Houston Cougars vs Idaho Vandals
NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - South Region - 1st Round
21-15
47
21-15
78
29-6
Game Leaders
Team Stats
29% (16-56)
Field Goal %
50% (31-62)
20% (6-30)
Three Point %
53% (8-15)
60% (9-15)
Free Throw %
73% (8-11)
9
Turnovers
7
32
Rebounds
47
6%
Percent Led
91%
3
Largest Lead
33
Game Information
Oklahoma City, OK
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Referee:Patrick Evans
Referee:Darron George
Referee:A.J. Desai
Team Stats
 | | |
|---|---|---|
| FG | 16-56 | 31-62 |
| Field Goal % | 29 | 50 |
| 3PT | 6-30 | 8-15 |
| Three Point % | 20 | 53 |
| FT | 9-15 | 8-11 |
| Free Throw % | 60 | 73 |
| Rebounds | 32 | 47 |
| Offensive Rebounds | 7 | 8 |
| Defensive Rebounds | 25 | 39 |
| Assists | 8 | 10 |
| Steals | 5 | 8 |
| Blocks | 5 | 1 |
| Total Turnovers | 9 | 7 |
| Points Off Turnovers | 3 | 11 |
| Fast Break Points | 8 | 13 |
| Points in Paint | 16 | 36 |
| Fouls | 13 | 15 |
| Technical Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Flagrant Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Largest Lead | 3 | 33 |
| Percent Led | 6 | 91 |
IDHO vs HOU Videos
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Joseph Tugler rocks the rim with a slam dunk for Houston
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Big Sky Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 7 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| Big 12 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-3 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-17 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |
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