Kansas 69-56 Houston (Feb 23, 2026) Final Score

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Houston CougarsHOU

56–69

Final

Kansas JayhawksKU

Team Season Averages

Houston CougarsLeads 2 of 4

Kansas JayhawksLeads 2 of 4

Offense

44.9%Field goal percentage47.0%

Defense

61.7Points allowed per game68.0

3-Point

34.0%Three-point percentage35.4%
77.1%Free throw percentage76.6%

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (KU)	Total	HOU ML	KU ML
DDraftKings	+2.5	138.5	-148	+124
FFanDuel	+2.5	137.5	-150	+125
BBetMGM	+2.5	138.5	-145	+120
CCaesars	+2	138.5	-145	+122
BBetRivers	+2.5	138.5	-143	+114
FFanatics	+2	137.5	-145	+120
KKalshi	+1.5	139.5	-135	+130
PPolymarket	+2.5	138.5	-135	+135

Game Information

Venue to be announced

Stadium

Feb 23, 2026

9:00 PM EST

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Rankings

Team	Overall	Offense	Defense	Rebound	3-Point
HOU	10th	139th	3rd	81st	168th
KU	39th	144th	19th	43rd	90th

Matchup

HOUKU

27Games played27
2Rest days2

Scores

Team	H1	H2	T
HOU	27	29	56
KU	31	38	69

Team Stats

HOUStatKU

56Points69
21-66 (31.8%)FG22-50 (44.0%)
5-24 (20.8%)3PT7-17 (41.2%)
9-9 (100.0%)FT18-20 (90.0%)
28Rebounds35
7Assists11
6Steals3
3Blocks6
6Turnovers11

Player Stats

HOU

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kingston FlemingsG	34	16	2	2	1	0	1	6/18	1/3	3/3	—
Mercy MillerG	17	9	5	0	1	0	1	3/8	1/4	2/2	—
Chris Cenac Jr.F	30	9	7	0	1	0	1	4/13	1/4	0/0	—
Milos UzanG	27	7	0	3	0	0	1	3/7	1/4	0/0	—
Emanuel SharpG	28	5	4	2	1	0	1	1/10	1/6	2/2	—
Kalifa SakhoF	12	4	0	0	0	1	0	2/3	0/0	0/0	—
Joseph TuglerF	24	4	3	0	0	2	1	1/2	0/0	2/2	—
Chase McCartyF	21	2	7	0	2	0	0	1/2	0/1	0/0	—
Cedric LathC	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Bryce JacksonG	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Isiah HarwellG	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/3	0/2	0/0	—
Jacob McFarlandC	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Kordel JeffersonG	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Ramon Walker Jr.G	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Tre WhiteG	28	23	5	1	1	0	0	6/9	3/4	8/8	—
Darryn PetersonG	30	14	4	1	0	0	2	5/14	2/7	2/2	—
Bryson TillerF	31	11	10	1	0	3	4	3/5	0/0	5/7	—
Melvin Council Jr.G	31	11	6	4	1	0	3	4/10	0/2	3/3	—
Jamari McDowellG	27	6	1	1	1	0	1	2/4	2/4	0/0	—
Flory BidungaF	35	4	7	2	0	2	1	2/6	0/0	0/0	—
Paul MbiyaC	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Corbin AllenG	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Justin CrossF	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Kohl RosarioG	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Nginyu NgalaG	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Wilder EversG	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Jayden DawsonG	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Samis CalderonF	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Will ThengvallG	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Elmarko JacksonG	16	0	2	1	0	1	0	0/2	0/0	0/0	—

Scoring Summary

80 events · 70 scoring

1st Half

19:26KU
Bryson Tiller makes 0-foot tip in layup
0-2
19:26KU
Bryson Tiller makes free throw 1 of 1
0-3
17:56HOU
Kingston Flemings makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
2-3
16:43HOU
Joseph Tugler makes 9-foot jumper (Kingston Flemings assists)
4-3
15:37HOU
Milos Uzan makes 12-foot jumper
6-3
14:58HOU
Kalifa Sakho makes 1-foot dunk (Kingston Flemings assists)
8-3
14:09HOU
Milos Uzan makes 25-foot three point jumper
11-3
13:07KU
Darryn Peterson makes free throw 1 of 2
11-6
13:53KU
Tre White makes free throw 1 of 2
11-4
13:53KU
Tre White makes free throw 2 of 2
11-5
13:07KU
Darryn Peterson makes free throw 2 of 2
11-7
12:27HOU
Kingston Flemings makes free throw 1 of 2
12-7
12:27HOU
Kingston Flemings makes free throw 2 of 2
13-7
11:26HOU
Chase McCarty makes 0-foot tip in layup
15-7
10:58KU
Darryn Peterson makes 7-foot jumper
15-9
10:25HOU
Mercy Miller makes free throw 1 of 2
16-9
10:25HOU
Mercy Miller makes free throw 2 of 2
17-9
10:12KU
Tre White makes free throw 1 of 2
17-10
10:12KU
Tre White makes free throw 2 of 2
17-11
9:30KU
Melvin Council Jr. makes 5-foot floating jump shot
17-13
9:11HOU
Mercy Miller makes layup (Emanuel Sharp assists)
19-13
8:13KU
Tre White makes layup
19-15
7:46HOU
Milos Uzan makes driving layup
21-15
6:22KU
Darryn Peterson makes 17-foot floating jump shot (Elmarko Jackson assists)
21-17
5:55HOU
Chris Cenac Jr. makes layup (Milos Uzan assists)
23-17
5:34KU
Jamari McDowell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bryson Tiller assists)
23-20
4:50HOU
Chris Cenac Jr. makes 15-foot jumper
25-20
3:23HOU
Kingston Flemings makes 1-foot dunk
27-20
3:08KU
Flory Bidunga makes 1-foot dunk (Melvin Council Jr. assists)
27-22
2:21KU
Tre White makes free throw 1 of 2
27-23
2:21KU
Tre White makes free throw 2 of 2
27-24
1:47KU
Tre White makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot
27-27
0:36KU
Melvin Council Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
27-28
0:36KU
Melvin Council Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
27-29
0:02KU
Darryn Peterson makes 5-foot floating jump shot
27-31

2nd Half

19:37HOU
Joseph Tugler makes free throw 1 of 2
28-31
19:37HOU
Joseph Tugler makes free throw 2 of 2
29-31
18:52KU
Bryson Tiller makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Melvin Council Jr. assists)
29-33
18:25HOU
Emanuel Sharp makes 25-foot three point jumper (Milos Uzan assists)
32-33
17:56KU
Melvin Council Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (Tre White assists)
32-35
17:18KU
Tre White makes layup
32-37
17:01HOU
Chris Cenac Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Milos Uzan assists)
35-37
16:12KU
Melvin Council Jr. makes layup
35-39
16:11KU
Melvin Council Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1
35-40
15:31KU
Bryson Tiller makes free throw 1 of 2
35-41
15:31KU
Bryson Tiller makes free throw 2 of 2
35-42
13:53KU
Tre White makes 23-foot three point jumper (Melvin Council Jr. assists)
35-45
13:11KU
Bryson Tiller makes free throw 2 of 2
35-46
12:39KU
Melvin Council Jr. makes 10-foot floating jump shot
35-48
12:00KU
Bryson Tiller makes free throw 2 of 2
35-49
11:35HOU
Kalifa Sakho makes 7-foot hook shot (Emanuel Sharp assists)
37-49
10:54HOU
Kingston Flemings makes 11-foot step back jumpshot
39-49
10:29KU
Darryn Peterson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Flory Bidunga assists)
39-52
9:36KU
Flory Bidunga makes layup
39-54
9:14KU
Tre White makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamari McDowell assists)
39-57
8:37HOU
Emanuel Sharp makes free throw 1 of 2
40-57
8:37HOU
Emanuel Sharp makes free throw 2 of 2
41-57
8:14KU
Tre White makes layup (Flory Bidunga assists)
41-59
7:32KU
Tre White makes free throw 1 of 2
41-60
7:32KU
Tre White makes free throw 2 of 2
41-61
7:18HOU
Mercy Miller makes 13-foot jumper
43-61
6:21HOU
Kingston Flemings makes layup
45-61
6:21HOU
Kingston Flemings makes free throw 1 of 1
46-61
5:50HOU
Kingston Flemings makes layup
48-61
4:21KU
Jamari McDowell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Darryn Peterson assists)
48-64
4:06HOU
Mercy Miller makes 24-foot three point jumper
51-64
3:06KU
Darryn Peterson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Melvin Council Jr. assists)
51-67
1:43KU
Melvin Council Jr. misses 19-foot jumper
51-67
1:39KU
Bryson Tiller Offensive Rebound.
51-67
1:39KU
Bryson Tiller bad pass turnover
51-67
1:31HOU
Kingston Flemings makes 26-foot three point jumper
54-67
0:52KU
Bryson Tiller makes 15-foot step back jumpshot
54-69
0:38HOU
Isiah Harwell misses 27-foot three point jumper
54-69
0:36KU
Darryn Peterson Defensive Rebound.
54-69
0:07KU
team shot clock turnover
54-69
0:02HOU
Kingston Flemings misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
54-69
0:00HOU
Chris Cenac Jr. Offensive Rebound.
56-69
0:00HOU
Chris Cenac Jr. makes 12-foot jumper
56-69
0:00
End of 2nd half
56-69
0:00
End of Game
56-69

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