Houston Cougars vs. Kansas Jayhawks

FINAL

Feb 23, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
HOU	27	29	56
KU	31	38	69

Game Recap

White scores 23 as No. 14 Kansas rebounds with 69-56 win over No. 5 Houston. Tre White scored a season-high 23 points and No. 14 Kansas bounced back from a surprising defeat with a 69-56 victory over No. 5 Houston on Monday night.

Player Stats

HOUSTON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Chris Cenac Jr.	30	4-13	1-4	0-0	7	0	1	0	1	1	9
11Joseph Tugler	24	1-2	0-0	2-2	3	0	0	2	1	2	4
4Kingston Flemings	34	6-18	1-3	3-3	2	2	1	0	1	2	16
7Milos Uzan	28	3-7	1-4	0-0	0	3	0	0	1	1	7
21Emanuel Sharp	28	1-10	1-6	2-2	4	2	1	0	1	4	5
14Kalifa Sakho	12	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4
24Chase McCarty	21	1-2	0-1	0-0	7	0	2	0	0	1	2
1Isiah Harwell	5	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
25Mercy Miller	18	3-8	1-4	2-2	5	0	1	0	1	1	9
TOTAL	-	21-6631.8%	5-2420.8%	9-9100%	28	7	6	3	6	14	56

KANSAS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
40Flory Bidunga	36	2-6	0-0	0-0	7	2	0	2	1	1	4
15Bryson Tiller	31	3-5	0-0	5-7	10	1	0	3	4	0	11
14Melvin Council Jr.	31	4-10	0-2	3-3	6	4	1	0	3	3	11
3Tre White	28	6-9	3-4	8-8	5	1	1	0	0	2	23
22Darryn Peterson	30	5-14	2-7	2-2	4	1	0	0	2	2	14
7Kohl Rosario	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Jamari McDowell	27	2-4	2-4	0-0	1	1	1	0	1	1	6
13Elmarko Jackson	16	0-2	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0

TOTAL	-	22-5044.0%	7-1741.2%	18-2090.0%	35	11	3	6	11	9	69

Play-by-Play

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1st halfHOUKU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Kansas.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Houston.
(19:30) Darryn Peterson misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(19:26) Bryson Tiller Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:26) Bryson Tiller makes 0-foot tip in layup.
02
(19:26) Foul on Emanuel Sharp.
+1 (19:26) Bryson Tiller makes free throw 1 of 1.
03
(19:02) Chris Cenac Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:58) Joseph Tugler Offensive Rebound.
(18:46) Chris Cenac Jr. misses 13-foot jumper.
(18:44) Tre White Defensive Rebound.
(18:31) Bryson Tiller bad pass turnover.
(18:31) Chris Cenac Jr. Steal.
(18:21) Emanuel Sharp misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:21) Bryson Tiller Defensive Rebound.
(18:21) Foul on Joseph Tugler.
(18:06) Flory Bidunga misses layup.
(18:03) Joseph Tugler Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:56) Kingston Flemings makes 14-foot pullup jump shot.
23
(17:40) Tre White misses layup.
(17:37) Chris Cenac Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(17:27) Chris Cenac Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:24) Bryson Tiller Defensive Rebound.
(17:13) Melvin Council Jr. bad pass turnover.
(16:45) Chris Cenac Jr. misses 12-foot jumper.
(16:45) Flory Bidunga Block.
(16:45) Houston Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:43) Joseph Tugler makes 9-foot jumper (Kingston Flemings assists).
43
(16:25) Darryn Peterson misses 7-foot jumper.
(16:23) Houston Defensive Rebound.
(16:08) Chris Cenac Jr. misses 18-foot jumper.
(16:08) Bryson Tiller Block.
(16:05) Darryn Peterson Defensive Rebound.
(15:54) Bryson Tiller bad pass turnover.
+2 (15:37) Milos Uzan makes 12-foot jumper.
63
(15:22) Darryn Peterson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:19) Bryson Tiller Offensive Rebound.
(15:17) Melvin Council Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:14) Chase McCarty Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:58) Kalifa Sakho makes 1-foot dunk (Kingston Flemings assists).
83
(14:33) Flory Bidunga bad pass turnover.
(14:33) Kingston Flemings Steal.
+3 (14:09) Milos Uzan makes 25-foot three point jumper.
113
(13:54) Flory Bidunga misses layup.
(13:53) Tre White Offensive Rebound.
(13:53) Foul on Isiah Harwell.
+1 (13:53) Tre White makes free throw 1 of 2.
114
+1 (13:53) Tre White makes free throw 2 of 2.
115
(13:24) Isiah Harwell misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(13:22) Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
(13:22) team shot clock turnover .
+1 (13:07) Darryn Peterson makes free throw 1 of 2.
116
(13:07) Foul on Isiah Harwell.
+1 (13:07) Darryn Peterson makes free throw 2 of 2.
117
(12:56) Kingston Flemings bad pass turnover.
(12:37) Flory Bidunga misses layup.
(12:34) Chase McCarty Defensive Rebound.
(12:27) Foul on Melvin Council Jr..
+1 (12:27) Kingston Flemings makes free throw 1 of 2.
127
+1 (12:27) Kingston Flemings makes free throw 2 of 2.
137
(12:08) Tre White misses 12-foot step back jumpshot.
(12:05) Mercy Miller Defensive Rebound.
(11:52) Mercy Miller misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:48) Emanuel Sharp Offensive Rebound.
(11:43) Foul on Darryn Peterson.
(11:40) Emanuel Sharp misses 18-foot jumper.
(11:37) Bryson Tiller Defensive Rebound.
(11:35) Bryson Tiller bad pass turnover.
(11:35) Chase McCarty Steal.
(11:31) Kingston Flemings misses layup.
(11:31) Bryson Tiller Block.
(11:26) Chase McCarty Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:26) Chase McCarty makes 0-foot tip in layup.
157
(11:04) Darryn Peterson misses layup.
(10:59) Darryn Peterson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:58) Darryn Peterson makes 7-foot jumper.
159
(10:44) Emanuel Sharp misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(10:42) Tre White Defensive Rebound.
(10:37) Darryn Peterson misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(10:33) Mercy Miller Defensive Rebound.
(10:28) Mercy Miller misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(10:25) Mercy Miller Offensive Rebound.
(10:25) Foul on Darryn Peterson.
+1 (10:25) Mercy Miller makes free throw 1 of 2.
169
+1 (10:25) Mercy Miller makes free throw 2 of 2.
179
(10:12) Foul on Joseph Tugler.
+1 (10:12) Tre White makes free throw 1 of 2.
1710
+1 (10:12) Tre White makes free throw 2 of 2.
1711
(9:41) Mercy Miller misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(9:37) Elmarko Jackson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:30) Melvin Council Jr. makes 5-foot floating jump shot.
1713
+2 (9:11) Mercy Miller makes layup (Emanuel Sharp assists).
1913
(8:43) Jamari McDowell misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:39) Mercy Miller Defensive Rebound.
(8:25) Emanuel Sharp misses 17-foot step back jumpshot.
(8:22) Flory Bidunga Defensive Rebound.
(8:16) Melvin Council Jr. misses 8-foot jumper.
(8:13) Melvin Council Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:13) Tre White makes layup.
1915
+2 (7:46) Milos Uzan makes driving layup.
2115
(7:24) Foul on Melvin Council Jr..
(7:24) Melvin Council Jr. turnover.
(7:07) Kalifa Sakho misses 6-foot jumper.
(7:05) Elmarko Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(6:45) Flory Bidunga misses dunk.
(6:45) Kalifa Sakho Block.
(6:41) Emanuel Sharp Defensive Rebound.
(6:33) Kingston Flemings misses 13-foot jumper.
(6:30) Bryson Tiller Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:22) Darryn Peterson makes 17-foot floating jump shot (Elmarko Jackson assists).
2117
+2 (5:55) Chris Cenac Jr. makes layup (Milos Uzan assists).
2317
+3 (5:34) Jamari McDowell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bryson Tiller assists).
2320
(5:16) Emanuel Sharp misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:13) Flory Bidunga Defensive Rebound.
(5:05) Elmarko Jackson misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(5:01) Chris Cenac Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:50) Chris Cenac Jr. makes 15-foot jumper.
2520
(4:36) Darryn Peterson bad pass turnover.
(4:36) Emanuel Sharp Steal.
(4:19) Chris Cenac Jr. misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(4:16) Flory Bidunga Defensive Rebound.
(3:59) Darryn Peterson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:56) Chase McCarty Defensive Rebound.
(3:46) Milos Uzan misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(3:43) Chase McCarty Offensive Rebound.
(3:40) Kingston Flemings misses layup.
(3:38) Darryn Peterson Defensive Rebound.
(3:31) Darryn Peterson misses 11-foot jumper.
(3:29) Kingston Flemings Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:23) Kingston Flemings makes 1-foot dunk.
2720
+2 (3:08) Flory Bidunga makes 1-foot dunk (Melvin Council Jr. assists).
2722
(2:33) team shot clock turnover .
(2:21) Foul on Chase McCarty.
+1 (2:21) Tre White makes free throw 1 of 2.
2723
+1 (2:21) Tre White makes free throw 2 of 2.
2724
(2:06) Emanuel Sharp bad pass turnover.
(2:06) Jamari McDowell Steal.
+3 (1:47) Tre White makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot.
2727
(1:27) Emanuel Sharp misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:25) Flory Bidunga Defensive Rebound.
(1:07) Jamari McDowell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:05) Emanuel Sharp Defensive Rebound.
(0:41) Milos Uzan misses 7-foot floating jump shot.
(0:39) Tre White Defensive Rebound.
(0:36) Foul on Emanuel Sharp.
+1 (0:36) Melvin Council Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
2728
+1 (0:36) Melvin Council Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
2729
(0:09) Milos Uzan traveling turnover.
+2 (0:02) Darryn Peterson makes 5-foot floating jump shot.
2731

2nd half

Team Stats

HOU

56Points69

21-66(31.8%)Field Goal(%)22-50(44.0%)

5-24(20.8%)3-Point(%)7-17(41.2%)

9-9(100.0%)Free Throw(%)18-20(90.0%)

33(13)Rebounds(Offensive)38(7)

7Assists11

6Steals3

3Blocks6

8Turnovers12

14(0)Fouls(Technical)9(0)

8Largest Lead20

Game Details

Monday, February 23, 2026 · 9:00 PM

Allen Fieldhouse · Lawrence, KS

attendance: 15,300 (93.9%)

tv: ESPN

spread: HOU -2.5

over/under: 138.5