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FINAL
Jan 3, 2026

Box Score

12T
HOU283967
CIN332760
Houston Cougars logoHOUSTONMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
5Chris Cenac Jr.242-60-30-08000044
11Joseph Tugler264-50-00-07142238
4Kingston Flemings387-182-53-536501019
7Milos Uzan327-144-70-032011218
21Emanuel Sharp280-90-52-23200342
14Kalifa Sakho123-30-00-01000006
24Chase McCarty41-11-10-00000023
1Isiah Harwell161-30-10-04000012
25Mercy Miller60-10-00-00000000
3Ramon Walker Jr.141-31-32-22000005
TOTAL-26-6341.3%8-2532.0%7-977.8%31119371667
Cincinnati Bearcats logoCINCINNATIMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
18Baba Miller324-70-23-783104211
52Moustapha Thiam286-71-10-050013213
2Jizzle James361-70-32-24400324
1Day Day Thomas324-102-55-524024315
5Sencire Harris181-70-20-04100032
65Halvine Dzellat122-20-02-21000016
10Shon Abaev90-30-20-00000000
11Kerr Kriisa71-11-10-00000003
32Jalen Celestine262-52-40-03010106
TOTAL-21-4942.9%6-2030.0%12-1675.0%271223151360

Play-by-Play

1st halfhoucin
  • (20:00) Start game.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (19:57) Jump Ball won by Cincinnati.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (19:57) Jump Ball lost by Houston.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (19:40) Sencire Harris misses 28-foot three point jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (19:36) Chris Cenac Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (19:20) Emanuel Sharp misses 23-foot three point jumper.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (19:20) Day Day Thomas Block.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (19:14) Moustapha Thiam Defensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (19:09) Day Day Thomas bad pass turnover.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (19:09) Joseph Tugler Steal.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (19:01) Chris Cenac Jr. makes 14-foot jumper (Milos Uzan assists).
    20
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (18:35) Day Day Thomas misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (18:32) Sencire Harris Offensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (18:30) Sencire Harris misses layup.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (18:27) Chris Cenac Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (18:13) Kingston Flemings misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (18:09) Baba Miller Defensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (17:56) Baba Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (17:52) Chris Cenac Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (17:43) Chris Cenac Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (17:39) Emanuel Sharp Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (17:33) Milos Uzan misses 20-foot pullup jump shot.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (17:30) Baba Miller Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (17:17) Foul on Chris Cenac Jr..
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (17:14) Jizzle James misses 24-foot three point jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (17:10) Chris Cenac Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (16:57) Emanuel Sharp bad pass turnover.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (16:50) Jizzle James misses layup.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (16:50) Joseph Tugler Block.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (16:49) Cincinnati Offensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (16:48) Day Day Thomas traveling turnover.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (16:23) Emanuel Sharp misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (16:19) Cincinnati Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (16:19) Foul on Emanuel Sharp.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (15:51) Day Day Thomas misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (15:48) Milos Uzan Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (15:34) Kingston Flemings misses 10-foot pullup jump shot.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (15:31) Baba Miller Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (15:19) Foul on Joseph Tugler.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +1 (15:19) Halvine Dzellat makes free throw 1 of 2.
    21
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +1 (15:19) Halvine Dzellat makes free throw 2 of 2.
    22
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (14:56) Milos Uzan misses 25-foot three point jumper.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (14:53) Jizzle James Defensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +2 (14:45) Baba Miller makes layup (Jizzle James assists).
    24
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (14:21) Kingston Flemings makes 16-foot pullup jump shot.
    44
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (13:58) Moustapha Thiam bad pass turnover.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (13:49) Milos Uzan misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (13:45) Jalen Celestine Defensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (13:26) Moustapha Thiam 3 second turnover.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (13:13) Milos Uzan misses 24-foot three point jumper.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (13:12) Jalen Celestine Defensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (12:57) Moustapha Thiam misses 8-foot hook shot.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (12:55) Sencire Harris misses layup.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (12:55) Joseph Tugler Block.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (12:55) Joseph Tugler Defensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (12:54) Sencire Harris Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (12:29) Chris Cenac Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (12:23) Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (12:23) team shot clock turnover .
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (12:17) Foul on Moustapha Thiam.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (12:17) Moustapha Thiam turnover.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (12:01) Emanuel Sharp misses 26-foot three point jumper.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (11:58) Moustapha Thiam Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (11:45) Foul on Chase McCarty.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (11:42) Shon Abaev misses 26-foot three point jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (11:40) Emanuel Sharp Defensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (11:36) Foul on Sencire Harris.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +1 (11:31) Kingston Flemings makes free throw 1 of 2.
    54
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +1 (11:31) Kingston Flemings makes free throw 2 of 2.
    64
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (11:07) Jalen Celestine misses layup.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (11:02) Sencire Harris Offensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +2 (11:02) Sencire Harris makes 0-foot tip in layup.
    66
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (10:45) Foul on Sencire Harris.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (10:38) Emanuel Sharp bad pass turnover.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (10:38) Jalen Celestine Steal.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (10:33) Jizzle James misses driving layup.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (10:29) Halvine Dzellat Offensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +2 (10:29) Halvine Dzellat makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
    68
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (10:18) Kingston Flemings makes driving layup.
    88
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (9:49) Foul on Emanuel Sharp.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +1 (9:49) Jizzle James makes free throw 1 of 2.
    89
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +1 (9:49) Jizzle James makes free throw 2 of 2.
    810
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (9:26) Mercy Miller misses driving layup.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (9:23) Baba Miller Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (9:17) Foul on Milos Uzan.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +3 (9:12) Jalen Celestine makes 25-foot three point jumper (Day Day Thomas assists).
    813
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (8:41) Milos Uzan misses driving layup.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (8:40) Cincinnati Defensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +3 (8:25) Kerr Kriisa makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot.
    816
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (8:02) Joseph Tugler bad pass turnover.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (8:02) Baba Miller Steal.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (7:39) Foul on Joseph Tugler.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +1 (7:39) Baba Miller makes free throw 1 of 2.
    817
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (7:39) Baba Miller misses free throw 2 of 2.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (7:39) Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (7:39) Foul on Halvine Dzellat.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (7:30) Kingston Flemings misses 21-foot pullup jump shot.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (7:28) Chris Cenac Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (7:23) Milos Uzan makes driving layup.
    1017
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (7:12) Shon Abaev misses 24-foot three point jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (7:08) Kingston Flemings Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (7:01) Kalifa Sakho makes 3-foot dunk (Kingston Flemings assists).
    1217
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (6:46) Jizzle James misses driving layup.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (6:43) Isiah Harwell Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (6:40) Isiah Harwell makes 17-foot pullup jump shot.
    1417
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (6:24) Baba Miller bad pass turnover.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (6:24) Kingston Flemings Steal.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (6:19) Kalifa Sakho makes 4-foot dunk (Kingston Flemings assists).
    1617
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (6:04) Baba Miller misses layup.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (6:02) Milos Uzan Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (5:48) Kingston Flemings makes driving layup.
    1817
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (5:17) Baba Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (5:13) Isiah Harwell Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (5:09) Kingston Flemings bad pass turnover.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +3 (4:52) Jalen Celestine makes 28-foot three point jumper.
    1820
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +3 (4:34) Chase McCarty makes 23-foot three point jumper (Milos Uzan assists).
    2120
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (4:13) Foul on Chase McCarty.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +1 (4:13) Baba Miller makes free throw 1 of 2.
    2121
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (4:13) Baba Miller misses free throw 2 of 2.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (4:12) Ramon Walker Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (3:51) Isiah Harwell misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (3:50) Houston Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (3:50) Houston Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Houston charged with a timeout.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (3:44) Milos Uzan misses driving layup.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (3:40) Day Day Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (3:38) Sencire Harris misses driving layup.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (3:36) Isiah Harwell Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +3 (3:32) Ramon Walker Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kingston Flemings assists).
    2421
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +3 (3:11) Day Day Thomas makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jizzle James assists).
    2424
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (2:47) Ramon Walker Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (2:44) Sencire Harris Defensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +3 (2:29) Day Day Thomas makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Jizzle James assists).
    2427
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (2:02) Isiah Harwell misses 26-foot three point jumper.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (1:59) Jizzle James Defensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +2 (1:51) Day Day Thomas makes driving layup.
    2429
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (1:33) Kingston Flemings misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (1:30) Baba Miller Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (1:24) Foul on Milos Uzan.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +1 (1:24) Day Day Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2.
    2430
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +1 (1:24) Day Day Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2.
    2431
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (1:02) Kingston Flemings makes driving layup.
    2631
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (0:38) Jizzle James bad pass turnover.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (0:38) Kingston Flemings Steal.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (0:34) Foul on Baba Miller.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +1 (0:34) Ramon Walker Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
    2731
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +1 (0:34) Ramon Walker Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
    2831
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +2 (0:08) Day Day Thomas makes 16-foot pullup jump shot.
    2833
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (0:02) Kingston Flemings misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (0:00) Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
2nd half

Team Stats

67Points60
26-63(41.3%)Field Goal(%)21-49(42.9%)
8-25(32.0%)3-Point(%)6-20(30.0%)
7-9(77.8%)Free Throw(%)12-16(75.0%)
34(12)Rebounds(Offensive)30(7)
11Assists12
9Steals2
3Blocks3
8Turnovers15
16(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)
7Largest Lead10

Game Details

Saturday, January 3, 2026 · 11:00 AM
Fifth Third Arena · Cincinnati, OH
attendance: 11,062 (92.1%)
tv: FOX
spread: HOU -4.5
over/under: 135.5