Taze Moore led Houston to a 60-47 win over Oklahoma State in their Big 12 Conference opener. Roberts scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for his sixth career double-double.
Roberts had 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to help pace the Cougars to a 60-47 win Monday night at Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Conference opener for both squads.
Graduate guard LJ Cryer added 18 points, the fifth time in the past six games he has scored at least 17. Cryer made 4-of-8 3-point attempts, had four steals and also made both of his free throw attempts, as Houston went 6-of-6 from the line. Houston trailed OSU by six, 17-11, near the midway point of the first half but held the Cowboys to just a single point until intermission. The Cougars seized control with an 11-0 run, capped by a Cryer 3, to build a 22-17 advantage with more than five minutes left in the half.
Houston held Oklahoma State to 25.9 percent shooting from the field and 21.1 percent from beyond the arc . The Cougars ended up converting 42.1 percent of their shots .
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