Houston Christian Huskies at BYU Cougars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Johnson's 20-point night leads BYU in season opener, Cougars top Houston Christian 110-63
BYU knocked down 15 3-pointers in its first game since leaving the West Coast Conference. The Cougars will make their Big 12 Conference debut in January.
The Cougars held just a one-point lead, 7-6 four minutes into the game. By halftime their margin ballooned to 56-18.
Trevin Knell scored 19 points and grabbed five rebounds and Noah Waterman had 16 points and eight boards. Jaxson Robinson had 13 points off the bench and Trey Stewart contributed 10 points, three rebounds and four assists for BYU.
BYU was 40 of 84 (47.6%) from the field, including 15 of 43 (34.9%) from beyond the 3-point line.
Marcus Greene had 18 points to lead Houston Christian. Michael Imariagbe and Jay Alvarez each added 11 points.
Houston Christian was 26 of 60 (43.3%) from the floor, including 3 of 16 (18.8%) from distance.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 110 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 63 - 110 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Jake Arnold made Free Throw. | 63 - 110 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Houston Christian Offensive Rebound. | 62 - 110 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Jake Arnold missed Free Throw. | 62 - 110 |
Statistics
 HCU |
 BYU |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-60 | FG | 40-84 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 3-16 | 3PT | 15-43 |
| 19 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 8-16 | FT | 15-18 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 1 | Offensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 38 |
| 8 | Assists | 27 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 22 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 12 | Fouls | 17 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 48 |
Game Information
Location: Provo, UT
Attendance: 13,130 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 1-0 | - | 7-2 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 1-0 | - | 4-5 |
| Nicholls | 1-0 | - | 2-7 |
| McNeese | 3-1 | +0.5 | 10-2 |
| East Texas A&M | 1-1 | 0.5 | 6-5 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 1-1 | 0.5 | 4-6 |
| New Orleans | 1-1 | 0.5 | 3-8 |
| Northwestern State | 1-1 | 0.5 | 2-8 |
| Houston Christian | 1-2 | 1 | 5-6 |
| Incarnate Word | 1-2 | 1 | 5-6 |
| SE Louisiana | 1-2 | 1 | 4-7 |
| Lamar | 0-2 | 1.5 | 5-5 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa State | 0-0 | - | 11-0 |
| Arizona | 0-0 | - | 10-0 |
| BYU | 0-0 | - | 10-1 |
| Houston | 0-0 | - | 10-1 |
| Colorado | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| Oklahoma State | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| UCF | 0-0 | - | 8-1 |
| Arizona State | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Baylor | 0-0 | - | 7-2 |
| Kansas | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Texas Tech | 0-0 | - | 8-3 |
| TCU | 0-0 | - | 7-3 |
| West Virginia | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Kansas State | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Utah | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Cincinnati | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |