UCF Knights at Houston Cougars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
63 - 78
63 - 78
Hinton scores 20, leads Houston to 78-63 defeat of UCF
Fabian White Jr. added 13 points for Houston (11-3, 1-0 American Athletic Conference), DeJon Jarreau added 12 points all from the free throw line, and Quentin Grimes scored 10.
Houston led 37-33 at halftime and saw UCF cut its lead to two points twice in the early going of the second half. Frank Bertz cut the gap to 47-45 with a 3-pointer at 13:40 only to see Houston take off on a 12-1 run over the next four-plus minutes.
Jarreau made 7 of 8 from the line in that stretch.
Dazon Ingram had 13 points, nine rebounds and six assists for the Knights (9-5, 0-2). Collin Smith added 11 points and 11 rebounds. Ceasar DeJesus added 10 points.
Houston plays Temple on the road on Tuesday. Central Florida faces SMU on the road on Wednesday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Nate Hinton Defensive Rebound. | 63 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Ibrahim Famouke Doumbia missed Three Point Jumper. | 63 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:38 | Quentin Grimes made Dunk. | 63 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:43 | Quentin Grimes Steal. | 63 - 76 |
Statistics
 UCF |
 HOU |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-65 | FG | 21-55 |
| 34 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 7-30 | 3PT | 6-21 |
| 23 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 12-19 | FT | 30-38 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 15 | Assists | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 26 | Fouls | 20 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: Fertitta Center
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 7,035 | Capacity:
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 7,035 | 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 |