Houston Cougars at East Carolina Pirates
· NCAA Men's Basketball
97 - 93
VanBeck takes over in 2nd OT, Houston beats ECU 97-93
Houston led by eight points with three minutes left in regulation before East Carolina closed on a 9-1 run. The Cougars' Devonta Pollard missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with 35.3 seconds left and ECU's Caleb White sank a 3-pointer from the wing to tie it at 75-all. Houston played for the final shot but turned it over.
Houston's Galen Robinson Jr. missed a 3 pointer with three seconds left in the first overtime and Damyean Dotson's grabbed the offensive rebound but his jumper was short.
VanBeck scored seven of Houston's first nine points of the second overtime for a 93-91 lead. He added a free throw with three seconds left for a two-possession game.
Dotson added 23 points and 13 rebounds for Houston (15-6, 5-4 American).
B.J. Tyson scored 20 points for East Carolina (10-12, 2-7).
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 | End of Game | 97 - 93 |
| 4th 0:00 | Devonta Pollard Defensive Rebound. | 97 - 93 |
| 4th 0:00 | Kentrell Barkley missed Three Point Jumper. | 97 - 93 |
| 4th 0:03 | Wes VanBeck made Free Throw. | 97 - 93 |
| 4th 0:03 | Houston Deadball Team Rebound. | 96 - 93 |
Statistics
 HOU |
 ECU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 37-71 | FG | 33-70 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 11-25 | 3PT | 14-38 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 12-22 | FT | 13-18 |
| 55 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fouls | 24 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Greenville, NC
Attendance: 5,212 | 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 |