Jackson State 38, at Houston 80

HOUSTON (Interstat) — The Houston Cougars delivered a defensive masterclass, holding Jackson State to its lowest scoring output in over a decade in a comprehensive 80-38 victory in a nonconference men’s basketball game Wednesday night at Hofheinz Pavilion. A crowd of 7,035 watched the Cougars, now 9-1, suffocate the visiting Tigers from the opening tip, limiting them to 16 first-half points and never allowing a semblance of offensive rhythm. Jackson State fell to 1-8 with the loss, having now faced a gauntlet of power-conference opponents to begin its season. The most important part of the game was Houston’s immediate and… Read more...