No. 3 Houston Cougars square off against the No. 17 Tennessee Volunteers

By Canadian Press on November 25, 2025.

Tennessee Volunteers (6-0) vs. Houston Cougars (6-0)

Las Vegas; Tuesday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 3 Houston faces No. 17 Tennessee at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Cougars have a 6-0 record in non-conference games. Houston is 4-0 in games decided by 10 points or more.

The Volunteers are 6-0 in non-conference play. Tennessee ranks fourth in the SEC shooting 37.4% from 3-point range.

Houston scores 76.7 points, 15.2 more per game than the 61.5 Tennessee allows. Tennessee averages 8.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.9 more made shots on average than the 4.8 per game Houston allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Emanuel Sharp averages 2.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Cougars, scoring 17.7 points while shooting 36.4% from beyond the arc. Kingston Flemings is shooting 63.3% and averaging 16.0 points.

Ja’Kobi Gillespie is averaging 19.2 points, 5.7 assists and 1.5 steals for the Volunteers. Nate Ament is averaging 19.0 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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