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FINAL
Nov 25, 2025

Box Score

12T
TENN354176
HOU393473

Game Recap

Ja'Kobi Gillespie's clutch free throws lift No. 17 Tennessee to 76-73 win over No. 3 Houston. Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 22 points and made all six of his free throws in the final 35 seconds to lift No. 17 Tennessee to a 76-73 victory over No. 3 Houston in the Players Era Championship on Tuesday.

Player Stats

Tennessee Volunteers logoTENNESSEEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
10Nate Ament241-80-47-85410139
34Felix Okpara313-61-12-43001109
12Cade Phillips141-10-00-02101122
0Ja'Kobi Gillespie385-163-99-924100422
3Bishop Boswell324-40-02-443312110
13J.P. Estrella133-30-02-25000028
23Jaylen Carey226-110-11-270003013
35Ethan Burg70-00-00-00100120
77Amaree Abram191-21-20-03210013
TOTAL-24-5147.1%5-1729.4%23-2979.3%31156391576
Houston Cougars logoHOUSTONMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
5Chris Cenac Jr.332-80-31-211001355
11Joseph Tugler333-60-01-23500237
4Kingston Flemings3210-153-42-243202225
7Milos Uzan357-151-62-234002317
21Emanuel Sharp213-82-50-01101038
14Kalifa Sakho70-00-02-20001012
24Chase McCarty92-32-30-00000006
1Isiah Harwell201-41-20-14110023
25Mercy Miller80-20-10-01100020
3Ramon Walker Jr.20-00-00-00101000
TOTAL-28-6145.9%9-2437.5%8-1172.7%27163492173

Play-by-Play

1st halfTENNHOU
  • (20:00) Start game.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (19:59) Jump Ball won by Tennessee.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (19:59) Jump Ball lost by Houston.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (19:47) Cade Phillips Turnover.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (19:40) Foul on Nate Ament.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (19:27) Milos Uzan made Jumper. Assisted by Joseph Tugler.
    02
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (19:13) Nate Ament missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (19:10) Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (18:56) Felix Okpara missed Layup.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (18:53) Nate Ament Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (18:53) Foul on Chris Cenac Jr..
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (18:53) Nate Ament missed Free Throw.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (18:53) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (18:53) Nate Ament made Free Throw.
    12
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (18:39) Joseph Tugler missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (18:36) Cade Phillips Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (18:15) Nate Ament missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (18:15) Emanuel Sharp Block.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (18:12) Nate Ament Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (18:12) Foul on Emanuel Sharp.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (18:12) Nate Ament made Free Throw.
    22
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (18:12) Nate Ament made Free Throw.
    32
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (17:56) Chris Cenac Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Joseph Tugler.
    34
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (17:43) Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Layup.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (17:40) Milos Uzan Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +3 (17:37) Emanuel Sharp made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Milos Uzan.
    37
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (17:15) Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (17:10) Kingston Flemings Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (17:09) Kingston Flemings made Layup.
    39
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (17:09) Foul on Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +1 (17:09) Kingston Flemings made Free Throw.
    310
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +3 (16:55) Felix Okpara made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bishop Boswell.
    610
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (16:27) Kingston Flemings missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (16:25) Cade Phillips Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (16:25) Foul on Joseph Tugler.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (16:04) Bishop Boswell Turnover.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (16:04) Kingston Flemings Steal.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (15:57) Chris Cenac Jr. Turnover.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (15:57) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Steal.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +2 (15:51) Bishop Boswell made Layup. Assisted by Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
    810
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (15:29) Chris Cenac Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (15:25) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (15:25) Foul on Emanuel Sharp.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +3 (15:13) Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Ament.
    1110
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (14:57) Kingston Flemings made Layup.
    1112
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (14:57) Foul on J.P. Estrella.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +1 (14:57) Kingston Flemings made Free Throw.
    1113
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (14:37) Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (14:32) Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (14:31) Jaylen Carey missed Layup.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (14:31) Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (14:31) Foul on Kalifa Sakho.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (14:31) Jaylen Carey made Free Throw.
    1213
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (14:31) Jaylen Carey missed Free Throw.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (14:29) Chris Cenac Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (14:10) Joseph Tugler missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (14:08) J.P. Estrella Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (13:50) Nate Ament missed Layup.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (13:50) Chris Cenac Jr. Block.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (13:46) Isiah Harwell Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +3 (13:44) Kingston Flemings made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isiah Harwell.
    1216
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (13:26) Nate Ament missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (13:23) Kingston Flemings Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (13:22) Foul on Ethan Burg.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (13:22) Joseph Tugler missed Free Throw.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (13:22) Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +1 (13:22) Joseph Tugler made Free Throw.
    1217
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (12:57) Jaylen Carey Turnover.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (12:42) Chris Cenac Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (12:40) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +2 (12:35) Jaylen Carey made Layup. Assisted by Amaree Abram.
    1417
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (12:18) Mercy Miller missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (12:15) Houston Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +3 (12:04) Chase McCarty made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kingston Flemings.
    1420
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (11:31) Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (11:28) Isiah Harwell Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (11:12) Joseph Tugler made Layup. Assisted by Kingston Flemings.
    1422
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +2 (10:59) Felix Okpara made Dunk. Assisted by Ethan Burg.
    1622
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +3 (10:30) Chase McCarty made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mercy Miller.
    1625
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (10:17) Foul on Kingston Flemings.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (9:57) Nate Ament missed Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (9:54) Mercy Miller Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (9:48) Foul on Cade Phillips.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (9:42) Milos Uzan made Jumper.
    1627
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (9:20) Felix Okpara missed Layup.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (9:20) Joseph Tugler Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (9:20) Foul on Cade Phillips.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (9:02) Joseph Tugler missed Layup.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (9:00) Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +2 (8:48) J.P. Estrella made Jumper. Assisted by Nate Ament.
    1827
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (8:15) Isiah Harwell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (8:13) J.P. Estrella Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (7:51) Foul on Isiah Harwell.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (7:51) Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Free Throw.
    1927
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (7:51) Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Free Throw.
    2027
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (7:28) Milos Uzan missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (7:27) Houston Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (7:27) Foul on J.P. Estrella.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +1 (7:27) Kalifa Sakho made Free Throw.
    2028
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +1 (7:27) Kalifa Sakho made Free Throw.
    2029
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (7:15) Foul on Mercy Miller.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (7:15) Nate Ament made Free Throw.
    2129
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (7:15) Nate Ament made Free Throw.
    2229
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (7:02) Mercy Miller missed Layup.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (7:02) Felix Okpara Block.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (6:58) Milos Uzan Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (6:52) Foul on Nate Ament.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (6:52) Chris Cenac Jr. missed Free Throw.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (6:52) Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +1 (6:52) Chris Cenac Jr. made Free Throw.
    2230
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (6:39) Amaree Abram missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (6:34) Bishop Boswell Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (6:34) Foul on Mercy Miller.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (6:34) Bishop Boswell missed Free Throw.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (6:33) Milos Uzan Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (6:19) Kingston Flemings made Layup.
    2232
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (5:55) Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (5:52) Amaree Abram Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +2 (5:45) Jaylen Carey made Layup.
    2432
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (5:15) Milos Uzan Turnover.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (5:15) Amaree Abram Steal.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +2 (5:12) Bishop Boswell made Layup. Assisted by Amaree Abram.
    2632
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (5:12) Foul on Kingston Flemings.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (5:12) Bishop Boswell missed Free Throw.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (5:11) Chris Cenac Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (4:56) Foul on Amaree Abram.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (4:56) Isiah Harwell missed Free Throw.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (4:55) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (4:35) Jaylen Carey missed Layup.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (4:33) Chris Cenac Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +3 (4:12) Isiah Harwell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Milos Uzan.
    2635
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +2 (3:39) Jaylen Carey made Layup.
    2835
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (3:06) Milos Uzan made Jumper.
    2837
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +2 (2:56) Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Layup.
    3037
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (2:34) Chris Cenac Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (2:31) Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +3 (2:23) Amaree Abram made Three Point Jumper.
    3337
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (1:52) Chase McCarty missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (1:49) Amaree Abram Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (1:38) Jaylen Carey Turnover.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (1:38) Isiah Harwell Steal.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (1:23) Isiah Harwell missed Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (1:20) Isiah Harwell Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (1:08) Milos Uzan missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (0:59) Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (0:51) Jaylen Carey missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (0:49) Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +2 (0:47) Jaylen Carey made Layup.
    3537
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (0:31) Milos Uzan made Jumper. Assisted by Ramon Walker Jr..
    3539
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (0:01) Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Layup.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (0:01) Ramon Walker Jr. Block.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (0:00) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Offensive Rebound.
2nd half

Team Stats

76Points73
24-51(47%)Field Goal(%)28-61(46%)
5-17(29%)3-Point(%)9-24(38%)
23-29(79%)Free Throw(%)8-11(73%)
32(13)Rebounds(Offensive)33(15)
15Assists16
6Steals3
3Blocks4
9Turnovers9
15(0)Fouls(Technical)21(0)
6Largest Lead11

Game Details

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 · 6:00 PM
Fertitta Center · Houston, TX
attendance: 5,110 (72.0%)
tv: TNT
spread: HOU -2.5
over/under: 136.5