Houston Cougars at Tulsa Golden Hurricane
· THE AMERICAN MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
51 - 59
51 - 59
Tulsa holds off Houston, 59-51, advances to AAC semifinal
The Golden Hurricane (22-9) will face the winner of the semifinal between No. 6 Connecticut and No. 3 Cincinnati Saturday.
Houston stayed within striking distance down the stretch, scoring its final 15 points from beyond the arc, but could not bridge the gap and was held scoreless over the final 3:11. The Cougars finished 7 of 27 from distance and managed just 35.1 percent from the field (20 of 57).
D'Andre Wright's layup with 10:10 to play in the game gave Tulsa the lead for good. Harrison dunked and scored on a layup to complete the 7-0 run that put Tulsa in charge.
LeRon Barnes hit back-to-back 3s for Houston to cut the lead to 54-51 with 3:11 left, but got no closer.
Devonta Pollard scored 14 points to lead Houston (13-19).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 51 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Shaquille Harrison Defensive Rebound. | 51 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Jherrod Stiggers missed Three Point Jumper. | 51 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Jherrod Stiggers Offensive Rebound. | 51 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Jherrod Stiggers missed Three Point Jumper. | 51 - 59 |
Statistics
 HOU |
 TLSA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-57 | FG | 22-48 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 7-27 | 3PT | 4-10 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 4-7 | FT | 11-16 |
| 57 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 8 | Assists | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 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 |
| 15 | Fouls | 12 |
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 |