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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Houston 49, Kent St. 44
When: 2:30 PM ET, Saturday, November 26, 2022
Where: Fertitta Center, Houston, Texas
Officials: # Lucas Santos, # Pat Evans, # K.B. Burdett
Attendance: 7378

Marcus Sasser scored 19 points and Jamal Shead hit the go-ahead jumper with 48 seconds left as No. 2 Houston overcame a sluggish start to rally for a 49-44 victory over visiting Kent State on Saturday.

Sasser shot 5 of 16 from the field, including 1 of 10 from 3-point range, to go along with five rebounds and two assists, while J'Wan Roberts added 11 points and a game-high 14 rebounds. Shead finished with six points and five rebounds.

Houston (6-0), which trailed by six points early in the second half, shot a season-low 16 of 50 (32 percent) from the field, including 2 of 17 (11.8 percent) from 3-point range, in addition to outrebounding the Golden Flashes 56-33.

Kent State (5-2) was led by VonCameron Davis, who had a team-high 14 points to go along with four rebounds. Sincere Carry, who averaged a team-high 19.8 points, was held to just nine points by going 2 of 22 from the field, including 1 of 11 from beyond the arc. Carry did collect eight steals, while Malique Jacobs had 11 points and a team-leading seven rebounds.

The Golden Flashes shot 15 of 63 (23.8 percent) from the field, including 6 of 29 (20.7 percent) from beyond the arc.

Trailing 30-24 with 16:11 left in the game, Tramon Mark and Sasser hit back-to-back 3-pointers to spark a 15-0 run to take a 39-30 lead following Ja'Vier Francis' free throw with 10:42 to go.

The Golden Flashes responded by going on a 14-4 run to take a 44-43 lead on Jacobs' 3-pointer with 1:05 remaining.

Shead countered with a short jumper with 48 seconds remaining to give Houston the lead. Jarace Walker blocked Carry from close range and Sasser hit two free throws to push the lead to 47-44 with 28 seconds left.

The Golden Flashes missed a pair of 3-point attempts on their next possession and Sasser secured the win with two free throws with 12 seconds left.

After Kent State took a 15-5 lead on Davis' layup with 13:52 left in the first half, the Cougars chipped away at the lead and took a 24-22 advantage at halftime.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Kent St.   Houston
Voncameron Davis 14 Scoring Marcus Sasser 19
Giovanni Santiago 4 Assists Tramon Mark 3
Malique Jacobs 7 Rebounds J'Wan Roberts 14
Sincere Carry 4 Free Throws Made Marcus Sasser 8
Sincere Carry 8 Steals Reggie Chaney 3
Miryne Thomas 2 Blocks J'Wan Roberts 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Kent St. 44 23.8 6-29 8-11 8 30 5 14 13
Houston 49 32.0 2-17 15-23 9 50 6 9 23