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Final · Mon, Nov 2, 2026 · Fertitta Center, Houston, TX · attendance 7,035 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

Houston rolled past La Salle 94-55

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Mon, Nov 2, 2026

Houston rolled past La Salle 94-55 at Fertitta Center.

Dedan Thomas Jr. led Houston with 16 points. Kam Burton had 15 points and 4 3-pointers for La Salle. Canberra, Australia, native Bowyn Beatty led all players with 7 rebounds for La Salle.

Houston had 44 points in the paint to La Salle's 10. Houston covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 8.4 points.

Scoring · Houston: Dedan Thomas Jr. 16, Corey Hadnot II 14, Delrecco Gillespie 13, Chase McCarty 10, Arafan Diane 10, Joseph Tugler 9, Braden East 9, Kordel Jefferson 6, Mercy Miller 5, Djafar Silimana 2. La Salle: Kam Burton 15, Devin Booker 12, Anthony Finkley 6, Trey Moss 5, Bowyn Beatty 5, Jaden Johnson 4, Noah Collier 2, RJ Smith 2, Vice Zanki 2, Rob Dockery 1, Francois Nkoy-Eale 1.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

LAS 55, HOU 86model score

-30.6model spread (home)

140.4model total

8.4points off the final margin

FavoriteHOU -29.51.1 Won Over 134.55.9 Won

OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.

Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

	Spread (home)	Total	ML home	ML away	Source
Close	-29.5	134.5	-100000	5000	Draft Kings via ESPN

Margin +39 (home) ATS HOU covered Total 149 → over

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
LAS	–	1,339	1	-1 h
HOU	non-MAC team, not tracked

Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

Stat	LAS	HOU
FG	15-60	31-57
FG%	25	54
3PT	8-39	5-14
3P%	21	36
FT	17-23	27-37
FT%	74	73
Rebounds	32	47
Offensive rebounds	13	13
Defensive rebounds	19	34
Assists	11	21
Steals	6	11
Blocks	3	3
Turnovers	19	13
Points off turnovers	11	25
Fast break points	5	13
Points in paint	10	44
Fouls	27	21
Largest lead	0	43
Possessions (est.)	76.9	74.6
Points per 100 possessions	71.5	126.0

Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

La Salle Explorers

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Kam Burton G	29	15	4-12	4-12	3-4	1	2	0	1	1	0	4
Jaden Johnson G	25	4	1-7	0-2	2-2	0	1	2	2	0	0	1
Anthony Finkley F	23	6	2-6	2-5	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	1	3
Noah Collier F	11	2	0-0	0-0	2-3	1	2	1	1	1	1	5
Rob Dockery G	6	1	0-1	0-0	1-2	1	3	0	5	0	0	5
Devin Booker	26	12	4-12	1-7	3-3	0	1	0	3	0	0	2
Trey Moss	19	5	1-4	1-2	2-2	0	1	1	2	1	0	1
Bowyn Beatty	17	5	1-3	0-0	3-5	3	7	1	2	0	1	2
RJ Smith	15	2	1-8	0-6	0-0	1	2	5	1	1	0	1
Vice Zanki	14	2	1-6	0-5	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	0	2
Francois Nkoy-Eale	13	1	0-1	0-0	1-2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Breylon Webb	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
RJ Smith	DNP
Jay Nelson Mboudjika	DNP
Max Lipacis	DNP
Eunique Rink	DNP
Jerome Brewer Jr.	DNP
Jamison Lynam	DNP
Arlan Masharaliyev	DNP

Houston Cougars

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Dedan Thomas Jr. G	27	16	2-7	1-2	11-14	0	3	5	0	2	0	2
Mercy Miller G	26	5	1-4	0-2	3-4	0	7	5	1	0	0	0
Delrecco Gillespie F	22	13	5-6	1-1	2-3	2	7	2	0	1	0	3
Chase McCarty F	20	10	2-4	0-1	6-7	2	6	1	2	2	1	2
Joseph Tugler F	16	9	4-6	0-0	1-2	3	6	1	2	2	0	4
Corey Hadnot II	22	14	6-10	1-4	1-2	0	1	5	1	0	0	2
Arafan Diane	21	10	5-9	0-0	0-1	2	4	0	3	2	0	3
Braden East	15	9	3-5	0-0	3-4	3	5	1	1	2	0	2
Kordel Jefferson	13	6	2-4	2-4	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	1	2
Bryce Jackson	10	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Tyus Thomas	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ikenna Alozie	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Djafar Silimana	2	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chendall Weaver	DNP