Houston Cougars at Syracuse Orange
· GREATER VICTORIA INVITATIONAL
62 - 87
Engstler, Lewis help No. 18 Syracuse beat Houston 86-63
Syracuse will play the winner of No. 3 Stanford or Cal Baptist in the semifinals, and Houston will play the loser in the consolation bracket, Friday.
Lewis had 17 points with career bests of nine rebounds and eight assists and Engstler finished with 14 points and added career highs of 15 rebounds and six assists. Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi scored 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting and Gabrielle Cooper, who hit 4 of 9 from 3-point range, added 14 points for Syracuse (4-1).
Engstler hit a 3 to spark an 8-2 spurt to close the first half that gave the Orange a 45-39 lead at the break and five different Syracuse players scored during a 10-0 run that made it 64-46 with four minutes left in the third quarter and the Cougars (3-3) trailed by at least 14 the rest of the way.
Dorian Branch and Dymond Gladney had 16 points apiece for Houston and Bria Patterson scored 13.
Syracuse outrebounded the Cougars 45-30 and outscored them 48-28 in the paint.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 63 - 86 |
| 4th 0:25 |  |
Maya Jones made Layup. Assisted by Julia Blackshell-Fair. | 63 - 86 |
| 4th 0:27 | |
Julia Blackshell-Fair Steal. | 61 - 86 |
| 4th 0:29 |  |
Taleah Washington Turnover. | 61 - 86 |
| 4th 0:34 | |
Emily Engstler Defensive Rebound. | 61 - 86 |
Statistics
 HOU |
SYR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-69 | FG | 32-62 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 8-22 | 3PT | 9-26 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 6-11 | FT | 14-22 |
| 55 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 15 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 25 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 21 | Fouls | 19 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 26 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Victoria, BC
Attendance: 907 | 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 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 16-2 | - | 27-9 |
| Louisville | 15-3 | 1 | 29-8 |
| North Carolina | 14-4 | 2 | 28-8 |
| NC State | 13-5 | 3 | 21-11 |
| Syracuse | 12-6 | 4 | 24-9 |
| Virginia Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Notre Dame | 12-6 | 4 | 25-11 |
| Virginia | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Clemson | 11-7 | 5 | 21-12 |
| California | 9-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Stanford | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Miami | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| Georgia Tech | 8-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Florida State | 5-13 | 11 | 10-21 |
| Wake Forest | 4-14 | 12 | 14-18 |
| SMU | 2-16 | 14 | 9-21 |
| Pittsburgh | 1-17 | 15 | 8-23 |
| Boston College | 1-17 | 15 | 5-26 |