UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros @ Houston Cougars
UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
starters |
bench |
Mike NwabuzorM. Nwabuzor #0 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 17 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 31 | 11 | 4-13 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | 7 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 15 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | 5 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | 9 | 3-9 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
58 | 20-57 | 8-20 | 10-12 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 22 | |
35% | 40% | 83% |
Houston Cougars
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 25 | 14 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 25 | 8-13 | 6-10 | 3-3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 29 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | 16 | 6-9 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 10 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 24 | 9 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
83 | 29-56 | 10-28 | 15-20 | 38 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 18 | |
52% | 36% | 75% |
Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:Hal Lusk
Referee:Byron Jarrett
Referee:Brent Dugas
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Southland ConferenceSouthland Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 20-2 | - | 28-6 |
| McNeese | 19-3 | 1 | 28-6 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 14-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 13-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| New Orleans | 12-10 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Nicholls | 12-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Houston Christian | 8-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
| Northwestern State | 8-14 | 12 | 10-22 |
| Incarnate Word | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Lamar | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| East Texas A&M | 6-16 | 14 | 11-21 |
| SE Louisiana | 6-16 | 14 | 9-22 |
| Big 12 ConferenceBig 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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