Tulane Green Wave at Houston Cougars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
51 - 65
51 - 65
Dotson scores 20, Houston downs Tulane 65-51
Tulane shot a season-low 18 of 59 from the floor (30.5 percent) while the Cougars (14-7, 5-4 American) shot 40 percent and outrebounded the Green Wave 44-37.
Wes VanBeck's 3-pointer put Houston up for good 9-7 and the Cougars led 31-16 at halftime behind Dotson's 11 points, shooting 44.4 percent from the floor to Tulane's 22 percent. The Green Wave made just 1 of 10 3-pointers in the half.
Rob Gray Jr. hit a jumper and a layup to spark a 9-3 run for a 51-34 second-half lead and Houston led by 20 with 2:34 to go.
Gray had 12 points with four assists and Armoni Brooks and VanBeck added 11 apiece for Houston.
Malik Morgan scored 13 for Tulane (4-16, 1-7), which has lost four straight.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 51 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Malik Morgan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Reynolds. | 51 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Cameron Reynolds Defensive Rebound. | 48 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Morris Dunnigan missed Free Throw. | 48 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Morris Dunnigan made Free Throw. | 48 - 65 |
Statistics
 TULN |
 HOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-59 | FG | 22-55 |
| 31 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 5-23 | 3PT | 7-22 |
| 22 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 10-18 | FT | 14-20 |
| 56 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 9 | Assists | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 22 | Fouls | 19 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Game Information
Venue: Fertitta Center
Location: Houston, TX
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Location: Houston, TX
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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 |
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 |