Kingston Flemings scored 22 points on 8-for-13 shooting and No. 1 Houston escaped with a 73-72 win over No. 22 Auburn on Sunday afternoon in Birmingham, Ala.

Chris Cenac Jr. added 18 points and nine rebounds for Houston (4-0). Emanuel Sharp scored 13 points and Milos Uzan finished with 11 points. Flemings added a game-high seven assists for the Cougars, who finished at 43.1% shooting from the field and held Auburn to 38.6%.

Keyshawn Hall scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Auburn (3-1). Tahaad Pettiford scored 15 points and Kevin Overton contributed 13 points for the Tigers.

Auburn scored six straight points to cut the deficit to 73-72 in the final minute, but Pettiford had shots blocked by Flemings and Kalifa Sakho in the final 15 seconds. Auburn held on to the ball and ha

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