L.J. Cryer scores 18 of his 20 points in 2nd half and No. 17 Houston beats Butler 79-51
HOUSTON (AP) L.J. Cryer scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half, Emanuel Sharp added 16 points and No. 17 Houston used a big second half to rout Butler 79-51 on Saturday night.
Terrance Arceneaux had 14 points off the bench, and Milos Uzan scored 13 points for Houston (5-3), which won its 26th straight at home.
Patrick McCaffery and Augusto Cassia had 11 points each to lead Butler (7-2), which had its six-game winning streak snapped.
The Cougars, who outrebounded Butler 41-22, shot 53% and were 9 of 18 on 3-pointers. Houston shot 67%, including 7 of 11 on 3s, in the second half. Cryer, Sharp, Arceneaux and Uzan combined to score 47 of Houston’s 51 points in the second half.
The Bulldogs shot 28% and were 9 of 28 on 3-pointers.
Butler: The Bulldogs had issues getting going on both ends of the floor. Butler, which entered ranked fifth nationally in field-goal percentage defense at 36.1%, had issues cooling Houston off, especially in the second half. The Bulldogs, who entered shooting nearly 48% from the field and 42% on 3-pointers, were held well below those averages.
Houston: After dropping two out of three games in Las Vegas last week, the Cougars bounced back, especially on the defensive end. Houston improved to 5-0 this season when holding opponents to fewer than 70 points.
After McCaffery opened the second half with a 3-pointer to cut Houston’s lead to 28-21, Cryer responded with a 3-pointer, and Uzan followed with a layup. Houston’s lead never dropped below nine the rest of the way.
Houston held a 28-6 advantage in points in the paint.
Butler hosts North Dakota State on Tuesday night, while Houston hosts Troy on the same day.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Augusto Cassia vs. Joseph Tugler (Bulldogs gains possession) | Â |
| 19:35 |  | Â | Pierre Brooks II misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:33 | | Â | J'Wan Roberts defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:05 | | +3 | Milos Uzan makes three point jump shot | 0-3 |
| 18:33 | | Â | J'Wan Roberts blocks Finley Bizjack's two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:31 | | Â | J'Wan Roberts defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:01 | | +2 | Joseph Tugler makes two point dunk (Emanuel Sharp assists) | 0-5 |
| 17:34 | | Â | Pierre Brooks II misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:32 | | Â | J'Wan Roberts defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:25 | | Â | L.J. Cryer misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:23 | | Â | Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:58 | | Â | Joseph Tugler shooting foul (Finley Bizjack draws the foul) | Â |
| 16:58 | | Â | Finley Bizjack misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 16:58 | | +1 | Finley Bizjack makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1-5 |
| 16:50 | | Â | Emanuel Sharp misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:48 | | Â | Cougars offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:30 | | Â | L.J. Cryer misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:28 | | Â | Joseph Tugler offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:27 | | Â | Joseph Tugler turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 16:04 | | Â | Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:02 | | Â | Joseph Tugler defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:53 | | Â | Milos Uzan misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:51 | | Â | J'Wan Roberts offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:38 | | +3 | Emanuel Sharp makes three point jump shot (Milos Uzan assists) | 1-8 |
| 15:05 | | Â | J'Wan Roberts blocks Andre Screen's two point hook shot | Â |
| 15:03 | | Â | Joseph Tugler defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:55 | | Â | L.J. Cryer turnover (bad pass) (Finley Bizjack steals) | Â |
| 14:48 | | Â | Finley Bizjack misses two point layup | Â |
| 14:46 | | Â | L.J. Cryer defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:33 | | Â | Emanuel Sharp misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:31 | | Â | Joseph Tugler offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:15 | | Â | J'Wan Roberts turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 14:15 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 13:46 | | Â | Jahmyl Telfort misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:44 | | Â | Milos Uzan defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:27 | | Â | Milos Uzan turnover (lost ball) (Andre Screen steals) | Â |
| 13:20 | | +2 | Pierre Brooks II makes two point jump shot (Kolby King assists) | 3-8 |
| 12:54 | | Â | J'Wan Roberts turnover (lost ball) (Pierre Brooks II steals) | Â |
| 12:44 | | Â | Jahmyl Telfort offensive foul | Â |
| 12:44 | | Â | Jahmyl Telfort turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 12:29 | | Â | J'Wan Roberts misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 12:29 | | Â | Andre Screen defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:29 | | Â | Ja'Vier Francis personal foul | Â |
| 12:06 | | Â | Pierre Brooks II misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:04 | | Â | J'Wan Roberts defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:55 | | +2 | Terrance Arceneaux makes two point jump shot (L.J. Cryer assists) | 3-10 |
| 11:34 | | Â | Ja'Vier Francis blocks Andre Screen's two point layup | Â |
| 11:32 | | Â | Mercy Miller defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:29 | | Â | Jahmyl Telfort personal foul | Â |
| 11:29 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:29 | | +2 | Mercy Miller makes two point jump shot (L.J. Cryer assists) | 3-12 |
| 11:04 | | Â | Kolby King misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:02 | | Â | Ja'Vier Francis defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:53 | | Â | Mercy Miller misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:51 | | Â | Terrance Arceneaux offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:51 | | Â | Terrance Arceneaux misses two point dunk | Â |
| 10:49 | | Â | Landon Moore defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:46 | | Â | Andre Screen offensive foul | Â |
| 10:46 | | Â | Andre Screen turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 10:33 | | Â | Ja'Vier Francis offensive foul | Â |
| 10:33 | | Â | Ja'Vier Francis turnover (illegal screen) | Â |
| 10:13 | | Â | Patrick McCaffery misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:11 | | Â | Mercy Miller defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:01 | | +2 | Joseph Tugler makes two point hook shot (L.J. Cryer assists) | 3-14 |
| 9:38 | | Â | Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:36 | | Â | Kolby King offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:25 | | Â | Kolby King misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:23 | | Â | Joseph Tugler defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:19 | | Â | L.J. Cryer turnover (lost ball) (Landon Moore steals) | Â |
| 9:11 | | +3 | Landon Moore makes three point jump shot | 6-14 |
| 8:54 | | Â | Terrance Arceneaux misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:52 | | Â | Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:52 | | Â | Ramon Walker Jr. personal foul | Â |
| 8:28 | | Â | Boden Kapke misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:26 | | Â | J'Wan Roberts defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:11 | | Â | J'Wan Roberts misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 8:09 | | Â | Kolby King defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:01 | | Â | Joseph Tugler blocks Jahmyl Telfort's two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:59 | | Â | Joseph Tugler defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:56 | | Â | Boden Kapke shooting foul (L.J. Cryer draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:56 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:56 | | +1 | L.J. Cryer makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-15 |
| 7:56 | | +1 | L.J. Cryer makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-16 |
| 7:35 | | Â | Jahmyl Telfort turnover (lost ball) (Terrance Arceneaux steals) | Â |
| 7:20 | | +2 | Joseph Tugler makes two point hook shot | 6-18 |
| 6:54 | | Â | Jahmyl Telfort turnover (lost ball) (Terrance Arceneaux steals) | Â |
| 6:39 | | Â | Terrance Arceneaux misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:37 | | Â | Kolby King defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:16 | | Â | Landon Moore misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:14 | | Â | Cougars defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:04 | | Â | Andre Screen personal foul | Â |
| 6:04 | | Â | Joseph Tugler offensive foul | Â |
| 6:04 | | Â | Joseph Tugler turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 5:50 | | +3 | Patrick McCaffery makes three point jump shot (Andre Screen assists) | 9-18 |
| 5:39 | | Â | Milos Uzan misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 5:37 | | Â | Kolby King defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:29 | | +3 | Patrick McCaffery makes three point jump shot (Pierre Brooks II assists) | 12-18 |
| 5:03 | | Â | Ja'Vier Francis misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 5:01 | | Â | J'Wan Roberts offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:01 | | Â | Pierre Brooks II personal foul | Â |
| 4:57 | | +2 | Ja'Vier Francis makes two point layup | 12-20 |
| 4:39 | | Â | Patrick McCaffery misses two point layup | Â |
| 4:37 | | Â | Andre Screen offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:32 | | Â | Andre Screen turnover (lost ball) (Milos Uzan steals) | Â |
| 4:29 | | +2 | Milos Uzan makes two point layup | 12-22 |
| 4:20 | | Â | Pierre Brooks II misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:18 | | Â | Patrick McCaffery offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:06 | | Â | Milos Uzan shooting foul (Kolby King draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:06 | | Â | Kolby King misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 4:06 | | +1 | Kolby King makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-22 |
| 3:56 | | +2 | Milos Uzan makes two point hook shot | 13-24 |
| 3:43 | | Â | Finley Bizjack misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:41 | | Â | Emanuel Sharp defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:19 | | Â | Milos Uzan misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:17 | | Â | Ramon Walker Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:07 | | Â | Emanuel Sharp misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:05 | | Â | Kolby King defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:53 | | Â | Pierre Brooks II offensive foul | Â |
| 2:53 | | Â | Pierre Brooks II turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 2:53 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 2:33 | | Â | L.J. Cryer misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:31 | | Â | Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:08 | | +3 | Augusto Cassia makes three point jump shot (Patrick McCaffery assists) | 16-24 |
| 1:36 | | Â | L.J. Cryer misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:34 | | Â | Milos Uzan offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:20 | | Â | Milos Uzan misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:18 | | Â | Augusto Cassia defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:08 | | Â | Pierre Brooks II misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:06 | | Â | Augusto Cassia offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:06 | | Â | Ramon Walker Jr. personal foul | Â |
| 1:06 | | +1 | Augusto Cassia makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-24 |
| 1:06 | | +1 | Augusto Cassia makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-24 |
| 0:53 | | +2 | Terrance Arceneaux makes two point jump shot | 18-26 |
| 0:35 | | Â | Finley Bizjack turnover (bad pass) (Milos Uzan steals) | Â |
| 0:27 | | Â | Cougars 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:05 | | +2 | J'Wan Roberts makes two point dunk (Milos Uzan assists) | 18-28 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |