Houston rallies to upset No. 12 SMU, 71-68
Devonta Pollard scored 23 points and Damyean Dotson added 13 as Houston rallied for a 71-68 victory over No. 12 SMU on Monday night, just the second loss of the season for the Mustangs.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
SMU Mustangs
68
Houston Cougars
71
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMU | 39 | 29 | 68 |
| HOU | 34 | 37 | 71 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | vs Prairie View A&M Panthers | W 98-63 | NCAAM |
| 11/5/26 | vs VMI Keydets | W 95-70 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Southern Jaguars | W 85-72 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 68-71
Wes VanBeck made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:14 68-70
Foul on Sterling Brown.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:19 68-70
Nic Moore made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shake Milton.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 65-70
Bertrand Nkali made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:26 65-69
Foul on Shake Milton.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:46 65-69
Devonta Pollard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:46 65-68
Devonta Pollard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:46 65-67
Foul on Ben Moore.
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PersonalFoul 1:00 65-67
Foul on Markus Kennedy.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:47 65-67
Galen Robinson Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:47 65-66
Foul on Nic Moore.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:02 65-66
Ben Moore made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:02 64-66
Ben Moore made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:02 63-66
Foul on Bertrand Nkali.
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PersonalFoul 2:03 63-66
Foul on Markus Kennedy.
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JumpShot 2:26 63-66
Nic Moore made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 2:55 61-66
Foul on Markus Kennedy.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:27 61-66
Nic Moore made Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 3:43 58-66
Galen Robinson Jr. made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:41 58-64
Ben Moore made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:41 57-64
Ben Moore made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:41 56-64
Foul on Bertrand Nkali.
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TipShot 5:11 56-64
Bertrand Nkali made Two Point Tip Shot.
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JumpShot 6:41 56-62
Devonta Pollard made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:14 56-60
Devonta Pollard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:14 56-59
Foul on Ben Moore.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:32 56-59
Nic Moore made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 7:35 53-59
Foul on Galen Robinson Jr..
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:02 53-59
Devonta Pollard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Galen Robinson Jr..
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:51 53-56
LeRon Barnes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Weary Jr..
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PersonalFoul 9:26 53-53
Foul on Damyean Dotson.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:24 53-53
Devonta Pollard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:24 53-52
Devonta Pollard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:24 53-51
Foul on Sterling Brown.
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PersonalFoul 10:40 53-51
Foul on Jordan Tolbert.
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PersonalFoul 11:03 53-51
Foul on Jordan Tolbert.
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PersonalFoul 11:14 53-51
Foul on Galen Robinson Jr..
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JumpShot 11:54 53-51
Devonta Pollard made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 12:05 53-49
Foul on Nic Moore.
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DunkShot 12:41 53-49
LeRon Barnes made Dunk.
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PersonalFoul 13:04 53-47
Foul on Devonta Pollard.
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JumpShot 13:25 53-47
Damyean Dotson made Jumper.
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JumpShot 13:36 53-45
Markus Kennedy made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:04 51-45
Devonta Pollard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:04 51-44
Devonta Pollard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:04 51-43
Foul on Ben Moore.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:19 51-43
Ben Moore made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:19 50-43
Ben Moore made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:19 49-43
Foul on Devonta Pollard.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:04 49-43
Damyean Dotson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Galen Robinson Jr..
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JumpShot 15:36 49-40
Damyean Dotson made Jumper.
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JumpShot 15:58 49-38
Markus Kennedy made Jumper. Assisted by Sterling Brown.
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PersonalFoul 16:45 47-38
Foul on Jordan Tolbert.
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LayUpShot 17:05 47-38
Kyle Meyer made Layup. Assisted by LeRon Barnes.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:26 47-36
Shake Milton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jarrey Foster.
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PersonalFoul 17:56 44-36
Foul on Jordan Tolbert.
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JumpShot 18:21 44-36
Devonta Pollard made Jumper. Assisted by Ronnie Johnson.
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MadeFreeThrow 18:41 44-34
Ben Moore made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 18:41 43-34
Ben Moore made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 18:41 42-34
Foul on Damyean Dotson.
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End Game 0:00 68-71
End of Game
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Offensive Rebound 0:05 68-71
Shake Milton Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:05 68-71
Jordan Tolbert missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:14 68-71
Markus Kennedy Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 68-71
Wes VanBeck missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 68-71
Wes VanBeck made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:14 68-70
Foul on Sterling Brown.
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ShortTimeOut 0:16 68-70
SMU Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:19 68-70
Nic Moore made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shake Milton.
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Defensive Rebound 0:26 65-70
Markus Kennedy Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 65-70
Bertrand Nkali missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 65-70
Bertrand Nkali made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:26 65-69
Foul on Shake Milton.
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Defensive Rebound 0:41 65-69
Galen Robinson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:41 65-69
Galen Robinson Jr. Block.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:41 65-69
Nic Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:46 65-69
Devonta Pollard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:46 65-68
Devonta Pollard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:46 65-67
Foul on Ben Moore.
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ShortTimeOut 1:00 65-67
Houston Timeout
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:00 65-67
Markus Kennedy Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 1:00 65-67
Foul on Markus Kennedy.
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Defensive Rebound 1:19 65-67
Markus Kennedy Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:19 65-67
Damyean Dotson missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:39 65-67
Devonta Pollard Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:39 65-67
Nic Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:47 65-67
Galen Robinson Jr. made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:47 65-66
Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:47 65-66
Galen Robinson Jr. missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:47 65-66
Foul on Nic Moore.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:02 65-66
Ben Moore made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:02 64-66
Ben Moore made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:02 63-66
Foul on Bertrand Nkali.
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Defensive Rebound 2:03 63-66
Ben Moore Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:03 63-66
Devonta Pollard missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 2:03 63-66
Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:03 63-66
Devonta Pollard missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:03 63-66
Foul on Markus Kennedy.
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JumpShot 2:26 63-66
Nic Moore made Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 2:38 61-66
Jordan Tolbert Offensive Rebound.
Showing the last 40 of 329 events.
Team Stats
SMU
HOU
21-52
FG
26-56
40
Field Goal %
46
6-15
3PT
7-16
40
Three Point %
44
20-23
FT
12-21
87
Free Throw %
57
27
Rebounds
41
8
Offensive Rebounds
15
19
Defensive Rebounds
26
10
Assists
11
3
Steals
6
4
Blocks
6
12
Turnovers
14
0
Team Turnovers
0
12
Total Turnovers
14
0
Technical Fouls
1
0
Total Technical Fouls
1
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
21
Fouls
19
11
Largest Lead
8
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