Rider Broncs at Houston Cougars
· NCAA Men's BasketballKingston 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 |
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|---|---|---|
| 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 | 17-3 | - | 23-11 |
| Saint Peter's | 14-6 | 3 | 17-12 |
| Siena | 13-7 | 4 | 23-12 |
| Marist | 12-8 | 5 | 19-12 |
| Quinnipiac | 12-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Fairfield | 11-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 11-9 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Iona | 10-10 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Sacred Heart | 9-11 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Manhattan | 8-12 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Canisius | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Niagara | 5-15 | 12 | 8-22 |
| Rider | 3-17 | 14 | 4-25 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 32-2 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 29-6 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 27-7 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 22-10 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-11 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-11 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-15 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-14 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |


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