Houston Cougars vs. Cincinnati Bearcats

Jan 3, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
HOU	28	39	67
CIN	33	27	60

Game Recap

Milos Uzan helps No. 8 Houston rally in 2nd half to beat Cincinnati 67-60 in Big 12 opener. Milos Uzan scored 18 points, including a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 2:48 remaining, and No. 8 Houston rallied in the second half for a 67-60 victory over Cincinnati on Saturday in the Big 12 Conference opener for both teams.

Player Stats

HOUSTON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Chris Cenac Jr.	24	2-6	0-3	0-0	8	0	0	0	0	4	4
11Joseph Tugler	26	4-5	0-0	0-0	7	1	4	2	2	3	8
4Kingston Flemings	38	7-18	2-5	3-5	3	6	5	0	1	0	19
7Milos Uzan	32	7-14	4-7	0-0	3	2	0	1	1	2	18
21Emanuel Sharp	28	0-9	0-5	2-2	3	2	0	0	3	4	2
14Kalifa Sakho	12	3-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6
24Chase McCarty	4	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
1Isiah Harwell	16	1-3	0-1	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	1	2
25Mercy Miller	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Ramon Walker Jr.	14	1-3	1-3	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	5
TOTAL	-	26-6341.3%	8-2532.0%	7-977.8%	31	11	9	3	7	16	67

CINCINNATI	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
18Baba Miller	32	4-7	0-2	3-7	8	3	1	0	4	2	11
52Moustapha Thiam	28	6-7	1-1	0-0	5	0	0	1	3	2	13
2Jizzle James	36	1-7	0-3	2-2	4	4	0	0	3	2	4
1Day Day Thomas	32	4-10	2-5	5-5	2	4	0	2	4	3	15
5Sencire Harris	18	1-7	0-2	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	3	2
65Halvine Dzellat	12	2-2	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	6
10Shon Abaev	9	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Kerr Kriisa	7	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
32Jalen Celestine	26	2-5	2-4	0-0	3	0	1	0	1	0	6

TOTAL	-	21-4942.9%	6-2030.0%	12-1675.0%	27	12	2	3	15	13	60

Play-by-Play

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1st halfHOUCIN

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

2nd half

Team Stats

HOU

CIN

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 · 2:00 PM

Fifth Third Arena · Cincinnati, OH

attendance: 11,062 (92.1%)

tv: FOX

spread: HOU -4.5

over/under: 135.5