Houston Cougars at Tulane Green Wave
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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72 - 81
72 - 81
Reynolds scores 22 as Tulane holds off Houston 81-72
Houston had won five of its previous six games, falling only to No. 9 Wichita State on January 4, and had taken its biggest lead of the game, 52-49, on a Wes VanBeck 3-pointer. Reynolds' sank two from distance in less than a minute to put the Green Wave (12-6, 3-3 American) back in the lead 55-54 with 10:23 to play.
Rob Gray gave Houston a one-point lead twice more as the teams battled but Ray Ona Embo made a pair of free throws and Caleb Daniels threw down a dunk as Tulane led 66-63 with four minutes remaining and never trailed again.
Gray led the Cougars (14-4, 4-2) with 24 points and Corey Davis, Jr. added 15.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Colin Slater Defensive Rebound. | 72 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Devin Davis missed Three Point Jumper. | 72 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Jordan Cornish made Free Throw. | 72 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Jordan Cornish made Free Throw. | 72 - 80 |
Statistics
 HOU |
 TULN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-69 | FG | 26-56 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 8-30 | 3PT | 10-21 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 48 |
| 16-22 | FT | 19-32 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 59 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 13 | Assists | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 26 | Fouls | 21 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Venue: Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse
Location: New Orleans, LA
Attendance: 2,301 | Capacity:
Location: New Orleans, LA
Attendance: 2,301 | 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 |