Houston Cougars at UConn Huskies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
62 - 46
62 - 46
Houston holds UConn to 12 points in 1st half, wins 62-46
Danrad Knowles and Damyean Dotson each added 10 points for the Cougars (10-3), who never trailed in the American Athletic Conference opener for both schools. Houston dominated in the paint, outscoring UConn 26-12.
Christian Vital led UConn (5-7) with 15 points, while Vance Jackson and Rodney Purvis each had 12. For the second time this season, the Huskies were held without a block as 7-foot center Amida Brimah played just 14 minutes due to foul trouble.
The Huskies were just 3-for-21 shooting from the field in the first half to go with nine turnovers and just one assist. UConn shot 33.3 percent overall and had just four turnovers in the second half, but trailed throughout by double digits.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 46 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Armoni Brooks Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 46 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Christian Vital missed Three Point Jumper. | 62 - 46 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Foul on Morris Dunnigan. | 62 - 46 |
| 2nd 0:37 | Wes VanBeck made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Dupree. | 62 - 46 |
Statistics
 HOU |
 CONN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-46 | FG | 16-48 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 5-20 | 3PT | 8-21 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 9-11 | FT | 6-9 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 9 | Assists | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | 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 |
| 13 | Fouls | 13 |
| 26 | Largest Lead | 0 |
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 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 18-2 | - | 30-7 |
| UConn | 17-3 | 1 | 34-6 |
| Villanova | 15-5 | 3 | 24-9 |
| Seton Hall | 10-10 | 8 | 21-12 |
| Creighton | 9-11 | 9 | 16-18 |
| DePaul | 8-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Butler | 7-13 | 11 | 16-16 |
| Providence | 7-13 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Marquette | 7-13 | 11 | 12-20 |
| Georgetown | 6-14 | 12 | 16-18 |
| Xavier | 6-14 | 12 | 15-18 |