Arizona State @ Houston Game Overview
ASU vs HOURecords
Head-To-HeadLast 10
| Date | Home | Result | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, '25 | ASU |
80 - 65
|
HOU -12.0 | o133.5 |
ASU vs HOU Preview
Last Meeting ( Feb 18, 2025 ) Houston 80, Arizona State 65
No. 7 Houston will look to ride the momentum of its best showing in Big 12 Conference play into Sunday's game against visiting Arizona State.
The Cougars, who lost to Florida in last season's NCAA championship game, have done more than just reload for this year's campaign. They might be even better in 2025-26, driven by proven stars and a set of newcomers that coach Kelvin Sampson employs in waves while overwhelming the opposition.
Houston (16-1, 4-0) recorded its 10th straight win with a 77-48 home rout of West Virginia on Tuesday. Milos Uzan scored 17 points, Emanuel Sharp added 13, and Joseph Tugler contributed 10 points, six rebounds and four steals to lead the Cougars.
"Our team is getting better," Sampson said. "That's always been what you are after this time of year. Just get better."
The win was Houston's 14th straight at home and 35th in a row against an unranked opponent.
While the Cougars are led by veteran guards Sharp (15.9 points per game) and Uzan (11.3) and forward Tugler (8.4), Sampson has found the room in his rotation for his freshmen, led by the Kingston Flemings (15.4).
"Proud of our young guys -- (there are) not very many teams in the top 10 in the country playing four freshmen," Sampson said. "And we paid the severance for that early because you're not going to look great because you're playing four freshmen. But we hung in there with them, let them make their mistakes."
The Sun Devils (10-7, 1-3) enter Sunday's contest off a scrappy, emotional, 89-82 road loss to top-ranked Arizona on Wednesday. Maurice Odum finished with 23 points and seven assists to lead Arizona State, while Massamba Diop added 16 points and six rebounds.
Senior guard Bryce Ford returned to the floor after missing four of the last five games with a back injury and scored nine points but could not stop the Sun Devils from dropping their fifth game in their past six outings.
Arizona State pulled to 85-82 with under a minute left but could not get over the hump.
"Even when we got down 12 in the second half, guys came in and made plays and got us to a one-possession game inside a minute," Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley said. "We had a chance. I thought our guys battled and really tried hard to hang in there in the paint."
Sunday's contest will be the third against a ranked team in a four-game stretch for Arizona State.
"We have to go back to the drawing board, see what we did good, see what we did wrong," Odum said. "We have to treat every game like it's the same game, because we're in the Big 12 and every game is a gauntlet, every game is a hard game."
Odum averages a team-best 16.8 points and 6.5 assists per game for the Wildcats. Diop contributes 14.7 points and 5.6 rebounds, while Anthony Johnson averages 14.3 points.
--Field Level Media
ASU vs HOUInjury report
Arizona State's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q. McCoy | G | Questionable - Undisclosed( Jan 19, '26) | Jan 19, '26 | |
| McCoy is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Sun Devils. | ||||
| K. Polk | F | Questionable - Undisclosed( Jan 05, '26) | Jan 05, '26 | |
| Polk is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Sun Devils. | ||||
| J. Icitovic | F | Out - Undisclosed( Jan 05, '26) | Jan 05, '26 | |
| Icitovic will redshirt and miss the 2025-26 season. | ||||
| D. Salane | C | Out - Undisclosed( Jan 05, '26) | Jan 05, '26 | |
| Salane will redshirt and miss the 2025-26 season. | ||||
| M. Adams | F | Questionable - Leg( Jan 05, '26) | Jan 05, '26 | |
| Adams Jr. is dealing with a leg injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Sun Devils. | ||||
| A. Holiman | G | Out - Elbow( Nov 03, '25) | Nov 03, '25 | |
| Holiman is dealing with an elbow injury and will not take the court for the Sun Devils. He is without a timetable to return. | ||||
| V. Wallace | G | Out - Ankle( Oct 25, '25) | Oct 25, '25 | |
| Wallace suffered an ankle injury and will not take the court for the Sun Devils. He will miss the 2025-26 season. | ||||
Houston's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Jefferson | G | Out - Knee( Jan 02, '26) | Jan 02, '26 | |
| Jefferson is dealing with a knee and will not take the court for the Cougars. He will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season | ||||
| B. Jackson | G | Out - Redshirt( Dec 08, '25) | Dec 08, '25 | |
| Jackson will redshirt and miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season. | ||||
ASU vs HOUStats
Offense vs Defense
Key Stats League ranks in parenthesis
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.9 | (154) | FG% | (23) | 39.0 |
| 27.4 | (226) | FGM | (2) | 19.9 |
| 59.6 | (263) | FGA | (6) | 51.1 |
| 33.6 | (160) | 3P% | (80) | 30.1 |
| 7.7 | (192) | 3PM | (82) | 6.6 |
| 22.9 | (215) | 3PA | (123) | 22.1 |
| 74.7 | (100) | FT% | (35) | 66.2 |
| 18.4 | (66) | FTM | (111) | 12.8 |
| 24.6 | (76) | FTA | (151) | 19.3 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 44.6 |
| 26.5 |
| 59.5 |
| 33.5 |
| 8.0 |
| 23.7 |
| 71.7 |
| 14.7 |
| 20.5 |
More Stats
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.1 | (329) | REB | (43) | 28.2 |
| 8.5 | (303) | OREB | (103) | 7.9 |
| 21.6 | (122) | DREB | (312) | 20.3 |
| 14.2 | (191) | AST | (12) | 10.1 |
| 11.5 | (158) | TO | (38) | 15.5 |
| 1.2 | (176) | AST/TO | (5) | 0.7 |
| 7.2 | (212) | STL | (62) | 4.6 |
| 4.5 | (274) | BLK | (114) | 2.5 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 32.2 |
| 9.3 |
| 22.8 |
| 14.1 |
| 12.3 |
| 1.1 |
| 7.0 |
| 3.4 |
Points
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80.8 | (161) | Points | (2) | 59.3 |
| 37.6 | (335) | 1st Half | (152) | 27.6 |
| 43.2 | (335) | 2nd Half | (152) | 31.3 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 75.7 |
| 35.8 |
| 39.4 |