Houston Christian Huskies at Houston Cougars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
76 - 83
76 - 83
Houston holds on to beat Houston Baptist 83-76
Houston Baptist was up 35-31 at the break and led 47-43 with 13:36 remaining in the game. The Cougars started attacking the basket, which sent them to the free throw line where they made 30 of 43 attempts. The Huskies made 15 of only 21 attempts from the line.
Stiggers, who scored 24 in the second half, made two free throws and hit two straight treys to give Houston (5-1) a 51-49 lead. The Huskies answered to retake the lead. Stiggers hit a 3 and made consecutive straight free throws to take the lead, 61-56. The Cougars never trailed again even though Houston Baptist threatened.
Anthony Odunsi had a career-high 18 points and Josh Ibarra added 14 for HBU (4-4).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Jherrod Stiggers made Free Throw. | 76 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Houston Deadball Team Rebound. | 76 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Jherrod Stiggers missed Free Throw. | 76 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Foul on Anthony Odunsi. | 76 - 82 |
Statistics
 HCU |
 HOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-56 | FG | 22-50 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 7-18 | 3PT | 9-28 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 15-21 | FT | 30-43 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 13 | Assists | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 30 | Fouls | 21 |
Game Information
Venue: Fertitta Center
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 2,016 | Capacity:
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 2,016 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 20-2 | - | 28-6 |
| McNeese | 19-3 | 1 | 28-6 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 14-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 13-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| LSU New Orleans | 12-10 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Nicholls | 12-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Houston Christian | 8-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
| Northwestern State | 8-14 | 12 | 10-22 |
| Incarnate Word | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Lamar | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| East Texas A&M | 6-16 | 14 | 11-21 |
| SE Louisiana | 6-16 | 14 | 9-22 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-3 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| 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 | 21-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-17 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |