National Basketball Association
Houston 72, Texas-Pan American 58
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 4, 2014
Where: Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, Texas
Officials:
# Jamie Luckie, # Tim Nestor, # Ted Valentine
Attendance:
1858
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Houston 72, Texas-Pan American 58: Cavon Baker scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half and made four 3-pointers as the host Cougars defeated the Broncs.
Eric Weary Jr. scored all of his 17 points in the first half and also made four 3-pointers for Houston (3-1). Jherrod Stiggers had 12 points, nine rebounds and seven assists and Devonta Pollard added 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Shaquille Hines scored 16 points to pace Texas-Pan American (4-3), which shot 35.7 percent from the field. Dan Kimasa contributed 14 points and nine rebounds.
The Broncs scored 14 consecutive points to pull within 53-43 on Kimasa’s jumper with 10:10 left. Texas-Pan American moved within eight on a 3-pointer by Janari Joesaar with 8:11 to play but the Cougars rebounded and Baker’s 3-pointer made it 66-52 with 4:05 to play and the margin was never again in single digits.
Houston rolled off eight straight to take a six-point lead early in the first half and later took an 18-point lead on a 3-pointer by Stiggers with 2:27 left. The Cougars led 43-25 at the break and opened the second half with an 8-2 surge to increase their lead to 24.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Houston F Danrad Knowles chipped in seven points, eight rebounds and five blocked shots. … Texas-Pan American was 2-of-18 from 3-point range. … The Cougars have won all 10 meetings.
Top Game Performances
| Texas-Pan American |
|
Houston |
|
Shaquille Hines 16 |
Scoring |
Cavon Baker 18 |
|
Shaquille Boga 3 |
Assists |
Jherrod Stiggers 7 |
|
Dan Kimasa 9 |
Rebounds |
Devonta Pollard 10 |
|
Isaiah Hobbs 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Eric Weary 3 |
|
Shaquille Boga 4 |
Steals |
Devonta Pollard 2 |
|
Shaquille Boga 1 |
Blocks |
Danrad Knowles 5 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Texas-Pan American
|
58 |
35.7 |
2-18 |
6-14 |
11 |
38 |
2 |
8 |
11 |
| Houston
|
72 |
40.0 |
11-35 |
9-9 |
15 |
45 |
8 |
6 |
14 |
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