Houston guard Kingston Flemings (4) celebrates with guard Milos Uzan...

Houston guard Kingston Flemings (4) celebrates with guard Milos Uzan (7) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Florida State in Houston, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. Credit: AP/Ashley Landis

HOUSTON — Emanuel Sharp scored 27 points, Kingston Flemings added 21 and No. 8 Houston beat Florida State 82-67 on Saturday night.

Flemings and Sharp each scored 13 points in the first half and were a combined 10 of 15 from the floor as the Cougars (8-1) held a 41-33 halftime lead.

Sharp finished 10 of 17 from the field, including 6 of 12 on 3-pointers. Kingston was 8 of 13 from the field, hitting 3 of 4 on 3-pointers.

Chris Cenac Jr. had 15 points and 10 rebounds for Houston, which shot 49% and 11 of 29 on 3-pointers. The Cougars forced 19 turnovers and converted them into 18 points.

Rodney McCray V scored 16 points for Florida State (5-4). Chauncey Wiggins added 14 points and Lajae Jones had 12 points as the Seminoles dropped their third straight.

The Seminoles got 31 points from their bench but shot 39% from the field, including 10 of 32 on 3-pointers.

Florida State cut Houston’s halftime lead to 57-52 on a 3-pointer by Jones with 10:22 left, but the Cougars responded with 10 straight points, capped by a jumper by Milos Uzan with 6:43 remaining to push the lead to 15. Houston never trailed by less than double-digits the rest of the way.

Houston center Chris Cenac Jr. (5) dunks during the second...

Houston center Chris Cenac Jr. (5) dunks during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Florida State in Houston, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. Credit: AP/Ashley Landis

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Florida State: Faces UMass next Saturday in Sunrise, Florida.

Houston: Hosts Jackson State on Wednesday night.

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