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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

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Final
Sunday, November 8, 2026Haas PavilionAll Columbus sports
FinalFinalCWPlay by play
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CAL323668
HOU434386
Final

Houston beats California 86-68

#10 Houston Cougars beat California Golden Bears 86-68 on Sunday at Tahoe Blue Event Center.

The first half made the difference: Houston outscored California 43-32.

Houston shot 51% to 44% and won the boards 36-31.

For Houston, Dedan Thomas Jr. (G): 20. For California, Michael Cooper (G): 19.

Houston improves to 2-0. California falls to 2-1.

Attendance: 2,496.

Full recap at ESPN: Thomas scores 20 points as No. 10 Houston dominates inside against California

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#55
CAL · PointsMichael Cooper G19
#2
CAL · AssistsJordan Ross G5
#3
CAL · ReboundsSemetri Carr G6
#9
HOU · PointsDedan Thomas Jr. G20
#9
HOU · AssistsDedan Thomas Jr. G8
#23
HOU · ReboundsDelrecco Gillespie F8
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
J. Wilkins F2021-30-20-040200131
S. Yeanay F1593-92-41-221100111
M. Kocanas C2142-30-00-022300204
N. Indrusaitis G3062-51-31-240410042
J. Ross G27157-110-11-225310022
D. Manyiel Dut F1520-20-02-200110001
A. Ali F1231-51-50-132010121
D. Daubaris C300-00-00-000200000
M. Cooper G29196-115-82-221021110
J. Clark G000-00-00-000000000
S. Carr G1600-20-20-063000242
J. Ruff G1283-60-12-301000001
Team6825-579-269-1431151661102115

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