Rider Broncs at Houston Cougars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Kingston Flemings scores 18 and No. 2 Houston beats Rider 91-45
Mercy Miller scored 14 points off the bench, Joseph Tugler finished with 12 points and nine rebounds and Chris Cenac Jr. had 12 points for Houston (5-0).
Caleb Smith scored 13 points and Zion Cruz added nine points for Rider (1-3), which shot 31% and was 4 of 17 on 3-pointers.
Flemings had 14 points on 6-of-6 shooting in the first half as Houston built a 47-25 halftime lead. Houston shot 8 of 11 from the field to start the game and shot 59% in the first half in building its halftime lead.
Houston jumped to a 17-2 lead on a layup by Flemings with 15:19 remaining in the first half, and the lead never dipped below 11 points the rest of the way
The Cougars shot 56% and were 10 of 26 on 3-pointers for the game. Houston forced 23 turnovers and converted them into 33 points.
Houston: Faces Syracuse on Monday in the first of three games at the Players Era Championship in Las Vegas.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 45 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 45 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Davis Bynum made Layup. | 45 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Antwan Wilson Defensive Rebound. | 43 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Ramon Walker Jr. missed Jumper. | 43 - 91 |
Statistics
 RID |
 HOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16-52 | FG | 37-66 |
| 31 | Field Goal % | 56 |
| 4-17 | 3PT | 10-26 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 9-9 | FT | 7-7 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 100 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 8 | Assists | 23 |
| 5 | Steals | 13 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 23 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 33 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 25 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 11 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 48 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 7,035 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 10-2 | - | 14-9 |
| Siena | 9-3 | 1 | 16-7 |
| Saint Peter's | 9-3 | 1 | 12-8 |
| Marist | 9-4 | 1.5 | 15-7 |
| Quinnipiac | 8-5 | 2.5 | 15-9 |
| Iona | 6-6 | 4 | 14-9 |
| Fairfield | 6-7 | 4.5 | 14-10 |
| Sacred Heart | 6-7 | 4.5 | 10-14 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 6-7 | 4.5 | 10-14 |
| Manhattan | 5-8 | 5.5 | 9-15 |
| Canisius | 3-9 | 7 | 8-15 |
| Niagara | 2-10 | 8 | 5-17 |
| Rider | 2-10 | 8 | 3-18 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 9-0 | - | 22-0 |
| Houston | 7-1 | 1.5 | 19-2 |
| Iowa State | 7-2 | 2 | 20-2 |
| Kansas | 7-2 | 2 | 17-5 |
| UCF | 6-3 | 3 | 17-4 |
| Texas Tech | 6-3 | 3 | 16-6 |
| BYU | 5-3 | 3.5 | 17-4 |
| West Virginia | 5-4 | 4 | 14-8 |
| Oklahoma State | 3-5 | 5.5 | 15-6 |
| Colorado | 3-6 | 6 | 13-9 |
| TCU | 3-6 | 6 | 13-9 |
| Cincinnati | 3-6 | 6 | 11-11 |
| Baylor | 2-7 | 7 | 12-9 |
| Arizona State | 2-7 | 7 | 11-11 |
| Utah | 1-7 | 7.5 | 9-12 |
| Kansas State | 1-8 | 8 | 10-12 |