No. 2Houston Cougars

South Region · 1st Round

YES!

Houston Cougars beat the Idaho Vandals

Ranked #15 · 21-15 47 – 78

Ranked #2 · 29-6

Final · Thu, Mar 19

Game Details

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Recap

Houston routs Idaho 78-47 in return to March Madness after losing in last year's championship game

Kingston Flemings scored 18 points, Emanuel Sharpe added 16 and Houston routed Idaho 78-47 Thursday night in its NCAA Tournament opener after losing in last year's championship game.

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Line Score

	1	2	T
IDHO	24	23	47
HOU	48	30	78

Game Flow

IDHO HOU

H1H2

5-0Biggest Run12-0

3Largest Lead33

4 lead changes · tied 1 time

Win Probability · Houston Cougars

tip-offnow: 100%

Game Leaders

Idaho Vandals

Kolton Mitchell · 14Points
Biko Johnson · 2Assists
Biko Johnson · 6Rebounds

Houston Cougars

Kingston Flemings · 18Points
Kingston Flemings · 4Assists
Chris Cenac Jr. · 18Rebounds

2025-26 Big Sky Conference Standings

Team	GB
Portland State	-
Montana State	1
Eastern Washington	2
Northern Colorado	3
Montana	3
Weber State	3
Idaho	4
Sacramento State	8
Idaho State	8
Northern Arizona	9

2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings

Team	GB
Arizona	-
Houston	2
Iowa State	4
Kansas	4
Texas Tech	4
TCU	5
BYU	7
UCF	7
West Virginia	7
Cincinnati	7
Colorado	9
Arizona State	9
Oklahoma State	10
Baylor	10
Kansas State	13
Utah	14

Team Stats

Idaho VandalsHouston Cougars

Shooting

16-56, 29% Field Goals 31-62, 50%

6-30, 20% 3-Pointers 8-15, 53%

9-15, 60% Free Throws 8-11, 73%

Possessions

32 Rebounds 47

7 Offensive Rebounds 8

8 Assists 10

5 Steals 8

5 Blocks 1

9 Turnovers 7

13 Fouls 15

Scoring

16 Points in Paint 36

8 Fast Break Points 13

3 Largest Lead 33

Box Score

Idaho Vandals ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
J. RasmussenF	5	4	1	32	2-8	0-3	1-3	0	0	1	2	2	1
B. RowburyF	3	4	1	29	1-3	0-1	1-2	0	1	0	0	4	3
B. JohnsonG	8	6	2	29	3-11	2-8	0-1	1	1	0	0	6	3
K. MitchellG	14	3	1	30	4-7	3-6	3-4	1	2	2	1	2	2
I. BricknerG	4	3	2	28	1-9	0-3	2-3	3	1	1	0	3	0
Bench
E. SteeleF	0	1	0	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0
S. JobaF	0	1	1	11	0-4	0-3	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	1
M. KlapperG	2	3	0	7	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	2	0
J. PayneG	3	0	0	9	1-4	1-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. BlassingameG	8	3	0	21	3-6	0-1	2-2	3	0	0	1	2	3
A. SevillaG	0	1	0	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0
W. JensonF	DNP: Did not play
T. LinhardtF	DNP: Did not play
T. JenkinsG	DNP: Did not play
K. GonzalezG	DNP: Did not play
T. YearoutG	DNP: Did not play
Team	47	32	8		16-56	6-30	9-15	9	5	5	7	25	13

Houston Cougars ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
C. Cenac Jr.F	7	18	0	25	2-4	1-2	2-2	0	1	0	1	17	2
J. TuglerF	13	4	0	25	5-13	0-0	3-4	0	1	1	1	3	1
K. FlemingsG	18	6	4	27	8-12	0-0	2-2	2	2	0	0	6	2
M. UzanG	12	3	3	33	5-13	2-6	0-0	1	0	0	0	3	1
E. SharpG	16	4	2	22	6-7	3-3	1-1	1	1	0	0	4	3
Bench
K. SakhoF	0	3	0	12	0-0	0-0	0-1	0	0	0	3	0	1
C. McCartyF	2	3	0	15	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	3	2
C. LathC	0	1	0	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1
I. HarwellG	0	0	0	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0
M. MillerG	10	1	0	24	4-9	2-3	0-1	1	1	0	0	1	2
R. Walker Jr.G	0	1	1	11	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	0
J. McFarlandC	DNP: Did not play
B. JacksonG	DNP: Did not play
K. JeffersonG	DNP: Did not play
Team	78	47	10		31-62	8-15	8-11	7	8	1	8	39	15

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