Idaho Vandals vs. Houston Cougars

Mar 19, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
IDHO	24	23	47
HOU	48	30	78

Game Recap

Houston routs Idaho 78-47 in return to March Madness after losing in last year's championship game. Kingston Flemings scored 18 points, Emanuel Sharpe added 16 and Houston routed Idaho 78-47 Thursday night in its NCAA Tournament opener after losing in last year's championship game.

Player Stats

IDAHO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
12Jackson Rasmussen	32	2-8	0-3	1-3	4	1	0	1	0	1	5
0Brody Rowbury	29	1-3	0-1	1-2	4	1	1	0	0	3	3
3Biko Johnson	29	3-11	2-8	0-1	6	2	1	0	1	3	8
14Kolton Mitchell	30	4-7	3-6	3-4	3	1	2	2	1	2	14
5Isaiah Brickner	28	1-9	0-3	2-3	3	2	1	1	3	0	4
15Ewan Steele	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
21Seth Joba	11	0-4	0-3	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0
24Miles Klapper	7	1-2	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2
7Jack Payne	9	1-4	1-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
1Trevon Blassingame	21	3-6	0-1	2-2	3	0	0	0	3	3	8
4Aidan Sevilla	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
TOTAL	-	16-5628.6%	6-3020.0%	9-1560.0%	29	8	5	5	9	13	47

HOUSTON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Chris Cenac Jr.	25	2-4	1-2	2-2	18	0	1	0	0	2	7
11Joseph Tugler	25	5-13	0-0	3-4	4	0	1	1	0	1	13
4Kingston Flemings	27	8-12	0-0	2-2	6	4	2	0	2	2	18
7Milos Uzan	33	5-13	2-6	0-0	3	3	0	0	1	1	12
21Emanuel Sharp	22	6-7	3-3	1-1	4	2	1	0	1	3	16
14Kalifa Sakho	12	0-0	0-0	0-1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
24Chase McCarty	15	1-2	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2	2
8Cedric Lath	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1Isiah Harwell	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
25Mercy Miller	24	4-9	2-3	0-1	1	0	1	0	1	2	10
3Ramon Walker Jr.	11	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0
TOTAL	-	31-6250.0%	8-1553.3%	8-1172.7%	44	10	8	1	6	15	78

Play-by-Play

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1st halfIDHOHOU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Houston.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Idaho.
(19:48) Kingston Flemings bad pass turnover.
(19:48) Isaiah Brickner Steal.
(19:20) Isaiah Brickner misses 7-foot pullup jump shot.
(19:17) Kingston Flemings Defensive Rebound.
(19:03) Joseph Tugler misses layup.
(19:02) Kolton Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
(18:55) Biko Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:51) Chris Cenac Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(18:43) Foul on Brody Rowbury.
+1 (18:43) Joseph Tugler makes free throw 1 of 2.
01
+1 (18:43) Joseph Tugler makes free throw 2 of 2.
02
(18:29) Brody Rowbury misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:26) Kingston Flemings Defensive Rebound.
(18:15) Joseph Tugler misses layup.
(18:14) Biko Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:10) Jackson Rasmussen makes driving layup (Isaiah Brickner assists).
22
(18:10) Foul on Kingston Flemings.
(18:10) Jackson Rasmussen misses free throw 1 of 1.
(18:09) Kingston Flemings Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:02) Kingston Flemings makes 15-foot pullup jump shot.
24
+3 (17:40) Kolton Mitchell makes 25-foot three pointer.
54
+3 (17:25) Milos Uzan makes 25-foot three pointer.
57
(17:03) Biko Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:00) Chris Cenac Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(16:47) Milos Uzan misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(16:44) Isaiah Brickner Defensive Rebound.
(16:39) Foul on Emanuel Sharp.
+3 (16:18) Biko Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jackson Rasmussen assists).
87
(15:57) Milos Uzan misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:51) Brody Rowbury Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:42) Jackson Rasmussen makes 5-foot hook shot.
107
(15:24) Joseph Tugler misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(15:23) Houston Offensive Rebound.
(15:14) Emanuel Sharp misses 22-foot jumper.
(15:10) Kalifa Sakho Offensive Rebound.
(15:10) Foul on Trevon Blassingame.
+1 (15:10) Kingston Flemings makes free throw 1 of 2.
108
+1 (15:10) Kingston Flemings makes free throw 2 of 2.
109
(14:51) Foul on Chase McCarty.
+2 (14:40) Trevon Blassingame makes layup (Biko Johnson assists).
129
+3 (14:20) Emanuel Sharp makes 26-foot three point jumper (Milos Uzan assists).
1212
(14:20) Foul on Kolton Mitchell.
+1 (14:20) Emanuel Sharp makes free throw 1 of 1.
1213
(13:53) Trevon Blassingame misses 13-foot step back jumpshot.
(13:49) Chase McCarty Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:40) Emanuel Sharp makes 26-foot three point jumper (Milos Uzan assists).
1216
(13:24) Foul on Milos Uzan.
(13:06) Jack Payne misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:05) Joseph Tugler Defensive Rebound.
(13:05) Foul on Seth Joba.
+2 (12:57) Kingston Flemings makes 13-foot pullup jump shot.
1218
(12:38) Biko Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(12:35) Kingston Flemings Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:31) Emanuel Sharp makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kingston Flemings assists).
1221
+3 (12:07) Jack Payne makes 26-foot three point jumper (Biko Johnson assists).
1521
+2 (11:54) Kingston Flemings makes 13-foot pullup jump shot.
1523
(11:34) Biko Johnson bad pass turnover.
(11:34) Emanuel Sharp Steal.
+2 (11:31) Kingston Flemings makes driving layup (Emanuel Sharp assists).
1525
(10:58) Brody Rowbury misses layup.
(10:56) Milos Uzan Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:50) Milos Uzan makes 7-foot floating jump shot.
1527
(10:27) Jack Payne misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(10:23) Kingston Flemings Defensive Rebound.
(10:18) Foul on Jackson Rasmussen.
+1 (10:18) Chris Cenac Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
1528
+1 (10:18) Chris Cenac Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
1529
(9:55) Isaiah Brickner bad pass turnover.
(9:55) Chris Cenac Jr. Steal.
+2 (9:34) Joseph Tugler makes layup.
1531
(9:21) Isaiah Brickner misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:17) Chris Cenac Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(9:08) Joseph Tugler misses driving layup.
(9:06) Isaiah Brickner Defensive Rebound.
(9:02) Isaiah Brickner misses driving layup.
(8:59) Chris Cenac Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(8:51) Milos Uzan misses 10-foot pullup jump shot.
(8:51) Kolton Mitchell Block.
(8:51) Houston Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:40) Emanuel Sharp makes 19-foot pullup jump shot.
1533
(8:11) Seth Joba misses 6-foot hook shot.
(8:08) Milos Uzan Defensive Rebound.
(7:54) Milos Uzan misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(7:51) Jackson Rasmussen Defensive Rebound.
(7:33) Biko Johnson misses driving layup.
(7:31) Chase McCarty Defensive Rebound.
(7:24) Foul on Biko Johnson.
(7:17) Emanuel Sharp bad pass turnover.
(7:17) Kolton Mitchell Steal.
(7:08) Foul on Kalifa Sakho.
+1 (7:08) Jackson Rasmussen makes free throw 1 of 2.
1633
(7:08) Jackson Rasmussen misses free throw 2 of 2.
(7:07) Chris Cenac Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(6:59) Kingston Flemings bad pass turnover.
(6:59) Kolton Mitchell Steal.
(6:55) Foul on Emanuel Sharp.
+1 (6:55) Kolton Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 3.
1733
+1 (6:55) Kolton Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 3.
1833
(6:55) Kolton Mitchell misses free throw 3 of 3.
(6:54) Chris Cenac Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(6:30) Mercy Miller misses 12-foot jumper.
(6:29) Kalifa Sakho Offensive Rebound.
(6:29) Foul on Trevon Blassingame.
(6:29) Kalifa Sakho misses free throw 1 of 1.
(6:27) Seth Joba Defensive Rebound.
(5:59) Trevon Blassingame misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(5:55) Jackson Rasmussen Offensive Rebound.
(5:54) Trevon Blassingame misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:50) Kolton Mitchell Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:50) Kolton Mitchell makes 17-foot jumper.
2033
+2 (5:33) Kingston Flemings makes 14-foot pullup jump shot.
2035
(5:18) Seth Joba misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:14) Jackson Rasmussen Offensive Rebound.
(5:11) Foul on Mercy Miller.
(5:11) Biko Johnson misses free throw 1 of 1.
(5:10) Chris Cenac Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:01) Kingston Flemings makes 13-foot pullup jump shot.
2037
(4:37) Kolton Mitchell misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(4:33) Chris Cenac Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:20) Mercy Miller makes driving layup.
2039
(4:20) Foul on Biko Johnson.
(4:20) Mercy Miller misses free throw 1 of 1.
(4:18) Miles Klapper Defensive Rebound.
(4:07) Jack Payne misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:02) Chris Cenac Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:56) Chris Cenac Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kingston Flemings assists).
2042
(3:47) Foul on Kingston Flemings.
(3:47) Isaiah Brickner misses free throw 1 of 1.
(3:46) Chris Cenac Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:28) Joseph Tugler makes 7-foot floating jump shot (Milos Uzan assists).
2044
(3:03) Foul on Chris Cenac Jr..
+1 (3:03) Isaiah Brickner makes free throw 1 of 2.
2144
+1 (3:03) Isaiah Brickner makes free throw 2 of 2.
2244
+2 (2:47) Milos Uzan makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
2246
(2:26) Jackson Rasmussen misses driving layup.
(2:24) Ramon Walker Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(2:24) Ramon Walker Jr. bad pass turnover.
(2:24) Brody Rowbury Steal.
(2:08) Isaiah Brickner misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
(2:03) Chris Cenac Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(1:46) Mercy Miller misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(1:43) Isaiah Brickner Defensive Rebound.
(1:37) Biko Johnson misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(1:34) Chris Cenac Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(1:08) Joseph Tugler misses driving layup.
(1:05) Brody Rowbury Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:00) Isaiah Brickner makes driving layup.
2446
+2 (0:37) Chris Cenac Jr. makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot (Ramon Walker Jr. assists).
2448
(0:03) Isaiah Brickner misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(0:00) Joseph Tugler Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

IDHO

HOU

47Points78

16-56(28.6%)Field Goal(%)31-62(50.0%)

6-30(20.0%)3-Point(%)8-15(53.3%)

9-15(60.0%)Free Throw(%)8-11(72.7%)

32(7)Rebounds(Offensive)47(8)

8Assists10

5Steals8

5Blocks1

9Turnovers7

13(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

3Largest Lead33

Game Details

Thursday, March 19, 2026 · 10:15 PM

Paycom Center · Oklahoma City, OK

attendance: 13,815 (75.9%)

tv: truTV

spread: HOU -24.5

over/under: 137.5