Marcus Sasser scored 23 of his game-high 26 points in the first half of tonight's blowout victory. Sasser shot 7/14 from 3 in the game. Tramon Mark scored 12 points (5/9 fgs - 2/5 3s) and added 4 rebounds and 4 assists in the game. Marcus and Tramon begin the press conference answering a question about teammate Taze Moore's tremendous leaping ability. Coach Sampson comments on Houston's job against Northwestern State's zone defense in the game; seeing former players Galen Robinson Jr and Corey Davis Jr at the game and being acknowledged at center court during a timeout. Coach Sampson also discusses the family atmosphere of the UH basketball program as well as receiving text messages from former players throughout his coaching career -- going back to his days as head coach at Montana Tech in 1982. Tramon mentions his left shoulder is healing; and, he mentions he's making steady progress on the court returning his game to pre-injury. Marcus comments on the on-court chemistry he's developing with backcourt mate Jamal Shead and also focusing on the UH culture rather than the competition from the opponent.