Houston Cougars at South Florida Bulls
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
70 - 56
70 - 56
Gray, Dotson combine for 50 as Houston beats S Florida 70-56
Houston (11-3, 2-0 American Athletic) led 38-34 at halftime, and Troy Holston's jumper with 16:33 to go brought the Bulls to within 42-40. Gray responded with a 3, and Wes VanBeck made a pair of free throws to extend the lead to seven.
The Cougars then went on a 12-1 run in which Dotson had a 3, a layup and a dunk and the score was 59-41. South Florida (6-7, 0-2) was never able to bring the deficit to within single digits.
Houston got its first lead of the game at 33-32 on Gray's layup with 2:37 before halftime.
VanBeck added 11 points for the Cougars.
Holston led the Bulls with 16 points, Malik Fitts finished with 12 points and six rebounds and Tulio Da Silva added 10 points and five boards.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Xavier Dupree Defensive Rebound. | 70 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Malik Fitts missed Dunk. | 70 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Malik Fitts Offensive Rebound. | 70 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Armoni Brooks Block. | 70 - 56 |
Statistics
 HOU |
 USF |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-55 | FG | 18-55 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 11-24 | 3PT | 5-15 |
| 46 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 13-21 | FT | 15-22 |
| 62 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 11 | Assists | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | 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 |
| 21 | Fouls | 21 |
| 18 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Venue: Yuengling Center
Location: Tampa, FL
Capacity:
Location: Tampa, FL
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 |