No. 12 Houston used a well-balanced scoring attack, led by Emanuel Sharp's 15 points, and defeated Kansas State 87-57 Saturday evening in Manhattan, Kan. The Cougars had five players in double figures and two others with eight points.

K-State (7-5, 1-0 Big 12) gave itself reason to hope as 2025 arrives by playing its finest game of the year. Behind a sensational game from Coleman Hawkins, the Wildcats were able to defeat the No. 17 Cincinnati Bearcats (10-2, 0-1 Big 12) in front of a rowdy home crowd.

Emanuel Sharp scored 15 points, Joseph Tugler had 13 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 12 Houston used two big first-half runs to build a 22-point halftime lead in an 87-57 blowout of Kansas State on Saturday.

Make it eight straight wins for Houston’s basketball team, and the Cougars’ latest victory may have been the most impressive in that span. The Cougars got five players in double figures and used a pair of pivotal first-half runs to build a big lead and maintain it in an 87-57 win at Kansas State Saturday in Big 12 Conference action.