Rice Owls at Houston Cougars
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68 - 79
68 - 79
Brooks leads Houston in 79-68 win over cross-town rival Rice
Nate Hinton and Galen Robinson Jr. scored 15 apiece for the Cougars (2-0), who scored 26 points off of fast breaks and shot 45 percent from the field. It was Brooks' second straight 20-point game.
Houston took a 7-6 lead on Brooks' jumper and stayed ahead the rest of the way. The Cougars led 40-29 at halftime and by as many as 18 points in the second half.
The Owls closed to 74-66 on Ako Adams' 3 with 57 seconds left, but Houston stopped the rally with five straight free throws.
Adams scored 19 points with five assists and Jack Williams added 11 points for the Owls (2-2).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 68 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Quentin Millora-Brown made Layup. | 68 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Quentin Millora-Brown Offensive Rebound. | 66 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Drew Peterson missed Jumper. | 66 - 79 |
Statistics
 RICE |
 HOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-54 | FG | 26-59 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 11-27 | 3PT | 9-20 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 45 |
| 7-13 | FT | 18-25 |
| 54 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 13 | Assists | 15 |
| 2 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 26 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 21 | Fouls | 18 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Venue: H&PE Arena
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 3,952 | Capacity:
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 3,952 | Capacity:
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 |