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UH men’s basketball defeats Temple in conference opener

Tipping off its first conference game of the season against the American Athletic Conference this season, No. 6 Houston shined on both sides of the ball in a 76-50 victory over Temple on Tuesday.

Despite getting into foul trouble early, the Cougars (6-0, 1-0 AAC) jumped out to an early lead, going 6-10 on 3-pointers to start the game.

The Cougars had things going early on offense, with four players leading the scoring column at the half with six points each.

The Cougars finished cold in the first half, going 1-10 on field goals while recording none in almost the final five minutes of the half.