Cincinnati Bearcats @ Houston Cougars
21-9, 11-6 American
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21-9, 11-6 American
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
CIN | 20 | 36 | 56 |
HOU | 33 | 36 | 69 |
22-8, 12-6 American
69
22-8, 12-6 American
Cincinnati Bearcats
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 38 | 6 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
| 27 | 11 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 40 | 14 | 5-16 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 31 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 37 | 19 | 8-18 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
56 | 17-51 | 8-22 | 14-21 | 37 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 21 | |
33% | 36% | 67% |
Houston Cougars
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 35 | 11 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | 9 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | 13 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | 7 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 20 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 27 | 13 | 4-12 | 0-4 | 5-5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 8 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
69 | 22-54 | 5-18 | 20-25 | 36 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 23 | |
41% | 28% | 80% |
Game Information
Houston, TX
CBSSN
Referee:Bryan Kersey
Referee:Keith Kimble
Referee:Olandis Poole
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Big 12 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 35-2 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-7 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-15 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |
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