Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic Champions!

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – Senior guards LJ Cryer and Jamal Shead had 18 issues and 16, respectively, because the No. 6 University of Houston Men’s Basketball program ran previous Dayton 69-55, to win the Charleston Classic match identify at TD Arena on Sunday night.

Shead scored his season prime and had seven of the Cougars first 9 issues as they opened a 14-4 lead not up to six mins in. They are 6-0 to open for a 2nd directly season. It’s the primary Charleston identify for Houston and its thirty fifth common season match crown all-time.

The Manor, Texas local began his 66th directly recreation for Houston, and added six rebounds, 4 assists and two steals.

Cryer, the Baylor switch, had 4 of Houston’s 8 3-pointers.

Houston took good thing about Dayton’s chilly get started – the Flyers made simply one among their first seven pictures – to open an early double-digit lead. The Flyers (3-2) got here as shut at 19-15 after that till Houston replied with an 11-3 burst to revive the massive margin.

The Cougars, as Cryer and Shead mixed for 6 3-pointers, have been in a position to stay Dayton at hands period and took a 36-28 lead into the smash. They persevered pushing the tempo and ultimately opened a 54-34 lead halfway thru the second one part.

DaRon Holmes II had 16 issues for Dayton.

THE BIG PICTURE

Dayton: The Flyers needed to rally in the second one part of their first two Charleston video games in beating LSU and St. John’s. They may now not escape with it a 3rd directly recreation as they controlled to shoot simply 26.9% (7 of 26) within the ultimate 20 mins.

Houston: Cougars trainer Kelvin Sampson talked right through the match of the struggles in pulling in combination this staff that misplaced 3 starters from a 33-win crew a 12 months in the past. The mixing procedure appeared to pass really well in those 3 recreation, all received by means of double digits. 

UP NEXT
• Following Sunday’s recreation, Houston closes the month of November when it performs host to Montana at 3 p.m., Friday, inside of Fertitta Center.
• That recreation will air on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
• From there, the Cougars open December at Xavier at 5:30 p.m. (CST), Dec. 1 within the BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle in Cincinnati.
• That recreation will air on FS1.
• Houston returns to Fertitta Center to play host to Rice at 7 p.m., Dec. 9, in a recreation airing on Big 12 Now on ESPN+
• All Houston Men’s Basketball video games will also be heard on 950 AM KPRC and the Varsity Network app.
 
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