Houston Cougars at Tulane Green Wave
· THE AMERICAN MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
66 - 60
66 - 60
Houston advances past Tulane 66-60 in AAC first round
Cavon Baker secured the victory on a defensive rebound and pair of free throws with nine seconds left. Baker finished with 20 points and the 10th-seeded Cougars, winners of four straight, will take on No. 2 seed Tulsa in the quarterfinals on Friday.
Houston (13-18) led 57-45 on Danrad Knowles's jumper with 5:24 left, but seventh-seeded Tulane (15-16) answered with seven straight points and pulled within 64-60 with 22 seconds left. But Kajon Mack missed the second of two free throws and Jonathan Stark and Louis Dabney both missed follow-up chances.
After Tulane tied it 36-all midway through the second half, the Cougars pulled away with a 15-3 run.
Payton Henson led the Green Wave with 14 points. Dabney and Jay Hook added 13 apiece.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Tulane Deadball Team Rebound. | 66 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Jay Hook missed Three Point Jumper. | 66 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Cavon Baker made Free Throw. | 66 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Cavon Baker made Free Throw. | 65 - 60 |
Statistics
 HOU |
 TULN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-46 | FG | 23-56 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 9-23 | 3PT | 9-25 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 13-15 | FT | 5-14 |
| 87 | Free Throw % | 36 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 13 | Assists | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 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 |
| 14 | Fouls | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: PeoplesBank Arena
Location: Hartford, CT
Capacity:
Location: Hartford, CT
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 |