# Cougars Take Over Toyota Center: Sharp & Flemings Power Houston Past Florida State

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- Published: 2025-12-07T07:51:30-05:00
- Author: Ariel Quistiano

 

Senior guard Emanuel Sharp poured in 27 points, freshman phenom Kingston Flemings
added 21, and the No. 8/7 Houston Cougars surged past Florida State with an 82–67
win Saturday night at the Toyota Center.

Sharp and Flemings set the tone early, each scoring 13 in the first half while combining
to shoot an efficient 10-of-15 from the field. Their hot start helped Houston (8–
1) build a 41–33 advantage at the break.

Sharp finished the night 10-of-17 overall and knocked down six three-pointers, while
Flemings went 8-of-13 from the floor, including 3-of-4 from deep.

Flemings didn’t just score — he stuffed the stat sheet with three rebounds, five
assists, and a career-best eight steals. His defensive outburst stands as the second-
most steals in a single game in Houston history, trailing only Hall of Famer Clyde
Drexler’s 11-steal performance in 1982. Flemings also tied the eight-steal mark 
recorded by several former Cougars across program history.

Freshman forward Chris Cenac Jr. continued to impress, recording his second career
double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds. As a team, Houston shot 49% from the
field and hit 11 of 29 from beyond the arc while forcing 19 Florida State turnovers.

Florida State (5–4) was led by Rodney McCray V with 16 points, followed by Chauncey
Wiggins with 14 and Lajae Jones with 12. The Seminoles’ bench contributed 31 points,
but the team shot just 39% overall and 10-of-32 from three.

FSU narrowed the gap to 57–52 with just over 10 minutes remaining, but Houston answered
with a decisive 10–0 run, capped by a Milos Uzan jumper to extend the lead to 15.
From there, the Cougars maintained control, keeping the Seminoles at arm’s length
the rest of the way.