No. 8 SMU still only unbeaten after 77-73 win over Houston
Nic Moore had 23 points and the eighth-ranked SMU Mustangs remained Division I's only undefeated team with a 77-73 victory over feisty Houston on Tuesday.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Houston Cougars
73
SMU Mustangs
77
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 34 | 39 | 73 |
| SMU | 34 | 43 | 77 |
Moody Coliseum (Dallas) · 7,059 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | vs California Golden Bears | W 86-68 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs La Salle Explorers | W 94-55 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:01 73-77
Devonta Pollard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:01 72-77
Foul on Nic Moore.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 72-77
Sterling Brown made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 72-76
Sterling Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:06 72-75
Foul on Danrad Knowles.
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DunkShot 0:06 72-75
Danrad Knowles made Dunk. Assisted by Ronnie Johnson.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:12 70-75
Nic Moore made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:12 70-74
Nic Moore made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:12 70-73
Foul on Galen Robinson Jr..
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LayUpShot 0:12 70-73
Galen Robinson Jr. made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 68-73
Nic Moore made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:16 68-72
Foul on Galen Robinson Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 0:32 68-72
Galen Robinson Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:32 67-72
Foul on Nic Moore.
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LayUpShot 0:43 67-72
Markus Kennedy made Layup. Assisted by Shake Milton.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:06 67-70
Galen Robinson Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:06 66-70
Foul on Sterling Brown.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:40 66-70
Sterling Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nic Moore.
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JumpShot 1:58 66-67
Damyean Dotson made Jumper.
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TipShot 2:28 64-67
Ben Moore made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:00 64-65
Damyean Dotson made Three Point Jumper.
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TipShot 3:34 61-65
Sterling Brown made Two Point Tip Shot.
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TipShot 3:57 61-63
Danrad Knowles made Two Point Tip Shot.
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LayUpShot 4:10 59-63
Nic Moore made Layup.
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LayUpShot 4:25 59-61
Danrad Knowles made Layup. Assisted by Damyean Dotson.
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JumpShot 4:52 57-61
Nic Moore made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:34 57-59
Markus Kennedy made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:34 57-58
Markus Kennedy made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:34 57-57
Foul on Galen Robinson Jr..
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PersonalFoul 6:04 57-57
Foul on Shake Milton.
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TipShot 6:40 57-57
Markus Kennedy made Two Point Tip Shot.
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PersonalFoul 7:03 57-55
Foul on Nic Moore.
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LayUpShot 7:26 57-55
Jordan Tolbert made Layup. Assisted by Sterling Brown.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:48 57-53
Galen Robinson Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:48 56-53
Galen Robinson Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:48 55-53
Foul on Nic Moore.
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PersonalFoul 7:57 55-53
Foul on Markus Kennedy.
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LayUpShot 8:37 55-53
Devonta Pollard made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 8:48 53-53
Foul on Markus Kennedy.
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JumpShot 9:21 53-53
Markus Kennedy made Jumper. Assisted by Nic Moore.
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DunkShot 9:43 53-51
Kyle Meyer made Dunk.
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LayUpShot 10:11 51-51
Markus Kennedy made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:30 51-49
Damyean Dotson made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:47 48-49
Jordan Tolbert made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:47 48-48
Jordan Tolbert made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:47 48-47
Foul on Eric Weary Jr..
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LayUpShot 11:16 48-47
Sterling Brown made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:36 48-45
Devonta Pollard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:36 47-45
Foul on Ben Moore.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:52 47-45
Markus Kennedy made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:52 47-44
Markus Kennedy made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:52 47-43
Foul on Danrad Knowles.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:18 47-43
Ben Moore made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:18 47-42
Foul on Devonta Pollard.
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PersonalFoul 12:22 47-42
Foul on Damyean Dotson.
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JumpShot 12:47 47-42
Ronnie Johnson made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:53 45-42
Nic Moore made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:53 45-41
Nic Moore made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:53 45-40
Foul on Ronnie Johnson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:24 45-40
Eric Weary Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ronnie Johnson.
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End Game 0:00 73-77
End of Game
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MadeFreeThrow 0:01 73-77
Devonta Pollard made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:01 72-77
Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:01 72-77
Devonta Pollard missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:01 72-77
Foul on Nic Moore.
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ShortTimeOut 0:01 72-77
Houston Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 72-77
Sterling Brown made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 72-76
Sterling Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:06 72-75
Foul on Danrad Knowles.
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DunkShot 0:06 72-75
Danrad Knowles made Dunk. Assisted by Ronnie Johnson.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:12 70-75
Nic Moore made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:12 70-74
Nic Moore made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:12 70-73
Foul on Galen Robinson Jr..
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LayUpShot 0:12 70-73
Galen Robinson Jr. made Layup.
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ShortTimeOut 0:16 68-73
SMU Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 68-73
Nic Moore made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:16 68-72
SMU Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 68-72
Nic Moore missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:16 68-72
Foul on Galen Robinson Jr..
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Defensive Rebound 0:32 68-72
Markus Kennedy Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:32 68-72
Galen Robinson Jr. missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:32 68-72
Galen Robinson Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:32 67-72
Foul on Nic Moore.
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ShortTimeOut 0:36 67-72
Houston Timeout
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LayUpShot 0:43 67-72
Markus Kennedy made Layup. Assisted by Shake Milton.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:06 67-70
Galen Robinson Jr. made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:06 66-70
Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:06 66-70
Galen Robinson Jr. missed Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 1:06 66-70
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 1:06 66-70
Foul on Sterling Brown.
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Offensive Rebound 1:07 66-70
Galen Robinson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:07 66-70
Nic Moore Block.
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LayUpShot 1:07 66-70
Galen Robinson Jr. missed Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 1:14 66-70
Ronnie Johnson Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:14 66-70
Damyean Dotson missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:40 66-70
Sterling Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nic Moore.
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JumpShot 1:58 66-67
Damyean Dotson made Jumper.
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TipShot 2:28 64-67
Ben Moore made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 2:28 64-65
Ben Moore Offensive Rebound.
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TipShot 2:28 64-65
Jordan Tolbert missed Two Point Tip Shot.
Showing the last 40 of 331 events.
Team Stats
HOU
SMU
29-62
FG
25-51
47
Field Goal %
49
7-20
3PT
3-13
35
Three Point %
23
8-16
FT
24-32
50
Free Throw %
75
37
Rebounds
32
23
Offensive Rebounds
17
14
Defensive Rebounds
15
9
Assists
14
4
Steals
6
3
Blocks
6
12
Turnovers
9
2
Team Turnovers
0
12
Total Turnovers
9
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
2
Points Off Turnovers
15
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
21
Fouls
17
8
Largest Lead
5
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