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Texas extended its winning streak to three with a decisive 93-63 victory over South Dakota State at Moody Center. Jayda Clark scored 24 points as the home team controlled the game from start to finish.
Dedan Thomas Jr. led Houston with 17 points and seven assists as the Cougars dominated Jacksonville State in a lopsided 92-46 victory on Wednesday night.
Jadyn Wooten scored 19 points as the TCU Horned Frogs defeated the Iona Gaels 78-53 at Schollmaier Arena. TCU improved to 4-0, while Iona fell to 1-3.
Matas Vokietaitis scored 26 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Texas Longhorns defeated the Grambling Tigers 93-62 on Monday night.
Cruz Davis led No. 16 Texas Tech to an 84-78 victory over No. 3 Illinois on Tuesday. The Red Raiders improved to 3-0, while the Fighting Illini fell to 2-1.
Noah Fifita threw for 313 yards and two touchdowns, but it was Michael Salgado-Medina's late kick that sealed a narrow victory for the Wildcats.
No. 15 TCU dominated at home, with Lara Somfai scoring 19 points. The Horned Frogs built a lead in the second half to finish 2-0, while Le Moyne fell to 0-2.
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn scored 25 points as No. 19 Texas Tech defeated Bethune-Cookman 76-58 at United Supermarkets Arena, improving to 2-0 on the season.
The No. 7 Texas Longhorns secured a decisive 98-50 victory over the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs at Moody Center, with Matas Vokietaitis leading the charge.
Lara Somfai led TCU with 17 points as the Horned Frogs secured a massive 56-point victory over Oral Roberts on Tuesday night at Schollmaier Arena.
Madison Booker scored 24 points to lead the No. 6 Texas Longhorns to an 85-65 victory over Fairleigh Dickinson at Moody Center on Wednesday. The home team improved to 1-0.
Damarion Dennis scored 22 points in his debut, leading No. 19 Texas Tech to a 76-42 victory over Jackson State on Monday at United Supermarkets Arena. The Red Raiders took a 38-18 lead at the half.
Houston Cougars dominated La Salle Explorers 94-55 at Fertitta Center, with Dedan Thomas Jr. scoring 16 points and Delrecco Gillespie grabbing 7 rebounds.
Matas Vokietaitis scored 22 points as Texas dominated the first half, leading 56-30 at the break. The Longhorns finished 1-0.
Jaden Craig’s two-point conversion run sealed a 22-16 win for TCU over Kansas on Saturday, improving the Horned Frogs to 4-4 while Kansas falls to 3-5.
Texas Tech defeated Arizona 34-26 on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. J'Koby Williams rushed for 175 yards and a touchdown, while Thomas Castellanos threw two touchdowns in the victory.
Arch Manning threw for 220 yards and three touchdowns as the No. 11 Texas Longhorns overwhelmed Mississippi State 31-3 at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium.
SMU led 27-23 when Syracuse faced fourth-and-one at the Mustangs’ 39. Steve Angeli’s completion to David Clement kept alive the drive that produced a 30-27 Orange victory.
Baylor's DJ Lagway threw four touchdowns to lead the Bears past UCF 41-9 on Friday. Gavin Freeman hauled in 114 yards, while UCF managed only nine points in an Acrisure Bounce House crowd of 45,906.
West Virginia defeated TCU 24-20 at Amon G. Carter Stadium, with Michael Hawkins Jr. accounting for three touchdowns in the Mountaineers' victory.
Keelon Russell threw for 311 yards and three touchdowns as No. 13 Alabama defeated Texas A&M 31-20 on Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
