College Basketball Report: Week 5
The Baylor Bears extend their winning streak to six, while the Texas A&M Aggies continue losing after a 10-point defeat to Texas
Dec 10, 2019, 4:12 am
College Basketball Report: Week 5
Last week (2-0): W - UAB 67-57, W - Texas A&M 60-50
This week: Saturdayvs. Central Michigan
The Texas Longhorns continued their success with a perfect 2-0 record last week with wins against the University of Alabama at Birmingham (67-57) and Texas A&M (60-50). They won both games by a 10 point margin, with second-year guard, Andrew Jones, leading the way averaging 16.0 points on 52% shooting from the field, 57.1% shooting on made 3-point field goals.
In the midst of riding a four-game win streak, the Longhorns will return to the court on Saturday for a match against Central Michigan, inside the Frank C. Erwin Jr. Center in Austin.
📊 @EmanMiller5 📊 Eman's 1️⃣4️⃣ rebounds yesterday were the most by a freshman since @rob_williamsIII pulled down… https://t.co/xYNo8Pn8vu— Texas A&M Basketball (@Texas A&M Basketball) 1575913190.0
Last week (0-1): L - Texas 60-50
This week: Sunday vs. A&M-Corpus Christi
Following a rough outing at the Orlando Invitational, the Texas A&M Aggies dropped their fourth consecutive game in a 60-50 loss to the Longhorns on Sunday. In the loss, A&M struggled to buy a basket from behind the arc as they shot 3-for-11 (27.3 %) in the game.
Buzz Williams and the Aggies will look to right the ship in a home match against the A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders on Sunday.
Big plays from a big road win Sunday #ForTheCity #GoCoogs https://t.co/W8dobVwoJD— Houston Men's Hoops 🏀 🐾 (@Houston Men's Hoops 🏀 🐾) 1575923400.0
Last week (2-0): W - Texas State 68-60, South Carolina 76-56
This week: Wednesday vs. UT Arlington, Sunday Oklahoma State
The Houston Cougars has been on a roll as of late with back-to-back wins against the Texas State Bobcats (68-60) and the South Carolina Gamecocks (76-56). Quentin Grimes is on his way to his second AAC Player of the Week honor, after averaging 22.5 points on 44.1% shooting from the field and a sizzling 42.8% from deep.
After the win, the Cougars will return to Houston for a two-game homestand against UT Arlington on Wednesday and Oklahoma State on Sunday.
Rice falls to Lamar, 73-60. #GoOwls👐 x #TheRiceWay https://t.co/s52ZaQjqXc— Rice Basketball (@Rice Basketball) 1575756466.0
Last week (1-0): L - Lamar 73-60
This week: Saturday vs. Houston Baptist
Senior guard Ako Adams and sophomore forward Drew Peterson scored a combined 34 points on Saturday, but was unable to come away victorious in a 73-60 loss to the Lamar Cardinals. The Owls had no answer for the Cardinals inside presence, as Lamar outscored Rice 32-12 in points in the paint.
Following the loss, the Rice Owls will look to get back to their winning ways on Saturday, in a home against the winless (0-7) Houston Baptist Huskies.
Division 3 ➡️ Walk-On ➡️ #Big12MBB Player of the Week Congrats @freddieg_33! #SicEm 🐻 | #1TGF 🏀 https://t.co/ijmotFlZS1— Baylor Basketball (@Baylor Basketball) 1575918353.0
Last week (2-0): W - Maryland-Eastern 78-46, W - Arizona Wildcats 63-58
This week: Tuesday vs. Butler
The sizzling continued their early-season success with wins against the Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks (78-46) and the Arizona Wildcats (63-58). Their defensive presence played an immense role in the Bears' success last week, as they held the Shore Hawks and the Wildcats to a combined 26.7% shooting from the floor, 18.7% from deep, to go along with a total of 31 made field goals
Win the win, Baylor has extended their winning streak to six, ahead of their home match against the Butler Bulldogs on Tuesday.
Funky Films | vs. Illinois State #GoFrogs 😈🎥 https://t.co/SyO7cvQ5B8— TCU Basketball (@TCU Basketball) 1575504078.0
Last week (1-1): W - Illinois State 81-69, L - USC 80-78
This week: Wednesday vs Winthrop, Saturday vs Lamar
The TCU Men's Basketball team split their two games last week starting with an 81-69 victory over Illinois State. The Horned Frogs dropped their second game of the week in a two-point defeat to the USC Trojans. Behind a 17 point and 11 rebounds performance by forward Kevin Samuel, TCU nearly pulled off an incredible comeback after trailing by 18 early in the second half.
TCU will return to action on Wednesday to face off against Winthrop and Lamar on Saturday.
Put on a show, @Sn1per_T! 🔴#4To1 | #WreckEm⚫️ https://t.co/ePYbOYpr35— Texas Tech Basketball (@Texas Tech Basketball) 1575518114.0
Last week: (0-1) L - Depaul 65-60
This week: Tuesday vs. Louisville, Monday vs. Southern Mississippi
Following a 5-0 start to the season, the Texas Tech Raiders are in a three-game skid following a 65-60 overtime loss to Depaul last Wednesday. The Red Raiders held a four-point led over the Blue Demons before Jalen Coleman-Lands took over late for Depaul with a clutch 3-point basket and free throws to ice the game.
Freshman guard, Terrence Shannon, Jr. scored a career-high 24 points on 9-for-18 (50%) shooting to go along with eight rebounds in the loss. Texas Tech will look to end their three-game losing streak on Tuesday against the Louisville Cardinals before taking on Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles.
Another day, another @150__KD lob to @Kkingzayy15 👀 https://t.co/eHT5mA7xRH— SMU Basketball (@SMU Basketball) 1575468300.0
Last week (1-1): W - Northwestern State 77-51, L - Georgetown 91-74
This week: No Games Scheduled
After starting the season with a perfect 8-0 record in a win over Northwestern State (77-51), The SMU Mustangs dropped their first game on the year in a 91-74 loss to the Georgetown Hoyas. Georgetown proved to have too much firepower for the Mustangs with four players scoring in double figures for the Hoyas. With no games on the schedule, SMU will return to the floor on Tuesday, December 20th against the Georgia Bulldogs
That performance was GOLD https://t.co/FOxCaozsYM— LSU Basketball (@LSU Basketball) 1575849590.0
Last week (2-0): W - New Orleans 90-54, W - Northwestern State 109-59
This week: Wednesday vs East Tennessee St.
The LSU Tigers proved to be too much for their competition-winning by an average margin of 43 points with wins over New Orleans (90-54) and Northwestern State (109-59). LSU will look to extend their winning streak to five on Wednesday in a home match against the East Tennessee St. The Tigers will continue their four-game homestand on Tuesday against New Orleans and Northwestern State on Sunday.
Jamal Murray had 39 points, Michael Porter Jr. added 17 points and nine rebounds and the Denver Nuggets beat Houston 116-111 on Sunday night to snap the Rockets' nine-game win streak.
Murray, who scored 17 in the first half, had 17 in the third quarter as Denver outscored the Rockets 39-22 in the quarter to take a 96-79 lead.
Russell Westbrook had 14 points off the bench, Aaron Gordon scored 13 points with eight assists and DeAndre Jordan had 11 points and 15 rebounds for the Nuggets, which shot 51% and were 10 of 21 on 3-pointers.
Jalen Green scored 30 points, and Dillon Brooks added 21 points for Houston. Alperen Sengun had 17 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists, and Steven Adams finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Rockets, which shot 44% and were 11 of 34 from behind the arc.
Trailing 109-100 with 1 ½ minutes left, Houston used a 7-1 run to cut the lead to three on a Sengun layup with 21 seconds left, but Christian Braun made two free throws with 19 seconds remaining to push the lead back to five.
Nuggets: Nikola Jokic missed his fourth straight game with left ankle impingement, and Denver improved to 2-2 with him out of the lineup.
Rockets: Houston remains in second place in the Western Conference with 10 games left, but the Nuggets closed to within a game of Houston.
Sengun made one of two free throws with 14 seconds remaining, and Murray made two free throws two seconds later to push the lead to 114-108.
Houston finished 22 of 34 from the free throw line, while Denver made 18 of 26.
Denver hosts the Chicago Bulls on Monday night, while Houston hosts the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night.