In front of a sold-out Fertitta Center decked in red, No. 15 Houston routed Virginia from the jump, cruising to a 67-47 victory on Tuesday night.
It was raining 3-pointers early in Fertitta Center as senior guard Kyler Edwards and junior guard Marcus Sasser hit back-to-back shots from beyond the arc to begin the game top put the Cougars up 6-0.
Later, graduate transfer guard Taze Moore banked in a 3-pointer from the top of the arc as the shot clock expired. On the next possession, Sasser hit a deep ball as the shot clock expired.