The HRR's write-ups of Houston Cougars men's basketball games

2025

Houston loses 65-63 to Florida in the National Championship Game -- April 7

LJ Cryer's 26 points; J'Wan Roberts' 2 clutch free throws leads Houston to 70-67 win over Duke in the National Semifinals -- April 5

LJ Cryer scores team-high 17 points in Houston' 69-50 win over 2-seed Tennessee in the Elite 8 -- March 30

Milos Uzan's layup with less than 1 second remaining sends Coogs to Elite 8 -- March 28

LJ Cryer's 30 points helps Coogs edge Gonzaga, 81-76, in Round of 32 -- March 22

Milos Uzan led 4 Coogs in double-digit scoring in 78-40 rout of 16-seed of SIUE -- March 20

Milos Uzan's 25 points leads Houston over Arizona, 72-64, in final of 2025 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship -- March 15

Houston Cougars defeat BYU, 74-54, in semifinal of 2025 Big 12 Championship -- March 14

Coogs top Colorado, 77-68, in quarterfinal of 2025 Big 12 Championship -- March 13

Coogs hold off Baylor, 65-61, and end Big 12 regular season 19-1 -- March 8

LJ Cryer's 22 points leads Coogs to 65-59 win over Kansas on Senior Night -- March 3

LJ Cryer scores 20 to lead Coogs to 73-64 win over Cincinnati and clinch outright Big 12 regular season title -- March 1

Milos Uzan's career-high 22 points leads Houston to road win over Texas Tech -- February 24

LJ Cryer scores 28 in Coogs' 68-59 top-10 win over Iowa State -- February 22

Cryer and Sharp lead Coogs in road win over Arizona State -- February 18

Uzan and Cryer lead Houston to 62-58 road win over Arizona -- February 15

Coogs defeat Baylor, 76-65 -- February 10

Coogs grind out 69-59 road win over Colorado -- February 8

Coogs defeat Oklahoma State, 72-63 -- February 4

Coogs win at West Virginia, 63-49 -- February 1

Coogs win at West Virginia, 63-49 -- January 29

Coogs defeat Kansas, 92-86, in double-overtime thriller -- January 25

J'Wan Roberts Scored Game-Winning layup in Houston's 69-68 win over UCF -- January 18

Five Coogs score in double-digits in Houston's 87-57 win at K-State -- January 11

Emanuel Sharp's 14 points leads Houston to 65-46 win over TCU -- January 6

Houston Cougars Routs BYU, 86-55, thanks to defense and season-high 16 made threes -- January 4

2024

J'Wan Roberts scored season-high 20 points in Coogs' road win over Oklahoma State -- December 30

Coogs scored 51 second-half points and topped Butler 79-51 -- December 7

JoJo Tugler scores 17 in Coogs 80-44 win over Hofstra -- November 22

Coogs rout Ragin' Cajuns, 91-45 -- November 13

Coogs lose to Auburn, 74-69, in Battleground2k24 -- November 9

Coogs top Aggies, 79-64, in charity exhibition game -- October 27

1-seed Houston loses to 4-seed Duke, 54-51, in Sweet 16 -- March 29

1-seed Houston edges 9-seed Texas A&M Aggies in 100-95 Overtime Thriller -- March 24

NCAA 1st-round final: 1-seed Houston 86, vs 16-seed Longwood 46 -- March 22

Big 12 Final: 1-seed Houston 41, 2-seed Iowa State 69. -- March 16

LJ Cryer scored 20 points to lead Houston to 82-59 win over Texas Tech in Big 12 semifinal match-up -- March 15

Emanuel Sharp's 14 points leads top-seed Houston in 60-45 win over TCU in Big 12 quarterfinal game -- March 14

Houston routs Kansas, 76-46, and captures 1st Big 12 regular season title -- March 9

LJ Cryer's 25 points helps Houston defeat UCF, 67-59, and clinch share of Big 12 regular season title -- March 6

Houston holds off Cincinnati, 67-59 -- February 27

Coogs Top Baylor in OT, 82-76 -- February 24

Jamal Shead scored 20 of his 26 points in the second half to lead Houston over Iowa State -- February 19

LJ Cryer's season-high 26 points leads Coogs to 82-61 win over Longhorns -- February 17

Roberts and Shead lead Houston to gritty 67-62 win at Cincinnati -- February 10

Houston 79, vs Oklahoma State 63 -- February 6

Kansas Jayhawks' Sensational Shooting Tops Houston, 78-65 -- February 3

Jamal Shead's 25 points lead Houston to 76-72 overtime win at Texas -- January 29

Houston's defense stifles K-State in 74-52 win -- January 27

LJ Cryer's 23 points helps Houston top BYU and pick up first Big 12 road win -- January 23

Houston's defense clamps down UCF in 57-42 victory -- January 20

Jamal Shead's 29 points and 10 assist leads Houston to 77-54 win over Texas Tech -- January 17

Coogs lose 68-67 at TCU on layup with 6 seconds remaining -- January 13

Coogs lose 57-53 at Iowa State -- January 9

Coogs start Big 12 play with 89-55 win over West Virginia -- January 6