Cougars Trounce TCU -- with VIDEO
HOUSTON, TX (Hofheinz Pavilion) -- The Houston Cougars forced the tempo Tuesday night versus the TCU Horned Frogs; and, the Horned Frogs could not keep up with the Coogs. Houston raced past TCU 105-81 in front of 3,155 fans.
The 105 points are the most points Houston has scored against TCU since February 26, 1977.
The Cougars (7-3) forced TCU into rushed shots and 18 turnovers which fed into the Cougars' fast-paced attack.
"Obviously, we were on all cylinders offensively," said UH head coach Tom Penders after the game. "We got the game going at the tempo we wanted. We pressed them to get them going."
Houston scored 52 points (20 for 39 from the field) in the first half without committing one turnover. Houston senior Kelvin Lewis keyed the fireworks with 20 points in the opening 20 minutes. Lewis shot 7 for 14 from the field overall including 5 for 10 on three point attempts.
Houston's offense amped up the firepower in the second 20 minutes. Aubrey Coleman exploded with 26 points (8 for 11 from the field and 8 for 9 from the foul line). Coleman finished the game with a game-high 33 points. Lewis chipped in with 25 points; and, Adam Brown added 21 points (9 for 17, 3 for 9 on threes) off the bench.
TCU (6-6) finished the game shooting 46.8% (29 for 62) from the field and out rebounding the Coogs 42 to 28 and dishing out more assists (18 to 16) than the Coogs. However, Houston's "three-headed monster" overwhelmed the Horned Frogs.
Coleman said Brown's scoring ability "helps us relax". "We feel that we have other players helping us out," added Coleman. "Because that's what we're going to need if we want to do something big. It's not going to be me and K (Kelvin Lewis) all the time."
Lewis added "We got to protect our home court. We can't let somebody come in and get wins on our court; so, I think that gives us another motivation coming in each game because this is our house."
Coach Penders said the team will add more defenses as the season progresses.
"A lot. We're really simple right now. What we did tonight is we had a 2-1-2 full court press. We changed from trapping in the first half to only trapping when they got over half court in the second half or no traps at all; so, it was full man. There's a lot of things that we can do out of that; and, we also have a couple of half court traps that we can do."
The Cougars will enjoy the Christmas break; return to practice; then host Louisiana Tech on Tuesday, December 29, at 7 p.m.
The 105 points are the most points Houston has scored against TCU since February 26, 1977.
The Cougars (7-3) forced TCU into rushed shots and 18 turnovers which fed into the Cougars' fast-paced attack.
"Obviously, we were on all cylinders offensively," said UH head coach Tom Penders after the game. "We got the game going at the tempo we wanted. We pressed them to get them going."
Houston scored 52 points (20 for 39 from the field) in the first half without committing one turnover. Houston senior Kelvin Lewis keyed the fireworks with 20 points in the opening 20 minutes. Lewis shot 7 for 14 from the field overall including 5 for 10 on three point attempts.
Houston's offense amped up the firepower in the second 20 minutes. Aubrey Coleman exploded with 26 points (8 for 11 from the field and 8 for 9 from the foul line). Coleman finished the game with a game-high 33 points. Lewis chipped in with 25 points; and, Adam Brown added 21 points (9 for 17, 3 for 9 on threes) off the bench.
TCU (6-6) finished the game shooting 46.8% (29 for 62) from the field and out rebounding the Coogs 42 to 28 and dishing out more assists (18 to 16) than the Coogs. However, Houston's "three-headed monster" overwhelmed the Horned Frogs.
Coleman said Brown's scoring ability "helps us relax". "We feel that we have other players helping us out," added Coleman. "Because that's what we're going to need if we want to do something big. It's not going to be me and K (Kelvin Lewis) all the time."
Lewis added "We got to protect our home court. We can't let somebody come in and get wins on our court; so, I think that gives us another motivation coming in each game because this is our house."
Coach Penders said the team will add more defenses as the season progresses.
"A lot. We're really simple right now. What we did tonight is we had a 2-1-2 full court press. We changed from trapping in the first half to only trapping when they got over half court in the second half or no traps at all; so, it was full man. There's a lot of things that we can do out of that; and, we also have a couple of half court traps that we can do."
The Cougars will enjoy the Christmas break; return to practice; then host Louisiana Tech on Tuesday, December 29, at 7 p.m.
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