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Houston Coogars achieve a feat that has not been made for over 100 years in the victory of the road over #10 Texas Tech – Hardwood Heroics

Houston Coogars achieve a feat that has not been made for over 100 years in the victory of the road over #10 Texas Tech – Hardwood Heroics

#4-Classified Houston Cugari entered Lubbock and confronted the Texas Tech Tech, ranked 10th in the country and who came out of the 22-point victory over West Virginia. It was a difficult game not for the weak heart, but Houston came out with 69-61 and won another big victory on the road.

Houston Kugari, Texas Tech Red Raiders
February 24, 2025; Lubbock, Texas, USA; Houston Kugas striker J’wan Roberts (13) goes to the tape against the Texas Tech Raiders Forward Federiko Federiko (33) in the first half in the United SuperMarkets Arena.
Credit: Michael K. Johnson-Imagn images

Houston Coogars make a story with a victory over Texas Tech

After a frugal victory against Iow’s state over the weekend, Houston followed this with another victory against the opponent of the top 10. With a record of 24-4, they won a share of the regular season of the big 12, which means that they have achieved something that no team has has done since 1923. They are the first team to win regular championships for the season in each of their first two years as part of a major conference from more than One hundred years.

It seems every week Houston builds his summary more and more with quality victories and dominant performances.

Protection

It was another protective master class, with Houston deterred the red attackers of 29.8% of the floor. They harassed the red attackers low, with no one outside of JT Toppin finding success in paint. Meanwhile, the defense of the perimeter also did the job, holding them only 20% beyond the arc. They had 30 experiences deep compared to only 27 of two, proof of Houston’s suffocating internal protection.

Having a spectacle under the average shooting is not something that the teams can do if they want to compete with Houston and even with 21 free throws, Tech has only made 61 points.

Houston Kugari, Texas Tech Red Raiders
February 24, 2025; Lubbock, Texas, USA; Houston Kugars’s chief coach Kelvin Sampson and Texas Tech Red Raiders Chief Coach Grant McClesland met before the United SuperMarkets Arena match.
Credit: Michael K. Johnson-Imagn images

Texas Tech was with two beginners, Chance McMillian and Darrion Williams, but even a shortened rotation of 7 people showed much fight against Houston’s physical team. However, this was not enough to overcome one of the best teams in the country. Kelvin Sampson’s boys never seem to have had days in the defensive end, and if they can continue to limit the turnover and play offensively, they will be almost impossible to win.

Houston Cugars always look enough answers for insult

Meanwhile, Houston’s crime was much more effective. They made 6 of their 12 long -distance attempts and were 45% of the pitch as a team. J’Wan Roberts had 8 free throws in the second half only as part of its 16 points, but its impact was also felt through 7 boards, 3 assists, 1 theft and 1 block.

It was LJ Cryer who intensified to a great extent on Saturday, but Monday was Milos Uzan’s time to shine. Cryer was limited to only 5 points, but Uzan had 22 career points, hitting 8 out of 15 shots. The point guard struck a Kama triphore by 45 seconds, turning the game with one possession into a 6-point lead that the cougars never play.

Milos Uzan, Houston Kugari
February 24, 2025; Lubbock, Texas, USA; Houston Kugari Milos Uzan (7) carries the ball with the ball against Texas Tech Red Raiders in the first half at UNITED SuperMarkets Arena.
Credit: Michael K. Johnson-Imagn images

For its bigger part, Texas Tech corresponds to the defense intensity that Houston showed, but players like Roberts and Uzan made enough individual plays. Comcounded by timely buckets by players such as Emanuel Sharp and Hustal plays Ja’vier Francis and Jojo Tugler, Cougars won another big victory over the Big 12 rival.

Cugars are still facing Kansas and Bailore before their season is over, but it’s hard to predict any problems in any game if they can continue to play as well as they recently. Anything can happen at this conference, but a special performance will be needed to download this team.

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