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University of Houston
11-1,0-0Big 12
Arkansas
9-3,0-0SEC
Sharp scores 22 points to lead No. 8 Houston over No. 14 Arkansas, 94-85
12/20/2025 3:10:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Four Cougars reach double figures; earn second ranked victory of the season in final non-conference game away from home
The Cougars (11-1) shot 44% from 3-point distance (11 for 25) and 52% from the field overall in winning their fifth straight game.
Freshman guard Darius Acuff Jr. led Arkansas (9-3) with 27 points and seven assists. Malique Ewin added 20 points and nine rebounds off the bench for the Razorbacks, who had won four in a row.
Senior guard Milos Uzan scored 13 points and redshirt fifth-year senior guard Ramon Walker Jr. added 12 off the bench for the Cougars. Sharp moved past Hakeem Olajuwon into 22nd place in Houston history with 1,341 career points.
The Razorbacks led for just 1:14 early in the game and never got closer than seven in the second half. Arkansas took 35 free throws but made only 21 (60%).
The Cougars scored 19 points off 12 Arkansas turnovers.
Houston took its largest lead of the second half when freshman forward Chase McCarty nailed a 3-pointer to put the Cougars ahead 83-67 with 6:47 to play.
Trevon Brazile, the Razorbacks' leading rebounder and one of their top scorers, had just five points in a limited role. He picked up two fouls in the first six minutes and didn't return until the start of the second half with Arkansas trailing 49-41.
Houston used a 21-2 run midway through the first half to grab a 40-20 lead. Flemings and freshman guard Isiah Harwell contributed six points apiece in the spurt.
The schools played one another at least twice each year from 1975-76 through the 1990-91 season as Southwest Conference rivals.
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UP NEXT
• Following Saturday's game, Houston closes its non-conference regular-season schedule when it faces Middle Tennessee at 7 p.m., Monday, December 29, inside Fertitta Center. That game will air on ESPN+.
• From there, the Cougars begins their Big 12 Conference schedule when they meet Cincinnati at 1 p.m. (CST), Saturday, January 3, inside Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati. That game will air on FOX.
• Houston opens its Big 12 home slate when it takes on #16/16 Texas Tech at 8 p.m., Tuesday, January 6, inside Fertitta Center. That game will air on FS1.
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