Houston Cougars at East Carolina Pirates
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
61 - 66
61 - 66
East Carolina holds on late to defeat Houston 66-61
As the teams scrapped down to the wire, the Pirates (8-9, 1-3) made 5 of their last 7 shots from the field starting with Marshall Guilmette's first-ever 3-pointer to put East Carolina up 52-48. Terry Whisnant followed with a trey to make it 52-51, answering a long-range dagger from Houston's Cavon Baker.
White added a layup and a jumper and Tyson dunked after a Whisnant steal, putting the Pirates up 61-56 with 96 seconds left to play.
Baker added another trey for Houston (7-9, 0-5) but the Pirates closed it out at the line, making 5 of 7 foul shots.
Whisnant finished with 13 points for East Carolina, which made 24 of 54 shots.
Danrad Knowles scored 16 for Houston, L.J. Rose 15.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:01 | Terry Whisnant Defensive Rebound. | 61 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:01 | L.J. Rose missed Three Point Jumper. | 61 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:04 | East Carolina Timeout | 61 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Caleb White made Free Throw. | 61 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Caleb White made Free Throw. | 61 - 65 |
Statistics
 HOU |
 ECU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-59 | FG | 24-54 |
| 34 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 6-21 | 3PT | 8-26 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 15-21 | FT | 10-16 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 10 | Assists | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 17 | Fouls | 21 |
Game Information
Venue: Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
Location: Greenville, NC
Attendance: 4,368 | Capacity:
Location: Greenville, NC
Attendance: 4,368 | Capacity:
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 |
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |