Houston 73-66 BYU (Mar 12, 2026) Game Recap
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — — Kingston Fleming scored 17 factors as No. 5 Houston held off AJ Dybantsa and defeated BYU 73-66 within the Big 12 quarterfinals Thursday night time.
Dybantsa performed all 40 minutes, ending with 26 factors, however he was held to 3-of-10 capturing within the second half. He got here into the sport simply 25 factors shy of Kevin Durant’s file of 92, set within the 2007 Big 12 event. His 3-pointer with 4 seconds left gave him the file.
BYU was taking part in in its third recreation in as many days, whereas Houston was taking part in in its first since Saturday.
Emmanuel Sharp scored 13 factors for Houston (27-5), Joseph Tugler added 12 and Chris Cenac Jr.. had 10.
BYU (23-11) additionally received 15 factors from Robert Wright.
Houston struggled to place away BYU. Flemings picked up his third foul within the first minute of the second half. Sharp then picked up his third on the 17:28 mark, giving Houston critical foul hassle in his again court docket. Flemings received his fourth foul with 6:52 left and Houston clinging to a 59-58 lead.
But BYU could not capitalize.
Houston led many of the first half, however BYU by no means let the sport get out of attain. Houston led by as many as 9 factors, however BYU responded with a 10-2 run to trim the deficit. BYU took its first lead on a free throw by Kennard Davis Jr.., after which a pair of 3-pointers by Aleksej Kostic and a dunk by Dominique Diomande gave BYU a 41-37 at halftime.
Houston superior to Friday’s semifinals in opposition to both TCU or No. 14 Kansas.
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