SJSI wins by four

On Saturday, San Jose State University came into Houston and promptly upended the  Cougars 72-68 as freshman point Jalen James posted a 12 point/13 rebound/10 assist triple-double. He did incur six turnovers but that's easily overlooked and overpowered by his positive output. Fellow frosh Rashad Muhammad added 21 points, aided by 5-7 shooting from long distance.

The win was achieved despite just 24 minutes of play by Chris Cunningham.

Houston's big TaShawn Thomas came into the game averaging a double-double but was held to 10 points plus three boards in 34 minutes. The second most difficult matchup on the Cougars, Daniel House, did not play and LJ Rose, who was averaging over 11 points per outing, finished with two.

SJSU shot remarkably well, 49% overall, 14-26 from three-point range and 14-15 at the foul line.

Remarkably, the Cougars led 41-29 at the half but a Spartan 43 point second 20 minutes (the primary comeback took place the last 10 minutes) reversed that advantage.

7-foot Matt Pollard who is from Houston did not see action earned 15 minutes of PT, while Isaac Thornton, who hails from San Antonio, was on the floor for 10 minutes and Jaleel Williams, from Killeen, saw six minutes of action. The latter hurt his knee early and did not return.