Houston Cougars at Tulane Green Wave
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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68 - 63
68 - 63
Pollard lifts Houston past Tulane 68-63 in OT
Pollard, who finished 9 of 10 from the line, scored Houston's first six points in OT to give the Cougars 65-62 lead with 2:24 left. Tulane cut the gap to three with 1:22 to go before Cavon Baker stretched Houston's advantage by going 1 of 2 from the line and Eric Weary Jr. put it out of reach with a pair of free throws with just a tick left on the clock.
Tulane missed five shots from the field during the OT period and hit just 2 of 6 from the line.
Jherrod Stiggers also scored 17 and Baker added 11 for Houston, which sank 26 of its 33 free throws.
Louis Dabney and Payton Henson led Tulane with 15 points apiece.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 63 |
| 3rd 0:01 | Eric Weary Jr. made Free Throw. | 68 - 63 |
| 3rd 0:01 | Eric Weary Jr. made Free Throw. | 67 - 63 |
| 3rd 0:01 | Foul on Dylan Osetkowski. | 66 - 63 |
| 3rd 0:07 | Eric Weary Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 66 - 63 |
Statistics
 HOU |
 TULN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-45 | FG | 23-60 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 4-13 | 3PT | 7-23 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 26-33 | FT | 10-19 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 53 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 9 | Assists | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 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 |
| 20 | Fouls | 22 |
Game Information
Venue: Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse
Location: New Orleans, LA
Attendance: 2,041 | Capacity:
Location: New Orleans, LA
Attendance: 2,041 | 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 |