Houston Cougars at Temple Owls
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
54 - 66
54 - 66
Temple cruises to 66-54 win over Houston
Will Cummings contributed 14 points and Jesse Morgan added 10 as Temple (20-9, 11-5 American) controlled the boards 40-31 to snap a two-game skid. DeCosey, who scored 12 of his total points in the second half, and Bond also pulled down nine rebounds apiece.
Trailing by five at the break, Temple took the lead early in the second half with Bond's dunk and later broke away with an 11-2 spurt capped by Josh Brown's 3-pointer to make it 52-43 with 8:19 left. The Owls held off Houston (9-18, 1-14) the rest of the way.
LeRon Barnes led Houston with 15 points and 11 rebounds, Devonta Pollard added 14 and Danrad Knowles had 13. The Cougars have lost 14 of their last 16 games.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 54 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Wes VanBeck made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jherrod Stiggers. | 54 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:42 | Quenton DeCosey made Layup. | 51 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:44 | Quenton DeCosey Offensive Rebound. | 51 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:44 | Quenton DeCosey missed Layup. | 51 - 64 |
Statistics
 HOU |
 TEM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-55 | FG | 27-60 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 6-21 | 3PT | 7-23 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 4-11 | FT | 5-9 |
| 36 | Free Throw % | 56 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 8 | Assists | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 11 | Fouls | 13 |
Game Information
Liacouras Center
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 7,023 | 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 |