Houston Cougars at Texas A&M Aggies
· PRESEASON WNIT
65 - 83
Williams, No. 20 Texas A&M women beat Houston 83-65
The Aggies will host Louisiana in the second round on Sunday.
Hillsman had 19 points and 11 rebounds, Howard added 11 and 14 and Chennedy Carter scored 15 points for Texas A&M (1-0).
Hillsman made back-to-back layups before Williams hit a 3-pointer to make it 7-0 and the Aggies never trailed. A layup by Myyah West trimmed Houston's deficit to 10-9, but Texas A&M scored 16 of the next 20 points before taking a 30-19 lead into the second quarter.
Houston's Angela Harris hit a 3-pointer to open the fourth quarter and pull the Cougars within four, 60-56, but Hillsman made two layups, Williams hit two 3s and Carter made six free throws during a 16-4 run that made it 76-60 with four minutes to play.
Texas A&M hit 31 of 36 from the free-throw line, while the Cougars made 13 of 18.
Dorian Branch had 17 points and Harris scored 14 for Houston (0-1).
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 65 - 83 |
| 4th 0:02 |  |
Dionna Collins Defensive Rebound. | 65 - 83 |
| 4th 0:02 | |
Serithia Hawkins Block. | 65 - 83 |
| 4th 0:02 |  |
Anriel Howard missed Jumper. | 65 - 83 |
| 4th 0:06 | |
Anriel Howard Offensive Rebound. | 65 - 83 |
Statistics
 HOU |
TA&M |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-65 | FG | 23-56 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 6-14 | 3PT | 6-12 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 13-18 | FT | 31-36 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 14 | Assists | 14 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 25 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Location: College Station, TX
Attendance: 3,085 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCU | 15-3 | - | 32-6 |
| West Virginia | 14-4 | 1 | 28-7 |
| Baylor | 13-5 | 2 | 25-9 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 3 | 26-8 |
| Oklahoma State | 12-6 | 3 | 24-10 |
| Colorado | 11-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Iowa State | 10-8 | 5 | 22-10 |
| Utah | 10-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Arizona State | 9-9 | 6 | 24-11 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 6 | 26-12 |
| Kansas | 8-10 | 7 | 22-14 |
| Kansas State | 8-10 | 7 | 19-18 |
| Cincinnati | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| Arizona | 3-15 | 12 | 12-18 |
| UCF | 3-15 | 12 | 11-19 |
| Houston | 1-17 | 14 | 7-23 |
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 15-1 | - | 36-4 |
| Texas | 13-3 | 2 | 35-4 |
| Vanderbilt | 13-3 | 2 | 29-5 |
| LSU | 12-4 | 3 | 29-6 |
| Oklahoma | 11-5 | 4 | 26-8 |
| Kentucky | 8-8 | 7 | 25-11 |
| Georgia | 8-8 | 7 | 22-10 |
| Ole Miss | 8-8 | 7 | 24-12 |
| Tennessee | 8-8 | 7 | 16-14 |
| Alabama | 7-9 | 8 | 24-11 |
| Texas A&M | 7-9 | 8 | 14-13 |
| Mississippi State | 5-11 | 10 | 18-13 |
| Florida | 5-11 | 10 | 18-15 |
| Missouri | 4-12 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Auburn | 3-13 | 12 | 15-17 |
| Arkansas | 1-15 | 14 | 12-20 |