Kansas Jayhawks vs. Houston Cougars

Mar 13, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
KU	25	22	47
HOU	33	36	69

Game Recap

No. 5 Houston routs No. 14 Kansas 69-47 to set up another Big 12 title game with No. 2 Arizona. Kingston Flemings scored 21 points, fellow freshman Chris Cenac Jr. had 17 points and 14 rebounds, and fifth-ranked Houston rolled past poor-shooting and lackluster No. 14 Kansas 69-47 in the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament on Friday night.

Player Stats

KANSAS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
40Flory Bidunga	32	1-4	0-0	3-6	12	0	0	0	1	3	5
15Bryson Tiller	14	1-5	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2
14Melvin Council Jr.	35	1-14	0-4	2-2	3	4	0	0	2	0	4
3Tre White	21	2-8	1-4	0-0	3	0	0	1	1	0	5
22Darryn Peterson	28	3-11	2-5	6-6	4	1	2	1	1	2	14
6Samis Calderon	2	0-0	0-0	0-2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
34Paul Mbiya	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
0Nginyu Ngala	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
7Kohl Rosario	11	3-5	2-2	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	3	8
12Wilder Evers	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Jayden Dawson	12	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Jamari McDowell	18	2-5	2-5	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	6
13Elmarko Jackson	21	1-4	0-1	1-2	3	2	0	0	1	2	3
TOTAL	-	14-5724.6%	7-2330.4%	12-1866.7%	33	8	3	2	8	11	47

HOUSTON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Chris Cenac Jr.	27	5-13	3-4	4-6	14	0	0	1	0	3	17
11Joseph Tugler	20	2-7	0-0	2-2	3	1	0	1	0	3	6
4Kingston Flemings	32	6-14	3-4	6-7	4	3	3	0	1	1	21
7Milos Uzan	28	2-6	1-4	1-2	7	3	0	0	2	0	6
21Emanuel Sharp	32	3-7	3-6	0-0	2	3	0	0	0	2	9
14Kalifa Sakho	16	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	2	2
24Chase McCarty	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	1	2	0
8Cedric Lath	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Isiah Harwell	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
25Mercy Miller	24	2-3	0-0	2-2	2	1	0	1	1	2	6
3Ramon Walker Jr.	3	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2


TOTAL	-	22-5341.5%	10-1855.6%	15-1978.9%	40	11	4	4	5	15	69

Play-by-Play

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1st halfKUHOU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Houston.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Kansas.
(19:40) Joseph Tugler misses 6-foot jumper.
(19:35) Flory Bidunga Defensive Rebound.
(19:08) Melvin Council Jr. misses 19-foot pullup jump shot.
(19:05) Milos Uzan Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:50) Joseph Tugler makes 7-foot hook shot.
02
(18:34) Bryson Tiller bad pass turnover.
(18:34) Kingston Flemings Steal.
(18:24) Chris Cenac Jr. misses 17-foot jumper.
(18:22) Tre White Defensive Rebound.
(18:08) Darryn Peterson misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(18:05) Milos Uzan Defensive Rebound.
(17:50) Chris Cenac Jr. misses 7-foot jumper.
(17:48) Joseph Tugler Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:43) Chris Cenac Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (Kingston Flemings assists).
04
(17:21) Foul on Emanuel Sharp.
+1 (17:21) Darryn Peterson makes free throw 1 of 2.
14
+1 (17:21) Darryn Peterson makes free throw 2 of 2.
24
+3 (16:58) Milos Uzan makes 28-foot three point jumper.
27
(16:31) Darryn Peterson misses 4-foot floating jump shot.
(16:27) Flory Bidunga Offensive Rebound.
(16:26) Bryson Tiller misses layup.
(16:26) Joseph Tugler Block.
(16:23) Milos Uzan Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:19) Kingston Flemings makes 26-foot three point jumper.
210
(16:08) Melvin Council Jr. bad pass turnover.
(16:08) Kingston Flemings Steal.
(16:04) Kingston Flemings misses layup.
(16:01) Flory Bidunga Defensive Rebound.
(15:45) Bryson Tiller misses 14-foot jumper.
(15:42) Chris Cenac Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:33) Chris Cenac Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Milos Uzan assists).
213
+3 (15:10) Darryn Peterson makes 28-foot three point jumper (Melvin Council Jr. assists).
513
(14:34) Emanuel Sharp misses 14-foot jumper.
(14:31) Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
(14:31) team shot clock turnover .
(14:04) Tre White misses 15-foot jumper.
(14:01) Kingston Flemings Defensive Rebound.
(13:44) Milos Uzan bad pass turnover.
(13:44) Darryn Peterson Steal.
+2 (13:39) Tre White makes 1-foot dunk (Darryn Peterson assists).
713
+2 (13:22) Kingston Flemings makes 16-foot jumper.
715
(13:00) Tre White misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:56) Chase McCarty Defensive Rebound.
(12:30) Kingston Flemings misses 12-foot step back jumpshot.
(12:27) Jamari McDowell Defensive Rebound.
(12:08) Melvin Council Jr. out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(11:40) Chase McCarty turnover.
(11:22) Elmarko Jackson misses 18-foot step back jumpshot.
(11:19) Chris Cenac Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:13) Chris Cenac Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kingston Flemings assists).
718
(10:44) Bryson Tiller misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:43) Flory Bidunga Offensive Rebound.
(10:43) Foul on Joseph Tugler.
(10:29) Melvin Council Jr. misses 12-foot jumper.
(10:25) Bryson Tiller Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:25) Bryson Tiller makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
918
(10:12) Chris Cenac Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:10) Flory Bidunga Defensive Rebound.
(10:01) Flory Bidunga traveling turnover.
(9:40) Emanuel Sharp misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:38) Joseph Tugler Offensive Rebound.
(9:30) Joseph Tugler misses 8-foot jumper.
(9:27) Darryn Peterson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:23) Darryn Peterson makes 24-foot three pointer.
1218
(8:55) Joseph Tugler misses 8-foot hook shot.
(8:52) Flory Bidunga Defensive Rebound.
(8:38) Bryson Tiller misses 8-foot step back jumpshot.
(8:35) Chris Cenac Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(8:27) Foul on Flory Bidunga.
(8:27) Chris Cenac Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:27) Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:27) Chris Cenac Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2.
(8:26) Tre White Defensive Rebound.
(8:19) Melvin Council Jr. misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(8:16) Chris Cenac Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:56) Mercy Miller makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
1220
+3 (7:33) Jamari McDowell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Elmarko Jackson assists).
1520
+2 (7:10) Joseph Tugler makes 5-foot jumper.
1522
(6:55) Melvin Council Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:52) Chris Cenac Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:42) Chris Cenac Jr. makes 13-foot jumper (Joseph Tugler assists).
1524
(6:25) Tre White misses 19-foot jumper.
(6:22) Milos Uzan Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:15) Milos Uzan makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
1526
+2 (5:50) Elmarko Jackson makes layup.
1726
(5:22) Chris Cenac Jr. misses 20-foot jumper.
(5:18) Tre White Defensive Rebound.
(5:11) Tre White misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(5:07) Milos Uzan Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:46) Chris Cenac Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Emanuel Sharp assists).
1729
+3 (4:14) Tre White makes 23-foot three point jumper (Elmarko Jackson assists).
2029
(3:48) Mercy Miller misses layup.
(3:48) Tre White Block.
(3:43) Elmarko Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(3:42) Melvin Council Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:39) Flory Bidunga Offensive Rebound.
(3:28) Tre White misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:24) Chase McCarty Defensive Rebound.
(2:57) Kingston Flemings misses layup.
(2:55) Darryn Peterson Defensive Rebound.
(2:46) Foul on Mercy Miller.
+1 (2:46) Darryn Peterson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2129
+1 (2:46) Darryn Peterson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2229
(2:15) Kingston Flemings misses 10-foot jumper.
(2:13) Chris Cenac Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(2:13) team shot clock turnover .
(1:45) Foul on Joseph Tugler.
+1 (1:45) Flory Bidunga makes free throw 1 of 2.
2329
(1:44) Flory Bidunga misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:43) Kalifa Sakho Defensive Rebound.
(1:17) Foul on Darryn Peterson.
(1:16) Kingston Flemings bad pass turnover.
(1:16) Darryn Peterson Steal.
+2 (1:08) Darryn Peterson makes 1-foot dunk.
2529
(0:51) Milos Uzan misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:49) Chris Cenac Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(0:49) Foul on Flory Bidunga.
+1 (0:49) Chris Cenac Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
2530
+1 (0:49) Chris Cenac Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
2531
(0:35) Darryn Peterson misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(0:32) Houston Defensive Rebound.
(0:09) Foul on Elmarko Jackson.
+1 (0:09) Kingston Flemings makes free throw 1 of 3.
2532
+1 (0:09) Kingston Flemings makes free throw 2 of 3.
2533
(0:09) Kingston Flemings misses free throw 3 of 3.
(0:07) Bryson Tiller Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Foul on Elmarko Jackson.
(0:00) Elmarko Jackson turnover.

2nd half

Team Stats

HOU

47Points69

14-57(24.6%)Field Goal(%)22-53(41.5%)

7-23(30.4%)3-Point(%)10-18(55.6%)

12-18(66.7%)Free Throw(%)15-19(78.9%)

37(15)Rebounds(Offensive)42(10)

8Assists11

3Steals4

2Blocks4

8Turnovers8

11(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

0Largest Lead24

Game Details

Friday, March 13, 2026 · 9:50 PM

T-Mobile Center · Kansas City, MOS

attendance: 19,450 (102.5%)

tv: ESPN

spread: HOU -5.5

over/under: 139.5