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Kingston Flemings, Emanuel Sharp each score 19, No. 1 Houston beats Oakland 78-45

Kingston Flemings, Emanuel Sharp each score 19, No. 1 Houston beats Oakland 78-45 | iNFOnews.ca
Houston center Chris Cenac Jr., center, controls the ball against Oakland forward Tuburu Naivalurua during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)

HOUSTON (AP) — Kingston Flemings had 19 points and nine assists, Emanuel Sharp scored 19 points and top-ranked Houston routed Oakland 78-45 on Wednesday night.

Flemings was 8 of 12 from the floor, and Sharp shot 7 of 13, including 5 of 9 on 3-pointers, for Houston (3-0). The Cougars shot 45% and were 9 of 31 on 3-pointers.

Flemings and Sharp each had 11 points in the first half and shot a combined 8 of 16 from the field as the Cougars led 39-17 at the half.

Houston’s Chris Cenac Jr. finished with 11 points. The Cougars outrebounded the Grizzlies 46-32 and held a 40-20 advantage in points in the paint.

Isaac Garrett had 20 points and seven rebounds, and Nassim Mashhour added nine points for Oakland (0-3). The Grizzlies shot 31%.

Oakland started the season with losses to then-No. 7 Michigan ( 121-78 ) on Nov. 3 and then-No. 1 Purdue ( 87-77 ) on Friday before facing the Cougars.

Houston jumped to an 8-0 lead on a 3-pointer by Sharp just over a minute into the game, and the Cougars extended the lead to 21-8 on another 3-pointer by Sharp with 12 minutes left in the first half.

Up next

Oakland: The Grizzlies hosts Defiance College on Saturday.

Houston: The Cougars face No. 22 Auburn in Birmingham, Ala., on Sunday.

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Kingston Flemings, Emanuel Sharp each score 19, No. 1 Houston beats Oakland 78-45 | iNFOnews.ca
Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson reacts during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Oakland, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)
Kingston Flemings, Emanuel Sharp each score 19, No. 1 Houston beats Oakland 78-45 | iNFOnews.ca
Houston forward Kalifa Sakho (14) reacts after a basket against Oakland during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)
Kingston Flemings, Emanuel Sharp each score 19, No. 1 Houston beats Oakland 78-45 | iNFOnews.ca
Oakland guard Brody Robinson (55) tries to control the ball against Houston guard Emanuel Sharp during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)

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