Houston Cougars On SI - Sports Illustrated

Mar 12, 2026; Kansas City, MO, USA; Houston Cougars guard Kingston Flemings (4) shoots the ball around BYU Cougars guard Robert Wright III (1) during the first half at T-Mobile Center.

It wasn't the prettiest opening to its Big 12 tournament stay, but No. 2-seed Houston won the second battle of the Cougars over No. 10-seed BYU en route to the conference semifinals.