East Carolina Pirates at Houston Cougars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
54 - 72
Stiggers leads Houston past East Carolina 72-54
LeRon Barnes also had 14 and Wes VanBeck 10 for the Cougars (12-18, 4-14 American), who take a three-game winning streak to the conference tournament in Hartford, Connecticut next week.
The game was the 800th of UH coach Kelvin Sampson's career with his record in 26 season standing at 511-288.
Terry Whisnant led East Carolina (13-18, 6-12) with 13 points.
Houston shot 52 percent in the first half to open a 35-24 lead. With Stiggers scoring 14 of his points in the second half the Cougars steadily pulled way, leading by 21 late.
The Cougars are the 10-seed and face seventh-seeded Tulane on Thursday after eighth-seeded East Carolina meets No. 9 seed Central Florida. The other opening round game is defending national champion UConn, the sixth seed, facing No. 11 South Florida.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 54 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Wes VanBeck Defensive Rebound. | 54 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Terry Whisnant missed Jumper. | 54 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:38 | Houston Turnover. | 54 - 72 |
| 2nd 1:08 | Wes VanBeck Defensive Rebound. | 54 - 72 |
Statistics
 ECU |
 HOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-53 | FG | 26-52 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 8-18 | 3PT | 12-28 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 6-9 | FT | 8-12 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 13 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 12 | Assists | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 2 |
| 0 | Blocks | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | 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 |
| 16 | Fouls | 14 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 2,879 | Capacity:
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 |
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 |