Tennessee Volunteers vs. Houston Cougars

Mar 30, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
TENN	15	35	50
HOU	34	35	69

Game Recap

Houston's defense carries Cougars into 7th Final Four with 69-50 March Madness win over Tennessee. Houston’s relentless, harassing defense had Tennessee's shooters dancing around.

Player Stats

TENNESSEE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
34Felix Okpara	29	1-1	0-0	2-2	9	1	0	2	0	2	4
7Igor Milicic Jr.	19	1-2	0-1	0-0	5	1	0	0	2	0	2
5Zakai Zeigler	38	1-9	1-6	2-2	1	5	0	0	4	1	5
2Chaz Lanier	35	4-18	2-12	7-7	7	1	0	0	1	2	17
15Jahmai Mashack	32	2-5	0-2	0-4	5	1	2	0	2	3	4
12Cade Phillips	11	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
21Campbell Duncan	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24Gavin Paull	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Bishop Boswell	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Jordan Gainey	27	6-12	2-5	3-3	3	2	1	0	0	0	17
23Grant Hurst	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8Darlinstone Dubar	9	0-4	0-3	1-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
TOTAL	-	15-5228.8%	5-2917.2%	15-2075.0%	34	12	3	2	9	9	50

HOUSTON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Joseph Tugler	25	3-7	0-0	0-0	9	2	0	0	0	1	6
13J'Wan Roberts	16	4-6	0-0	1-1	2	1	2	1	0	4	9
7Milos Uzan	34	3-9	0-2	0-0	3	3	1	0	1	2	6
21Emanuel Sharp	31	6-14	4-10	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	4	16
4LJ Cryer	38	6-17	2-8	3-3	7	4	1	0	0	2	17
5Ja'Vier Francis	15	2-3	0-0	0-0	8	0	1	2	1	1	4
2Cedric Lath	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23Terrance Arceneaux	17	3-6	2-3	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	8
0Kordel Jefferson	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25Mercy Miller	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8Mylik Wilson	24	1-4	1-2	0-0	7	4	1	1	1	2	3

TOTAL	-	28-6642.4%	9-2536.0%	4-4100%	40	15	7	4	3	16	69

Play-by-Play

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1st halfTENNHOU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Tennessee.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Houston.
(19:43) Chaz Lanier missed Jumper.
(19:40) J'Wan Roberts Defensive Rebound.
(19:18) Milos Uzan missed Jumper.
(19:15) Joseph Tugler Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:15) Joseph Tugler made Two Point Tip Shot.
02
(18:53) Chaz Lanier Turnover.
(18:53) Emanuel Sharp Steal.
+2 (18:39) Joseph Tugler made Jumper. Assisted by J'Wan Roberts.
04
(18:24) Zakai Zeigler missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:20) Joseph Tugler Defensive Rebound.
(18:04) Emanuel Sharp missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:01) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
(17:37) Foul on J'Wan Roberts.
(17:37) Jahmai Mashack missed Free Throw.
(17:37) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
(17:37) Jahmai Mashack missed Free Throw.
(17:37) Jahmai Mashack Offensive Rebound.
(17:34) Chaz Lanier missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:34) Chaz Lanier Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:16) Jahmai Mashack made Jumper.
24
(16:52) J'Wan Roberts missed Jumper.
(16:50) Joseph Tugler Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:34) J'Wan Roberts made Jumper.
26
(16:18) Zakai Zeigler Turnover.
(16:18) Milos Uzan Steal.
+3 (16:04) L.J. Cryer made Three Point Jumper.
29
(15:46) Igor Milicic Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:42) L.J. Cryer Defensive Rebound.
(15:30) J'Wan Roberts missed Jumper.
(15:28) Zakai Zeigler Defensive Rebound.
(15:00) Jordan Gainey missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:57) Cade Phillips Offensive Rebound.
(14:49) Zakai Zeigler missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:46) Felix Okpara Offensive Rebound.
(14:46) Foul on J'Wan Roberts.
+1 (14:46) Felix Okpara made Free Throw.
39
+1 (14:46) Felix Okpara made Free Throw.
49
(14:28) Milos Uzan missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:25) Cade Phillips Defensive Rebound.
(14:07) Zakai Zeigler missed Layup.
(14:07) Ja'Vier Francis Block.
(14:05) Emanuel Sharp Defensive Rebound.
(13:51) Emanuel Sharp missed Layup.
(13:49) Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
(13:49) Foul on Cade Phillips.
(13:36) Milos Uzan missed Jumper.
(13:33) Ja'Vier Francis Offensive Rebound.
(13:30) Ja'Vier Francis Turnover.
(13:30) Jahmai Mashack Steal.
(13:24) Chaz Lanier missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:20) Ja'Vier Francis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:13) Ja'Vier Francis made Dunk.
411
(12:41) Jordan Gainey missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:38) Ja'Vier Francis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:22) Milos Uzan made Jumper. Assisted by L.J. Cryer.
413
(11:55) Jordan Gainey missed Layup.
(11:51) L.J. Cryer Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:39) L.J. Cryer made Layup.
415
(11:24) Darlinstone Dubar missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:20) Ja'Vier Francis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:10) Emanuel Sharp made Jumper. Assisted by Milos Uzan.
417
+2 (10:58) Felix Okpara made Dunk. Assisted by Darlinstone Dubar.
617
(10:32) Emanuel Sharp missed Jumper.
(10:28) Terrance Arceneaux Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:17) Ja'Vier Francis made Layup.
619
(10:02) Jordan Gainey missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:58) Darlinstone Dubar Offensive Rebound.
(9:58) Darlinstone Dubar missed Layup.
(9:58) Mylik Wilson Defensive Rebound.
(9:58) Ja'Vier Francis Block.
(9:33) Terrance Arceneaux missed Jumper.
(9:30) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
(9:29) Foul on Mylik Wilson.
(9:04) Jahmai Mashack Turnover.
(8:46) Joseph Tugler missed Layup.
(8:46) Felix Okpara Block.
(8:43) Houston Offensive Rebound.
(8:36) L.J. Cryer missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:33) Joseph Tugler Offensive Rebound.
+3 (8:25) Terrance Arceneaux made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joseph Tugler.
622
+2 (8:10) Chaz Lanier made Jumper. Assisted by Jahmai Mashack.
822
(7:46) Terrance Arceneaux missed Layup.
(7:43) Chaz Lanier Defensive Rebound.
(7:28) Foul on Emanuel Sharp.
(7:09) Chaz Lanier missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:06) Igor Milicic Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(7:05) Igor Milicic Jr. Turnover.
(7:05) Mylik Wilson Steal.
(6:38) Emanuel Sharp missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:34) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
(6:25) Chaz Lanier missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:21) L.J. Cryer Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:16) Terrance Arceneaux made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by L.J. Cryer.
825
(5:59) Chaz Lanier missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:56) L.J. Cryer Defensive Rebound.
(5:51) L.J. Cryer missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:48) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
(5:42) Chaz Lanier missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:37) L.J. Cryer Defensive Rebound.
(5:16) Joseph Tugler missed Jumper.
(5:13) Joseph Tugler Offensive Rebound.
(5:13) Joseph Tugler missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(5:13) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
(5:09) Zakai Zeigler missed Layup.
(5:09) Mylik Wilson Block.
(5:06) Joseph Tugler Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:58) Terrance Arceneaux made Jumper.
827
(4:32) Jahmai Mashack missed Layup.
(4:29) Ja'Vier Francis Defensive Rebound.
(4:17) L.J. Cryer missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:13) Terrance Arceneaux Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:00) L.J. Cryer made Jumper.
829
+2 (3:37) Jordan Gainey made Jumper. Assisted by Zakai Zeigler.
1029
(3:14) Terrance Arceneaux missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:11) Jahmai Mashack Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:52) Jordan Gainey made Layup. Assisted by Igor Milicic Jr..
1229
(2:23) Mylik Wilson missed Layup.
(2:20) Cade Phillips Defensive Rebound.
(2:15) Zakai Zeigler missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:11) Mylik Wilson Defensive Rebound.
(1:58) Mylik Wilson missed Jumper.
(1:55) Igor Milicic Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(1:47) Foul on Emanuel Sharp.
(1:40) Zakai Zeigler missed Jumper.
(1:37) Ja'Vier Francis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:21) Milos Uzan made Jumper.
1231
(1:08) Chaz Lanier missed Jumper.
(1:06) Ja'Vier Francis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:53) L.J. Cryer made Jumper.
1233
(0:53) Foul on Felix Okpara.
+1 (0:53) L.J. Cryer made Free Throw.
1234
+3 (0:39) Zakai Zeigler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Gainey.
1534
(0:04) L.J. Cryer missed Jumper.
(0:01) Mylik Wilson Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

TENN

HOU

50Points69

15-52(28.8%)Field Goal(%)28-66(42.4%)

5-29(17.2%)3-Point(%)9-25(36.0%)

15-20(75.0%)Free Throw(%)4-4(100.0%)

35(12)Rebounds(Offensive)42(14)

12Assists15

3Steals7

2Blocks4

9Turnovers5

9(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

0Largest Lead22

Game Details

Sunday, March 30, 2025 · 2:20 PM

Lucas Oil Stadium · Indianapolis, IN

attendance: 18,567 (26.5%)

tv: CBS