Houston vs. Idaho box score: Full stats from 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament game
The Cougars' tournament run starts in OKC.
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The Houston Cougars suffered a heartbreaking end to last season in the National Championship Game. However, this is their road to redemption. Kelvin Sampson's team took care of the No.
15 seed Idaho Vandals with a 78-47 win in the South Region in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night. Kingston Flemings had 17 points for the Cougars, who bounced back after a 79-74 loss to Arizona in the Big 12 title game. On the other side, Idaho first tourney appearance since 1990 was short-lived.
Here is a look at the box score from Thursday's first round South Region game in Oklahoma City. Houston vs. Idaho March Madness box score 1 2 T Houston 48 30 78 Idaho 24 23 47 Houston stats STARTERS MIN PTS FG 3PT REB AST PF FT STL BLK 5C.