Houston Cougars vs. Iowa State Cyclones

Feb 16, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
HOU	40	27	67
ISU	43	27	70

Game Recap

Houston Cougars vs Iowa State Cyclones game highlights

Nate Heise hits go-ahead 3-pointer in No. 6 Iowa State's 70-67 win over No. 2 Houston. Nate Heise hit a go-ahead 3-pointer and Tamin Lipsey came up with an offensive rebound in the final seconds to cap No. 6 Iowa State’s rally in a 70-67 victory over Big 12 leader and second-ranked Houston on Monday night.

Player Stats

HOUSTON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Chris Cenac Jr.	25	3-8	1-5	0-0	12	1	0	0	0	2	7
11Joseph Tugler	28	2-3	0-0	0-2	5	1	0	3	0	3	4
4Kingston Flemings	37	9-15	4-6	0-0	5	4	0	0	3	3	22
7Milos Uzan	35	3-8	2-5	3-5	5	6	1	0	2	1	11
21Emanuel Sharp	25	4-11	4-10	4-4	1	2	0	0	0	5	16
14Kalifa Sakho	11	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	2	2
24Chase McCarty	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
8Cedric Lath	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Isiah Harwell	16	1-6	1-5	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3
25Mercy Miller	7	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	2
3Ramon Walker Jr.	7	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	3	0
TOTAL	-	24-5742.1%	12-3435.3%	7-1163.6%	33	14	2	5	5	21	67

IOWA STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Blake Buchanan	24	4-7	0-0	2-7	4	1	0	1	0	2	10
5Joshua Jefferson	33	4-10	1-5	3-4	6	5	0	1	0	1	12
22Milan Momcilovic	28	3-9	2-5	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	1	8
27Killyan Toure	23	2-4	1-1	1-2	3	2	2	0	0	3	6
3Tamin Lipsey	34	3-6	0-3	3-6	8	4	1	0	2	2	9
21Dominykas Pleta	16	3-4	0-0	2-3	1	0	0	0	0	3	8
1Jamarion Batemon	16	2-5	2-5	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	1	6
0Nate Heise	26	4-6	3-3	0-0	6	1	1	0	0	1	11



TOTAL	-	25-5149.0%	9-2240.9%	11-2250.0%	30	15	5	2	3	14	70

Play-by-Play

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1st halfHOUISU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Houston.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Iowa State.
+3 (19:44) Milos Uzan makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kingston Flemings assists).
30
(19:22) Foul on Chris Cenac Jr..
+1 (19:22) Joshua Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2.
31
+1 (19:22) Joshua Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2.
32
+2 (18:53) Kingston Flemings makes 9-foot pullup jump shot.
52
+2 (18:24) Joshua Jefferson makes 8-foot jumper.
54
(18:11) Chris Cenac Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:09) Emanuel Sharp Offensive Rebound.
(18:06) Milos Uzan bad pass turnover.
(18:06) Killyan Toure Steal.
+3 (17:57) Milan Momcilovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tamin Lipsey assists).
57
(17:26) Foul on Blake Buchanan.
(17:26) Joseph Tugler misses free throw 1 of 2.
(17:26) Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
(17:26) Joseph Tugler misses free throw 2 of 2.
(17:25) Dominykas Pleta Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:59) Joshua Jefferson makes 30-foot three point jumper (Milan Momcilovic assists).
510
(16:41) Emanuel Sharp misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:38) Killyan Toure Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:25) Killyan Toure makes 22-foot three point jumper (Joshua Jefferson assists).
513
(15:56) Kingston Flemings misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(15:53) Tamin Lipsey Defensive Rebound.
(15:42) Foul on Kalifa Sakho.
+2 (15:35) Nate Heise makes layup (Joshua Jefferson assists).
515
+3 (15:11) Emanuel Sharp makes 25-foot three point jumper (Milos Uzan assists).
815
(14:54) Tamin Lipsey bad pass turnover.
(14:54) Milos Uzan Steal.
(14:49) Emanuel Sharp misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:47) Tamin Lipsey Defensive Rebound.
(14:36) Tamin Lipsey misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(14:33) Joshua Jefferson Offensive Rebound.
(14:26) Killyan Toure misses layup.
(14:26) Joseph Tugler Block.
(14:21) Ramon Walker Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:14) Joseph Tugler makes layup (Emanuel Sharp assists).
1015
+2 (13:53) Dominykas Pleta makes layup (Killyan Toure assists).
1017
(13:53) Foul on Ramon Walker Jr..
(13:52) Dominykas Pleta misses free throw 1 of 1.
(13:51) Milos Uzan Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:23) Kingston Flemings makes 24-foot three point jumper (Milos Uzan assists).
1317
+2 (12:53) Milan Momcilovic makes 8-foot floating jump shot.
1319
+2 (12:31) Kingston Flemings makes 13-foot pullup jump shot.
1519
(12:13) Milan Momcilovic misses 11-foot jumper.
(12:11) Joseph Tugler Defensive Rebound.
(12:11) Foul on Dominykas Pleta.
+3 (11:56) Emanuel Sharp makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot.
1819
(11:34) Nate Heise misses layup.
(11:31) Kalifa Sakho Defensive Rebound.
(11:27) Foul on Killyan Toure.
+1 (11:27) Emanuel Sharp makes free throw 1 of 2.
1919
+1 (11:27) Emanuel Sharp makes free throw 2 of 2.
2019
+2 (11:00) Blake Buchanan makes 10-foot jumper (Tamin Lipsey assists).
2021
+3 (10:31) Emanuel Sharp makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kingston Flemings assists).
2321
(10:06) Jamarion Batemon bad pass turnover.
(10:06) Ramon Walker Jr. Steal.
(10:01) Isiah Harwell misses 21-foot jumper.
(10:01) Iowa State Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:01) Foul on Kalifa Sakho.
(9:32) Joshua Jefferson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:30) Chris Cenac Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:03) Milos Uzan makes 27-foot three point jumper.
2621
(8:44) Blake Buchanan misses layup.
(8:44) Isiah Harwell Block.
(8:40) Chris Cenac Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(8:33) Chris Cenac Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:30) Iowa State Defensive Rebound.
(8:07) Tamin Lipsey misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:01) Milos Uzan Defensive Rebound.
(7:52) Emanuel Sharp misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:50) Tamin Lipsey Defensive Rebound.
(7:50) Foul on Emanuel Sharp.
+1 (7:50) Tamin Lipsey makes free throw 1 of 2.
2622
+1 (7:50) Tamin Lipsey makes free throw 2 of 2.
2623
(7:31) Mercy Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:29) Milan Momcilovic Defensive Rebound.
(7:16) Milan Momcilovic misses 14-foot step back jumpshot.
(7:13) Tamin Lipsey Offensive Rebound.
+3 (7:11) Nate Heise makes 24-foot three point jumper (Milan Momcilovic assists).
2626
+2 (6:35) Mercy Miller makes 2-foot dunk (Milos Uzan assists).
2826
(6:09) Foul on Chris Cenac Jr..
+1 (6:09) Dominykas Pleta makes free throw 1 of 2.
2827
+1 (6:09) Dominykas Pleta makes free throw 2 of 2.
2828
+2 (5:54) Kingston Flemings makes 11-foot pullup jump shot.
3028
+3 (5:34) Nate Heise makes 22-foot three point jumper (Killyan Toure assists).
3031
(5:12) Kingston Flemings misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(5:10) Milan Momcilovic Defensive Rebound.
(5:08) Foul on Ramon Walker Jr..
(5:08) Blake Buchanan misses free throw 1 of 1.
(5:06) Joshua Jefferson Offensive Rebound.
(4:50) Joshua Jefferson misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
(4:47) Kingston Flemings Defensive Rebound.
(4:40) Kingston Flemings bad pass turnover.
(4:40) Nate Heise Steal.
+2 (4:32) Tamin Lipsey makes driving layup (Nate Heise assists).
3033
(4:03) Ramon Walker Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(4:01) Nate Heise Defensive Rebound.
(3:50) Foul on Ramon Walker Jr..
(3:50) Blake Buchanan misses free throw 1 of 1.
(3:49) Joshua Jefferson Offensive Rebound.
(3:39) Foul on Milos Uzan.
+1 (3:39) Blake Buchanan makes free throw 1 of 2.
3034
(3:39) Blake Buchanan misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:37) Joseph Tugler Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:09) Emanuel Sharp makes 23-foot three point jumper (Milos Uzan assists).
3334
(2:47) Blake Buchanan misses layup.
(2:47) Joseph Tugler Block.
(2:45) Blake Buchanan Offensive Rebound.
(2:45) Foul on Chase McCarty.
(2:45) Blake Buchanan misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:45) Iowa State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (2:45) Blake Buchanan makes free throw 2 of 2.
3335
(2:35) Foul on Joshua Jefferson.
(2:24) Chase McCarty misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:21) Houston Offensive Rebound.
(2:19) Foul on Blake Buchanan.
+1 (2:19) Emanuel Sharp makes free throw 1 of 2.
3435
+1 (2:19) Emanuel Sharp makes free throw 2 of 2.
3535
+2 (2:03) Tamin Lipsey makes driving layup.
3537
+2 (1:41) Joseph Tugler makes 3-foot dunk (Milos Uzan assists).
3737
+3 (1:20) Milan Momcilovic makes 25-foot three point jumper.
3740
(0:55) Foul on Milan Momcilovic.
+1 (0:55) Milos Uzan makes free throw 1 of 2.
3840
+1 (0:55) Milos Uzan makes free throw 2 of 2.
3940
(0:44) Dominykas Pleta misses layup.
(0:44) Milos Uzan Defensive Rebound.
(0:44) Foul on Dominykas Pleta.
+1 (0:44) Milos Uzan makes free throw 1 of 2.
4040
(0:44) Milos Uzan misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:43) Joshua Jefferson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:36) Tamin Lipsey makes 16-foot pullup jump shot.
4042
(0:05) Milos Uzan misses driving layup.
(0:04) Killyan Toure Defensive Rebound.
(0:04) Foul on Mercy Miller.
(0:04) Killyan Toure misses free throw 1 of 2.
(0:04) Iowa State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (0:04) Killyan Toure makes free throw 2 of 2.
4043

2nd half

Team Stats

HOU

ISU

67Points70

24-57(42.1%)Field Goal(%)25-51(49.0%)

12-34(35.3%)3-Point(%)9-22(40.9%)

7-11(63.6%)Free Throw(%)11-22(50.0%)

35(9)Rebounds(Offensive)31(8)

14Assists15

2Steals5

5Blocks2

7Turnovers3

21(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

10Largest Lead10

Game Details

Monday, February 16, 2026 · 9:00 PM

James H. Hilton Coliseum · Ames, IA

attendance: 14,267 (99.4%)

spread: ISU -2.5

over/under: 134.5