HOUSTON (AP) Kyler Edwards had 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists and No. 10 Houston used a big first half to rout East Carolina, 79-36, on Saturday night.

Edwards scored 17 first half points as the Cougars (17-2, 6-0 American) built a 44-14 halftime lead. Edwards, who finished with six 3-pointers, has scored at least 23 points in each of the last three games and made at least six 3-pointers.

"We're a ball movement team; we're not a ball dominant team," Houston coach Kelvin Sampson said. "A lot of times the ball finds him, and that's a credit to his teammates. I don't think we ran any plays for Kyler tonight. The ball just found him."