{"id":151776,"date":"2026-02-05T06:46:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T06:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/151776\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T06:46:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T06:46:13","slug":"kingston-flemings-leads-no-8-houston-to-a-79-55-victory-over-ucf-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/151776\/","title":{"rendered":"Kingston Flemings leads No. 8 Houston to a 79-55 victory over UCF"},"content":{"rendered":"

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HOUSTON<\/a> (AP) Kingston Flemings had 18 points and six assists, Chris Cenac Jr. added 14 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 8 Houston beat Central Florida 79-55 on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Cenac and Flemings combined for 22 points on 10-of-17 shooting in the first half as Houston (20-2, 8-1 Big 12) took a 33-19 lead into halftime. The duo finished 15 of 25 from the field.<\/p>\n

Milos Uzan scored 12 points for the Cougars, who shot 55% from the floor despite going 3 for 19 from 3-point range. Houston had a 40-29 advantage in rebounds and outscored the Knights 42-14 in the paint.<\/p>\n

The Cougars won their 17th straight at home and have won 50 of their last 51 home games. Houston also won its 11th straight over UCF<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The victory gave the Cougars their 11th straight 20-win season under coach Kelvin Sampson.<\/p>\n

Riley Kugel had nine points for UCF (17-5, 6-4), which had won three in a row. The Knights shot 31% and were 6 of 21 on 3-pointers.<\/p>\n

The Knights fell to 2-3 this season against ranked teams and 4-5 in Quad 1 games as they look to shore up their NCAA Tournament resume.<\/p>\n

Leading by one, Houston went on an 18-5 run over an eight-minute span to open a 27-13 advantage on Cenac’s jumper with 3:50 left in the first half. UCF shot 2 for 13 during the Cougars\u2019 spurt.<\/p>\n

Houston’s lead never dipped below double digits the rest of the way.<\/p>\n

UCF visits Cincinnati on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Houston plays at No. 16 BYU on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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