kelvin Sampson’s 10-year tenure at UH. It was also the fewest points scored by the Cougars since 1951.
Houston as a team shot 15-56 (26.8%) for the whole — a season-worst — while UH’s starting backcourt of seniors Jamal Shead and L.J. Cryer combined to hit just six of their 29 shots.
Redshirt senior forward J’Wan Roberts, who missed much of Friday’s game with a shin contusion, played just 13 minutes in the game, all in the second half.