Arizona Wildcats vs. Houston Cougars

Feb 21, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
ARIZ	36	37	73
HOU	31	35	66

Game Recap

Arizona Wildcats vs Houston Cougars game highlights

Dell’Orso’s 22 points spark No. 4 Arizona past No. 2 Houston, 73-66 for Big 12 lead. Anthony Dell’Orso tied a season high with 22 points and No. 4 Arizona toppled second-ranked Houston 73-66 on Saturday to move into sole possession of first place in the Big 12 Conference.

Player Stats

ARIZONA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Ivan Kharchenkov	39	5-11	1-3	5-6	9	3	1	0	1	1	16
30Tobe Awaka	17	3-5	0-0	1-1	6	0	1	0	2	5	7
13Motiejus Krivas	25	2-4	0-0	0-0	5	1	2	1	0	5	4
5Brayden Burries	31	1-5	0-1	5-8	4	2	0	0	0	1	7
0Jaden Bradley	37	6-17	0-3	5-10	4	4	1	0	1	2	17
15Sidi Gueye	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
3Anthony Dell'Orso	34	8-14	2-5	4-6	3	0	4	0	0	3	22
21Evan Nelson	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0



TOTAL	-	25-5644.6%	3-1225.0%	20-3164.5%	32	10	9	2	5	19	73

HOUSTON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Chris Cenac Jr.	33	4-11	0-5	2-2	13	1	0	0	3	0	10
11Joseph Tugler	18	3-4	0-0	1-1	4	3	0	1	3	4	7
4Kingston Flemings	33	6-17	1-4	4-4	8	4	0	0	2	4	17
7Milos Uzan	38	3-8	3-5	0-0	1	3	0	0	1	2	9
21Emanuel Sharp	34	2-11	2-8	8-9	3	1	2	0	1	4	14
14Kalifa Sakho	20	0-0	0-0	2-4	3	0	0	2	1	3	2
24Chase McCarty	6	1-3	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
8Cedric Lath	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1Isiah Harwell	13	1-2	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	4	3
25Mercy Miller	3	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
3Ramon Walker Jr.	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	20-5635.7%	8-2630.8%	18-2281.8%	34	12	2	3	12	24	66

Play-by-Play

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1st halfARIZHOU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Arizona.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Houston.
(19:40) Jaden Bradley misses 8-foot pullup jump shot.
(19:36) Joseph Tugler Defensive Rebound.
(19:35) Joseph Tugler out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+2 (19:11) Tobe Awaka makes layup (Ivan Kharchenkov assists).
20
(18:41) Chris Cenac Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:40) Jaden Bradley Defensive Rebound.
(18:19) Jaden Bradley misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:15) Tobe Awaka Offensive Rebound.
(18:14) Tobe Awaka bad pass turnover.
(18:14) Emanuel Sharp Steal.
(18:09) Emanuel Sharp misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(18:07) Arizona Defensive Rebound.
(18:07) Foul on Joseph Tugler.
+2 (17:50) Jaden Bradley makes layup (Brayden Burries assists).
40
(17:24) Chris Cenac Jr. misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(17:21) Emanuel Sharp Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:19) Chris Cenac Jr. makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Emanuel Sharp assists).
42
(16:52) Brayden Burries misses 21-foot pullup jump shot.
(16:48) Brayden Burries Offensive Rebound.
(16:47) Brayden Burries misses layup.
(16:46) Motiejus Krivas Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:42) Motiejus Krivas makes 0-foot tip in layup.
62
(16:33) Joseph Tugler bad pass turnover.
(16:33) Jaden Bradley Steal.
+2 (16:26) Tobe Awaka makes layup (Jaden Bradley assists).
82
(16:26) Foul on Emanuel Sharp.
+1 (16:26) Tobe Awaka makes free throw 1 of 1.
92
(16:15) Chris Cenac Jr. bad pass turnover.
(15:51) Jaden Bradley misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(15:50) Emanuel Sharp Defensive Rebound.
(15:32) Kingston Flemings misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(15:31) Anthony Dell'Orso Defensive Rebound.
(15:09) Tobe Awaka misses layup.
(15:08) Kingston Flemings Defensive Rebound.
(15:08) Foul on Tobe Awaka.
(14:38) Emanuel Sharp misses 15-foot step back jumpshot.
(14:38) Motiejus Krivas Defensive Rebound.
(14:15) Motiejus Krivas misses 14-foot floating jump shot.
(14:13) Kingston Flemings Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:52) Milos Uzan makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kingston Flemings assists).
95
+2 (13:36) Jaden Bradley makes driving layup.
115
(13:11) Kingston Flemings bad pass turnover.
(13:11) Anthony Dell'Orso Steal.
+2 (13:08) Anthony Dell'Orso makes driving layup.
135
(13:08) Foul on Kingston Flemings.
+1 (13:08) Anthony Dell'Orso makes free throw 1 of 1.
145
+3 (12:52) Isiah Harwell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Milos Uzan assists).
148
+2 (12:37) Ivan Kharchenkov makes 9-foot pullup jump shot (Brayden Burries assists).
168
+3 (12:07) Chase McCarty makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kingston Flemings assists).
1611
+2 (11:40) Anthony Dell'Orso makes 15-foot pullup jump shot.
1811
(11:17) Chase McCarty misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:16) Anthony Dell'Orso Defensive Rebound.
(11:00) Foul on Kalifa Sakho.
(10:44) Foul on Kingston Flemings.
+1 (10:44) Anthony Dell'Orso makes free throw 1 of 2.
1911
+1 (10:44) Anthony Dell'Orso makes free throw 2 of 2.
2011
(10:17) Chase McCarty misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(10:15) Joseph Tugler Offensive Rebound.
(10:05) Foul on Anthony Dell'Orso.
+1 (10:05) Emanuel Sharp makes free throw 1 of 2.
2012
+1 (10:05) Emanuel Sharp makes free throw 2 of 2.
2013
(9:45) Jaden Bradley misses layup.
(9:45) Chris Cenac Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:26) Joseph Tugler makes driving layup.
2015
(9:26) Foul on Motiejus Krivas.
+1 (9:26) Joseph Tugler makes free throw 1 of 1.
2016
+2 (9:11) Tobe Awaka makes layup (Ivan Kharchenkov assists).
2216
+3 (8:43) Emanuel Sharp makes 27-foot three point jumper (Milos Uzan assists).
2219
+3 (8:25) Ivan Kharchenkov makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaden Bradley assists).
2519
(8:03) Emanuel Sharp misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(8:01) Houston Offensive Rebound.
(7:58) Foul on Tobe Awaka.
(7:44) Joseph Tugler bad pass turnover.
(7:44) Anthony Dell'Orso Steal.
+2 (7:41) Jaden Bradley makes driving layup.
2719
(7:18) Foul on Motiejus Krivas.
(7:18) Mercy Miller misses free throw 1 of 2.
(7:18) Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (7:18) Mercy Miller makes free throw 2 of 2.
2720
(6:59) Ivan Kharchenkov traveling turnover.
(6:44) Chris Cenac Jr. bad pass turnover.
(6:44) Anthony Dell'Orso Steal.
(6:37) Foul on Mercy Miller.
(6:32) Jaden Bradley traveling turnover.
(6:10) Chris Cenac Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:08) Arizona Defensive Rebound.
(5:52) Foul on Mercy Miller.
(5:52) Anthony Dell'Orso misses free throw 1 of 1.
(5:52) Kalifa Sakho Defensive Rebound.
(5:37) Emanuel Sharp misses 13-foot jumper.
(5:27) Ivan Kharchenkov Defensive Rebound.
(5:27) Anthony Dell'Orso misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(5:24) Ivan Kharchenkov Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:22) Anthony Dell'Orso makes layup (Jaden Bradley assists).
2920
(5:22) Houston Timeout.
(5:10) Foul on Ivan Kharchenkov.
(5:04) Foul on Evan Nelson.
+1 (5:04) Emanuel Sharp makes free throw 1 of 2.
2921
+1 (5:04) Emanuel Sharp makes free throw 2 of 2.
2922
+3 (4:38) Anthony Dell'Orso makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
3222
(4:17) Emanuel Sharp misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(4:15) Ivan Kharchenkov Defensive Rebound.
(4:01) Foul on Emanuel Sharp.
(4:01) Jaden Bradley misses free throw 1 of 1.
(4:01) Kingston Flemings Defensive Rebound.
(3:43) Foul on Sidi Gueye.
+1 (3:43) Chris Cenac Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
3223
+1 (3:43) Chris Cenac Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
3224
(3:33) Foul on Joseph Tugler.
(3:33) Jaden Bradley misses free throw 1 of 1.
(3:33) Chris Cenac Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(3:09) Isiah Harwell misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(3:07) Ivan Kharchenkov Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:53) Jaden Bradley makes 13-foot pullup jump shot.
3424
+2 (2:31) Kingston Flemings makes 14-foot turnaround jump shot.
3426
(2:15) Anthony Dell'Orso misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:12) Isiah Harwell Defensive Rebound.
(2:04) Isiah Harwell bad pass turnover.
(2:04) Ivan Kharchenkov Steal.
(1:46) Jaden Bradley misses 19-foot pullup jump shot.
(1:45) Milos Uzan Defensive Rebound.
(1:34) Kingston Flemings misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(1:33) Jaden Bradley Defensive Rebound.
(1:11) Jaden Bradley misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:10) Chris Cenac Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:04) Kingston Flemings makes driving layup.
3428
(1:04) Foul on Brayden Burries.
+1 (1:04) Kingston Flemings makes free throw 1 of 1.
3429
(0:51) Foul on Cedric Lath.
(0:51) Brayden Burries misses free throw 1 of 2.
(0:51) Arizona Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:51) Brayden Burries misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:51) Isiah Harwell Defensive Rebound.
(0:41) Kingston Flemings misses driving layup.
(0:41) Sidi Gueye Block.
(0:40) Arizona Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:23) Anthony Dell'Orso makes driving layup.
3629
(0:04) Kingston Flemings misses driving layup.
+2 (0:03) Chris Cenac Jr. makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3631
(0:01) Chris Cenac Jr. Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

ARIZ

HOU

73Points66

25-56(44.6%)Field Goal(%)20-56(35.7%)

3-12(25.0%)3-Point(%)8-26(30.8%)

20-31(64.5%)Free Throw(%)18-22(81.8%)

37(12)Rebounds(Offensive)39(13)

10Assists12

9Steals2

2Blocks3

5Turnovers12

19(0)Fouls(Technical)24(0)

10Largest Lead2

Game Details

Saturday, February 21, 2026 · 3:00 PM

Fertitta Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 7,887 (111.1%)

spread: HOU -6.5

over/under: 142.5