No. 8 Houston continued its winning ways against Temple as the Cougars cruised to their sixth straight victory, defeating the Owls 68-51 on Saturday afternoon.
As always, everything starts on defense for UH and this game was no exception as the Cougars were solid defensively in the first half, tallying five steals and three blocks and holding Temple to 32 percent shooting as a team.
Offensively, the Cougars excelled in their ball movement offensively. Of UH’s 13 made first half field goals, 11 came via an assist.
Sophomore guard Marcus Sasser and junior guard Quentin Grimes’ combined 19 first half points, including five made 3-pointers, helped the Cougars build a big lead and head into the locker room up 15 at the break.