#AmericanHoops Scoreboard
Houston 93, George Mason 56
Oklahoma State 98, #--/rv UConn 90
Houston 93, George Mason 56
ESTERO, Fla. (AP) -- Rob Gray scored 23 points, Damyean Dotson added 16 more, including four 3-pointers, and Houston cruised to a 93-56 win over George Mason in the opening round of the Gulf Coast Showcase on Monday night.
Houston (2-0) hit 54 percent of its 65 shots from the field, including 13 of 22 from long range, and had six players reach double figures.
Wes VanBeck contributed 14 points, Danrad Knowles had 13, Devin Davis hauled in 10 rebounds to go with nine points, and Galen Robinson Jr. dished out 10 assists.
Trailing by four early, the Cougars quickly took control with a 13-2 run capped by Dotson's 3-pointer and carried a 48-26 advantage into the break. Gray's 3-pointer in the second half gave Houston a 69-37 lead with 11:44 to play and the margin stayed above 30 points the rest of the way.
Marquise Moore led George Mason (1-3) with 15 points.
Oklahoma State 98, #--/rv UConn 90
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) -- Jawun Evans had 35 points and five of Oklahoma State's 18 steals, lifting the Cowboys to a 98-90 win over Connecticut Monday night in the opening round of the Maui Invitational.
Oklahoma State (4-0) jumped on the Huskies from the opening tip, turning one steal after another into points in transition. The Cowboys hit five 3-pointers during an opening 18-3 run and finished 12 for 20 from the arc.
Jeffrey Carroll and Phil Forte had 18 points each, helping Oklahoma State move on to the second round against No. 4 North Carolina or Chaminade.
Evans also had six assists, four rebounds and one turnover.
UConn (1-3) struggled with Oklahoma State's constant pressure, turning it over 18 times. Jalen Adams had the most trouble with the Cowboys' defense, turning it over six times in the opening five minutes and 10 overall.
Adams finished with 34 points, six rebounds and six assists. Rodney Purvis added 20 points.
The Huskies also lost sophomore forward Terry Larrier to a left leg injury in the first half.