
78.7
PPG
37.4
RPG
12.5
APG
44.8
FG%
35.6
3P%
73.5
FT%
5.9
SPG
2.3
BPG
10.6
TOPG

Some losses are understandable in the NCAA tournament. Others will haunt us forever (see: Duke). We rank them all.

ESPN's reporters detail how each game was won Thursday, plus look ahead to Saturday.

— Kingston Flemings scored 18 points, Emanuel Sharpe added 16 and Houston routed Idaho 78-47 Thursday night in its NCAA Tournament opener after losing in last year's championship game.

Joseph Tugler drives to the rim and has a major slam dunk in the second half vs. Idaho.

Idaho Vandals (21-14, 13-9 Big Sky) vs. Houston Cougars (28-6, 16-5 Big 12)
Trevon Blassingame
#1 · G · Junior
Isaiah Brickner
#5 · G · Senior
Kristian Gonzalez
#10 · G · Junior
Talon Jenkins
#2 · G · Freshman
Will Jenson
#34 · F · Freshman
Seth Joba
#21 · F · Junior
Biko Johnson
#3 · G · Senior
Miles Klapper
#24 · G · Sophomore
Tyler Linhardt
#22 · F · Senior
Kolton Mitchell
#14 · G · Sophomore
Jack Payne
#7 · G · Junior
Jackson Rasmussen
#12 · F · Freshman
Brody Rowbury
#0 · F · Senior
Aidan Sevilla
#4 · G · Senior
Ewan Steele
#15 · F · Sophomore
Titus Yearout
#11 · G · Junior