Oakland Golden Grizzlies at Houston Cougars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Kingston Flemings, Emanuel Sharp each score 19, No. 1 Houston beats Oakland 78-45
Flemings was 8 of 12 from the floor, and Sharp shot 7 of 13, including 5 of 9 on 3-pointers, for Houston (3-0). The Cougars shot 45% and were 9 of 31 on 3-pointers.
Flemings and Sharp each had 11 points in the first half and shot a combined 8 of 16 from the field as the Cougars led 39-17 at the half.
Houston's Chris Cenac Jr. finished with 11 points. The Cougars outrebounded the Grizzlies 46-32 and held a 40-20 advantage in points in the paint.
Isaac Garrett had 20 points and seven rebounds, and Nassim Mashhour added nine points for Oakland (0-3). The Grizzlies shot 31%.
Oakland started the season with losses to then-No. 7 Michigan ( 121-78 ) on Nov. 3 and then-No. 1 Purdue ( 87-77 ) on Friday before facing the Cougars.
Houston jumped to an 8-0 lead on a 3-pointer by Sharp just over a minute into the game, and the Cougars extended the lead to 21-8 on another 3-pointer by Sharp with 12 minutes left in the first half.
Houston: The Cougars face No. 22 Auburn in Birmingham, Ala., on Sunday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 45 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 45 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Ziare Wells made Layup. | 45 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Nate Deer Defensive Rebound. | 43 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Mercy Miller missed Layup. | 43 - 78 |
Statistics
 OAK |
 HOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16-51 | FG | 32-71 |
| 31 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 3-13 | 3PT | 9-31 |
| 23 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 10-15 | FT | 5-8 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 6 | Assists | 20 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fouls | 17 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 40 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 7,035 | Capacity:
2025-26 Horizon League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wright State | 10-2 | - | 15-8 |
| Oakland | 10-3 | 0.5 | 14-10 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 8-4 | 2 | 14-9 |
| Green Bay | 7-6 | 3.5 | 12-12 |
| Detroit Mercy | 6-6 | 4 | 9-12 |
| Northern Kentucky | 6-7 | 4.5 | 14-10 |
| Robert Morris | 6-7 | 4.5 | 14-10 |
| Cleveland State | 5-7 | 5 | 9-14 |
| Milwaukee | 5-8 | 5.5 | 9-15 |
| Youngstown State | 4-8 | 6 | 11-12 |
| IU Indianapolis | 2-11 | 8.5 | 6-18 |
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 |