Houston Cougars at BYU Cougars
· Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament - 1st Round
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Four in double figures as BYU women hold off Houston 76-66 for 1st Big 12 Tournament win
After winning its first Big 12 Tournament game in its third season as a conference member, ninth-seeded BYU (21-10) will play eighth-seeded Utah in the second round Thursday.
BYU outshot 16th-seeded Houston 47% to 31% but had to overcome 22 turnovers and didn't have the game in hand until the final minutes.
Shun’teria Anumele scored 17 points and TK Pitts 14 for Houston (7-23). The two combined for eight straight points as Houston cut a 12-point deficit to three to open the fourth quarter. BYU held on, leading by five with 3:20 to go before scoring the next eight points with Hamlin making it 74-61 on a bucket in the paint.
Brinley Cannon hit a 3-pointer — her first shot of the game — to open the third and give BYU the lead for good. Rohkohl scored eight points on 4-of-5 shooting and BYU led 56-44 heading into the final period.
BYU never trailed but found itself tied at 29 at halftime after committing 15 turnovers, 10 in the first quarter when it led 11-10.
Jade Jones added 11 points for Houston.
BYU had won the lone regular-season matchup 79-64 on Jan. 10 against a Houston team that was missing four players, three of whom had been suspended for the game following their ejections after a scuffle against Kansas State on Jan. 7.
Houston: Season is over after going 1-17 in Big 12 play before losing Wednesday.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 66 - 76 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 66 - 76 |
| 4th 0:15 |  |
Jorynn Ross makes 14-foot jumper (Jade Jones assists) | 66 - 76 |
| 4th 0:24 |  |
Olivia Hamlin makes 3-foot jumper | 64 - 76 |
| 4th 0:24 | |
Olivia Hamlin Offensive Rebound. | 64 - 74 |
Statistics
 HOU |
BYU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-67 | FG | 27-57 |
| 31 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 3-16 | 3PT | 8-30 |
| 19 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 21-26 | FT | 14-19 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 9 | Assists | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 22 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 17 | Fouls | 20 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 13 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 92 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, MO
Attendance: 4,328 | 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 |