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OKLAHOMA CITY (March 19, 2026) – Freshman guard Kingston Flemings scored 18 points, senior guard Emanuel Sharp added 16, and the #5/5 University of Houston Men’s Basketball team routed Idaho 78-47 Thursday night in the First Round of NCAA Tournament inside Paycom Center.
It was the eighth straight season the Cougars won their NCAA Tournament First-Round game.
Freshman forward Chris Cenac Jr. grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds for Houston, and five Cougars scored in double figures.
Cenac recorded his team-leading 13th game with double-digit rebounds. He topped his previous high of 14 boards during a Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament Semifinal win over #14/16 (3) Kansas on March 13.
The Vandals (21-15) qualified for the NCAA Tournament by winning four games in five days to win the Big Sky championship, despite being seeded seventh in the conference tournament
Houston fell behind 10-7, then outscored Idaho 41-14 over the next 15 minutes for a 48-24 lead at the break. Flemings, who made all six of his shots from the field, led the Cougars’ attack with 14 points while Sharp (12 points) made 4-of-5 shots, including 3-pointers
The Vandals made eight of 30 shots (26%) and didn’t score for nearly 10 minutes of the first half. Houston extended the lead to 67-38 on a short jumper by Flemingswith 7:12 left in the game.
Kolton Mitchell scored 14 points for 15th-seeded Idaho, a heavy underdog making its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 199
