Houston Cougars at Tulsa Golden Hurricane
· NCAA Men's Basketball
61 - 63
Jackson scores 19, Tulsa rallies past Houston 63-61
Marcus Sasser missed a 3-pointer in the closing seconds, the seventh-straight miss for the Cougars in the last five minutes. After a DeJon Jarreau layup put Houston ahead 60-54, the Cougars were limited to one free throw. In addition to the seven-straight missed shots, Houston had three turnovers.
Jackson's dunk cut the deficit to four and after seven empty possessions for both teams he followed the Houston free throw with a 3-pointer to cut it to 61-60 with 1:48 to play.
Houston had a turnover Brandon Rachel turned into the lead with a pair of free throws at the 1:09 mark. Then Houston missed a shot and Rachel converted two more free throws with 34 seconds left.
There was another turnover but Tulsa missed the front end of a one-and-one but the Cougars couldn't convert that into the winner.
Jeriah Horne added 10 points for Tulsa (10-6, 2-1 American Athletic Conference).
Caleb Mills had 22 points for the Cougars (12-4, 2-1), whose six-game winning streak was broken. Jarreau added 16 points and Sasser 14 points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Tulsa Defensive Rebound. | 61 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Marcus Sasser missed Three Point Jumper. | 61 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:14 | DeJon Jarreau Defensive Rebound. | 61 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Elijah Joiner missed Free Throw. | 61 - 63 |
Statistics
 HOU |
 TLSA |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-56 | FG | 19-41 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 9-28 | 3PT | 8-20 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 8-11 | FT | 17-20 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 85 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 8 | Assists | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 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 |
| 19 | Fouls | 13 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Tulsa, OK
Attendance: 3,725 | 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 |