KEILOR PARK, Australia – University of Houston guards Mylik Wilson and Terrance Arceneaux each and every flirted with a triple double to steer the Cougars to an 88-50 win over Australia Select Team inside of Keilor Basketball Stadium on Sunday night.
Arceneaux led all avid gamers with 15 issues and 9 rebounds and added six steals with 3 assists whilst Wilson posted 14 issues with six assists and a game-high seven steals.
With Head Coach Kelvin Sampson resting lots of his returning veteran avid gamers, most of the more youthful Cougars noticed vital mins in Sunday’s win.
The Cougars jumped out to a 24-10 lead after the primary quarter and not regarded again in gathering their 2d immediately win in as many days right through their 12-day excursion of Australia.
Taking a 46-21 lead at halftime, the Cougars outscored Australia Select 30-6 within the 3rd length, capturing a blazing 63.2 p.c (12-of-19) from the sector and whilst no longer permitting a unmarried box objective to their Australian hosts within the body.
Houston restricted AUSA Select to simply 31.9 p.c (15-of-47) from the sector and compelled 31 turnovers, resulting in 30 issues.
Sophomore guard Emanuel Sharp posted 13 issues with seven rebounds, two assists and two steals whilst junior guard Ramon Walker Jr. completed with 11 issues and 4 rebounds. Senior guard Damian Dunn totaled 14 issues with 5 rebounds.
With the win, the Cougars concluded their excursion of Australia with a 3-1 mark. Houston claimed a 93-52 win over the East All-Stars in Sydney on Aug. 7 prior to shedding a 99-65 resolution to the Australian National Team in Cairns on Aug. 9 and taking a 109-64 win over the Frankston Blues on Aug. 12.
Corey Hastings led Australia Select with 9 issues whilst Ben Waller completed with seven issues.
For Houston fanatics getting ready to practice the group on its social media websites, the east coast of Australia is 15 hours forward of Houston (When it’s 1 p.m. (CDT) in Houston, it is going to be 4 a.m. (AEST) the next day to come in Australia).
This is the 3rd world excursion for the Cougars underneath Head Coach Kelvin Sampson with earlier journeys to Italy (2019) and China (2015). This is the 3rd continent on which the Cougars will compete, nevertheless it marks this system’s first talk over with to the Southern Hemisphere.
AUSTRALIAN ATTRACTIONS
In addition to the video games, the Cougars loved visits to many Australian sights on their excursion. Houston will talk over with the Melbourne Zoo on Aug. 13 with a dinner cruise of the Sydney Harbor set for Aug. 14.
Prior to Sunday, the Cougars took a excursion of the enduring Sydney Opera House, swam on the Great Barrier Reef
and watch the Australian Football League’s Collingwood-Geelong recreation inside of Melbourne Cricket Ground.
GAMES SCHEDULE & RESULTS
| Game 1 | Monday, Aug. 7 | Houston 93, East All-Stars 52 | Sydney, Australia – Shore School Gymnasium |
| Game 2 | Wednesday, Aug. 9 | Australian National Team 99, Houston 65 | Cairns, Australia – Cairns State High School |
| Game 3 | Saturday, Aug. 12 | Houston 109, Frankston Blues 65 | Melbourne, Australia – Dreamstreet Lending Arena |
| Game 4 | Sunday, Aug. 13 | Houston 88, AUSA Select 50 | Melbourne, Australia – Keilor Basketball Stadium |
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