Houston Cougars at Rice Owls
· NCAA Men's Basketball
97 - 89
Grimes scores 32 to lift Houston past Rice 97-89
After Rice took a 78-76 lead with just under four minutes left, Marcus Sasser and Grimes hit back-to-back 3s around a Dejon Jarreau steal and the Cougars didn't look back, going up by as many as 11 points down the stretch.
Jarreau had 15 points, 13 after halftime, for Houston (2-1). Nate Hinton and Sasser had 15 points for the visiting team. Sasser made five 3-pointers.
Robert Martin had 23 points for the Owls (4-2), whose four-game win streak came to end. Ako Adams and Drew Peterson each scored 16 points and Chris Mullins had 12.
Houston trailed 39-32 at halftime but scored 65 points in the second half, making 10 of 17 3-pointers in the last 20 minutes and adding 16 second-chance points to Rice's two.
Houston travels to play No. 11 Oregon on Friday. Rice plays Milwaukee on Friday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 97 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 97 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Caleb Mills made Dunk. Assisted by DeJon Jarreau. | 97 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Quentin Grimes Defensive Rebound. | 95 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Ako Adams missed Free Throw. | 95 - 89 |
Statistics
 HOU |
 RICE |
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|---|---|---|
| 33-67 | FG | 28-61 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 13-26 | 3PT | 13-31 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 18-28 | FT | 20-30 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 14 | Assists | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 0 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 24 | Fouls | 19 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 2,513 | 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 |