No. 6 Houston Cougars vs No. 12 Texas Tech Red Raiders Live Updates, Box Score
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The toughest rivalry in the Big 12 continues this afternoon as the No. 6 Houston Cougars travel out to Lubbock and face the No. 12 Texas Tech Red Raiders in a national showcase game.
ESPN College GameDay is in town for what is expected to be another great game between these two physical Texas basketball programs. Tip-off was moved to 1 p.m. central with severe winter weather coming in. Houston enters this game at 17-1 and 5-0 in the Big 12 while Texas Tech is 15-4 and 5-1 in conference.
This is the second matchup between Houston and Texas Tech this season. The Cougars won the first game 69-65 in Houston on Jan. 6 in their Big 12 home opener. Freshman star point guard Kingston Flemings showed his clutch gene with 23 points, including the last three field goals for Houston when they were down late.
The last time these two teams faced each other in Lubbock, Houston also won 69-61 last February to win a share of the Big 12 title.
Coogs vs Red Raiders
Houston owns a 33-28 series lead over Tech. UH has won six out of the last seven games. The only loss was in overtime 82-81 last season, the only Big 12 loss at home for Houston so far.
The Cougars enter with a 16 game road winning streak, which is a Big 12 and school record. They have also won 11 games in a row. Texas Tech has given Houston the toughest time in the conference so far.
Houston is coming off a 103-73 win over Arizona State on Sunday where Flemings put up 20 points while freshman big man Chris Cenac Jr. added a career high 18 points and five assists. Currently, senior guard Emanuel Sharp is the leading scorer with 15.9 points per game and close to three 3-pointers. Flemings is second on the team with 15.6 PPG along with 5.4 assists per game.
Texas Tech has won eight of their last nine games and are currently 10-0 at home. Most recently, Tech beat Baylor 92-73 where Jaylen Petty put up a team high 20 points. Junior forward JT Toppin is the leading scorer with almost 22 PPG and 11 RPG, while sophomore guard Christian Anderson averages 20.2 PPG.
Red Raiders head coach Grant McCasland is 1-4 against Houston and Kelvin Sampson in his career.
Houston faces off against Texas Tech in Lubbock. Be sure to check back here at tipoff for live updates as the game goes on.
Follow below for live updates as the game progresses.
Live Updates
Starting Lineup: G Kingston Flemings, G Milos Uzan, G Emanuel Sharp, F Joseph Tugler, F Chris Cenac Jr.
1st Half | 2nd Half | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
Houston | 49 | 37 | 86 |
Texas Tech | 55 | 35 | 90 |
Under 16 Timeout: Houston 20, Texas Tech 19
Cenac Jr. hits a tough jumper, then Flemings hits a 3-pointer top of the key. Atwell hits a 3, but flemings calmly answers again. A flagrant one was called on tech. Tugler making plays defensively. High scoring early. Sharp hit another deep three. The offenses are just going back and forth.
Under 12 Timeout: Houston 26, Texas Tech 23
Tugler gets the rebound of his free throw miss and Flemings hits a big three again. Houston still in control.
Under 8 Timeout: Houston 34, Texas Tech 33
Petty hits a 3-pointer to tie the game at 32. Multiple Houston players were called for fouls, even another flagrant one on Houston. It started to get chippy.
Under 4 Timeout: Houston 41, Texas Tech 50
McCarty hits an open three. Petty made another top one from beyond the arc. Toppin hits a big and one and follows up with another layup. Houston is now down four points and the foul trouble to Tugler and Cenac Jr. is really hurting them. Tech goes on an 14-0 run, while Tech goes up 10 points. Petty is taking this game over.
HALFTIME: Houston 49, Texas Tech 55
The game was just about to get out of hand, but Flemings hits some shots to still keep within shooting distance. Both teams are shooting much higher than 50%. Not many teams score over 50 points against Houston's defense, but Tech is on fire. Flemings has 22 first half points while Toppin has 17 and Petty 14.
Under 16 Timeout: Houston 58, Texas Tech 59
Sharp hits some free throws and shots and Houston cuts the deficit to just one
Under 12 Timeout: Houston 70, Texas Tech 67
Houston claims the lead back thanks to some big time 3-pointers by Uzan and Flemings.
Under 8 Timeout: Houston 73, Texas Tech 75
The Cougars got a four point lead, but the Red Raiders took advantage of their opportunities from the free throw line.
Under 4 Timeout: Houston 79, Texas Tech 82
Atwell made back-to-back 3-pointers and Tech extended their slight lead.
FINAL: Houston 86, Texas Tech 90
Tech just showed more effort and made multiple second chance shots. Houston just did not make enough plays late on both offense and defense to get this done. The Red Raiders made use of all the fouls called on the Cougars. Flemings puts up a historic 42 points, but it wasn't enough to get the win.
Maanav Gupta is a staff writer for Houston Cougars on SI. He graduated from the University of Houston in the summer of 2025 with his bachelor’s in journalism and a minor in Spanish. Gupta spent three years at the student newspaper, The Daily Cougar, and also covered the 2025 Final Four and National Championship as Houston beat writer for College Basketball Review. He also has his own YouTube channel, Maanav’s Sports Talk, where he has interviewed professional athletes and broadcasters like Jim Nantz, Jose Altuve, J.J. Watt, Rich Eisen, and Alperen Sengun. Gupta was also a contributor to the Houston athletic program as a student. You can find Gupta on X, Instagram and TikTok @MGSportsTalk.