The No. 1 seed Houston Cougars (28-4, 19-1 Big 12) and the No. 4 seed BYU Cougars (24-8, 14-6 Big 12) face off in the Big 12 Tournament Friday at T-Mobile Center. Watch at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2.The

Emanuel Sharpe scored 26 points, LJ Cryer had 20 and second-ranked Houston stifled No. 17 BYU in a 74-54 victory that moved the Cougars into the Big 12 Tournament championship game for the second consecutive season.

BYU couldn’t stop Houston’s stars. Even without All-Big 12 First Team selection J’Wan Roberts, Houston had no shortage of horses to take down BYU. Emmanuel Sharp scored 26 points, LJ Cryer added another 20 and Milos Uzan provided 14 points and five assists.