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Houston defense puts clamps on Idaho as the second-seeded Cougars topple 15th-seeded Vandals in NCAA Tournament opener

Freshman Kingston Flemings had 18 points, forward Chris Cenac Jr. grabbed 18 rebounds and second-seeded Houston took care of business against the 15th-seeded Vandals with a 78-47 victory in a South Region first-round contest.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Last week, Idaho men’s basketball surged through the Big Sky tournament to claim the program’s first NCAA Tournament berth in more than three decades.
But on Thursday at the Paycom Center, the Vandals’ unbeaten run through the month o… [2374 chars]

Source: Spokane Spokesman-Review | Published: 2026-03-19T21:10:00Z

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