By Brenda June Temple
1/9/2024
BOX SCORE
https://uhcougars.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2023-24/rv-rv-iowa-state/boxscore/13483
GAME BOOK PDF
https://uhcougars.com/documents/2024/1/9/MBB_at_Iowa_State_Game_Book.PDF
AMES, Iowa – Sophomore guard Emanuel Sharp scored 20 and senior guard Jamal Shead added 14 points as the No. 2 University of Houston Men’s Basketball program dropped its first game of the season against Iowa State in Hilton Coliseum on Tuesday evening.
The Cougars (14-1, 1-1 Big 12) fell behind early as the Cyclones (12-3, 1-1 Big 12) opened the game on a 14-0 run, before Sharp knocked down a pair of 3-pointers to get Houston on the board.
Houston would cut the deficit to five points, but Iowa State ended the first half on a 6-0 run to take a 10-point lead into the locker room.
After trading points to open the second half, Shead spearheaded a Cougar 7-0 run with a four points to draw the game even at 41.
Shead knocked down his 1,000th career point with a floater at the 7:05 mark in the second half.
Houston would gain its only lead of the game as Shead made a jumper with 3:15 remaining.
Tied at 53, freshman forward Milan Momcilovic made a baseline jump shot and a pair of free throws to seal the game for the Cyclones.
UP NEXT
• Following Tuesday’s game, Houston continues its road swing when it takes on TCU at 5 p.m., Saturday, inside Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. Fans and media should note the 5 p.m., starting time from earlier published schedules.
• That game will air on ESPN.
• From there, the Cougars return to the Fertitta Center to meet Big 12 rival Texas Tech at 8 p.m., Jan. 17.
• That game will air on ESPNU.
• The Cougars continue their homestand when they meet UCF at 1 p.m., Jan. 20, inside Fertitta Center in Houston. That game will be part of a doubleheader with Houston Women’s Basketball, which faces Oklahoma at 6 p.m., Jan. 20.
• All Houston Men’s Basketball games can be heard on 950 AM KPRC and the Varsity Network app.
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