10 photos that tell the story of Monday’s 84-31 thrashing

What can you say about Cougar Basketball’s 84-31 win over ULM Monday night? How about this for starters:

After one game, UH has already posted the 15th-largest margin of victory in Big 12 history.

Louisiana-Monroe does not have a media guide or a records book online, but it appears that Monday was ULM’s lowest point total since playing at Florida Atlantic in January 2012 (FAU 58, ULM 30).

Kelvin Sampson summed it up after the game:

“You have to better chemistry on defense than on offense.”

Here are 10 pics that describe the night:

assassin
brothers
debut
floor general
32
kick-out
mid-air
stuffed
two-handed

up 50

 

All photos © 2023 by Mario Puente

Mario Puente
Mario Puente
Photographer for GoCoogs.com. On Twitter at. @LifeOfMarioP Formely @HTX_Seen_By_Me

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