No. 14 Houston avoided another upset against Wichita State Sunday afternoon on the road inside the Charles Koch Arena, defeating the Shockers 76-74 in a double overtime thriller thanks to a game-winning dunk from sophomore forward J’Wann Roberts.
Both sides got off to a slow start offensively in the contest, each team making just one of their first five shots and combining for five turnovers within the first four minutes alone.
It wasn’t until the first timeout that things got going. A made layup plus the foul by the Shockers freshman forward Kenny Pohto and a pair of 3’s from sophomore guard Tyson Etienne got Wichita State some momentum to grab an early 13-10 lead halfway through the first half.