J’Wan Roberts scored 15 points, Marcus Sasser added 13 and top-ranked Houston held on to beat Saint Mary’s 53-48.
Houston guard Marcus Sasser is fouled by Saint Mary's forward Kyle Bowen during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. – The high-flying tag for these Houston Cougars means something a little different than it did the last time they were ranked No. 1 nearly 40 years ago.J'Wan Roberts scored 15 points, Marcus Sasser added 13 and top-ranked Houston grinded out a 53-48 victory over Saint Mary's on Saturday night.
Logan Johnson scored 17 points and Aidan Mahaney had 14 for the Gaels , who lost their third in a row following a 6-0 start. For the third straight year, the postseason path will start at Dickie's Arena, where Sampson likes to bring his team during the regular season as prep for the American Athletic Conference tourney.
Saint Mary's whittled a 12-point deficit to a single possession when Mahaney hit a 3, and he made it a three-point game again at 46-43 with another from long range. Both teams shot 37%, with Sasser and fellow guard Jamal Shead going just 6 of 24 combined and Saint Mary's co-leading scorer Mitchell Saxen getting just six shots and making only two.
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