Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus #1 Arizona on February 9, 2026 , Win , 82, to, 78
Final
Men's Basketball
82
vs #1 Arizona
78
Friday, March 13
Kansas City, Mo.
8:30 p.m. CT
University of Kansas
23-10,12-6Big 12
47
vs
69
Houston
28-5,14-4Big 12
1st half1
2nd half2
FinalF
Kansas
25
22
47
Houston
33
36
69
Jayhawks Fall to No. 5 Houston in Big 12 Semifinals
3/13/2026 11:03:00 PM | Men's Basketball
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Darryn Peterson scored a team-high 14 points as the Kansas Jayhawks fell to No. 5 Houston, 69-47 in the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament on Friday night.Â
Kingston Flemings scored 21 points, fellow freshman Chris Cenac Jr. had 17 points and 14 rebounds, and fifth-ranked Houston rolled past No. 14 Kansas. The second-seeded Cougars (28-5) held the third-seeded Jayhawks without a field goal for more than 10 minutes at point in the game to make their way into another championship matchup with second-ranked Arizona on Saturday night.
Kansas (23-10) had beaten the Cougars in their only regular-season matchup. But the Jayhawks were a whole lot better that night in Allen Fieldhouse than they were at T-Mobile Center, where they were 6 for 31 from the field in the second half and shot 24.6% overall in their lowest-scoring game of the season.
With the relentless defense that's become a hallmark of coach Kelvin Sampson, the Cougars controlled the game right from the start, making things especially difficult for Kansas big men Flory Bidunga and Bryson Tiller in the paint. Most of the Jayhawks' offense came from Peterson, the potential No. 1 pick in the NBA draft. He had 12 at the break.
Houston forced Bill Self's team into missing its first 16 shots while going on a 22-2 run of its own spanning halftime. Even the bucket that mercifully ended the drought, a dunk by Bidunga with 10:42 to go, nearly rattled its way back out of the basket.
Houston led 51-31 at that point before coasting into its second consecutive championship game.
Up Next
Kansas will learn its postseason seeding and destination on Sunday night, when the field for the 2026 NCAA Tournament is revealed.
Kingston Flemings scored 21 points, fellow freshman Chris Cenac Jr. had 17 points and 14 rebounds, and fifth-ranked Houston rolled past No. 14 Kansas. The second-seeded Cougars (28-5) held the third-seeded Jayhawks without a field goal for more than 10 minutes at point in the game to make their way into another championship matchup with second-ranked Arizona on Saturday night.
Kansas (23-10) had beaten the Cougars in their only regular-season matchup. But the Jayhawks were a whole lot better that night in Allen Fieldhouse than they were at T-Mobile Center, where they were 6 for 31 from the field in the second half and shot 24.6% overall in their lowest-scoring game of the season.
With the relentless defense that's become a hallmark of coach Kelvin Sampson, the Cougars controlled the game right from the start, making things especially difficult for Kansas big men Flory Bidunga and Bryson Tiller in the paint. Most of the Jayhawks' offense came from Peterson, the potential No. 1 pick in the NBA draft. He had 12 at the break.
Houston forced Bill Self's team into missing its first 16 shots while going on a 22-2 run of its own spanning halftime. Even the bucket that mercifully ended the drought, a dunk by Bidunga with 10:42 to go, nearly rattled its way back out of the basket.
Houston led 51-31 at that point before coasting into its second consecutive championship game.
Up Next
Kansas will learn its postseason seeding and destination on Sunday night, when the field for the 2026 NCAA Tournament is revealed.
Team Stats
KU
UH
FG%
.246
.415
3FG%
.304
.556
FT%
.667
.789
RB
37
42
TO
8
8
STL
3
4
Game Leaders
Pts
14
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
6
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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