Houston vs. Arizona: Box Score, Stats and Game Summary feat. Tetairoa McMillan

The Houston Cougars traveled to Tucson on Friday night to take on the Arizona Wildcats in a Big 12 showdown.

After a 1-4 start to the season, the Cougars had rebounded by winning three of their last four games and were coming off a 24-19 upset win over Kansas State.

The Wildcats, meanwhile, were hoping to break a five-game skid, which had dropped them to 3-6 through nine games (1-5 Big 12).

After a close first half, the Wildcats broke away with a dominant third-quarter display and secured a 27-3 win.

Here are the box scores, game stats and summary from this Week 12 matchup.

Houston vs. Arizona: Box Score

Team	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Final
Houston	0	3	0	0	3
Arizona	7	3	17	0	27

Houston Player Stats

Quarterback:

Player	Completions	Attempts	Passing Yards	Passing TD	INT	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TD
Zeon Chriss	16	27	191	0	1	18	55	0

Rushing and receiving:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TD	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TD
Re’Shaun Sanford II	10	76	0	5	40	0
J’Marion Burnette	2	10	0	0	0	0
DJ Butler	1	2	0	1	6	0
Donovan Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mekhi Mews	1	-3	0	3	16	0
Devan Williams	1	-5	0	0	0	0
Stephon Johnson	0	0	0	4	70	0
Joseph Manjack IV	0	0	0	2	60	0
Maliq Carr	0	0	0	1	-1	0

Kicking:

Player	Field Goals	Extra Points	Total Points
Jack Martin	1/1	0/0	3

Arizona Player Stats

Quarterback:

Player	Completions	Attempts	Passing Yards	Passing TD	INT	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TD
Noah Fifita	20	35	224	2	1	11	-9	0

Rushing and receiving:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TD	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TD
Quali Conley	11	107	1	3	27	1
Kedrick Reescano	11	28	0	1	12	0
Tetairoa McMillan	0	0	0	6	70	1
Chris Hunter	0	0	0	6	65	0
Sam Olson	0	0	0	1	31	0
Jeremiah Patterson	0	0	0	2	13	0
Tyler Powell	0	0	0	1	6	0

Kicking:

Player	Field Goals	Extra Points	Total Points
Tyler Loop	2/2	3/3	9

Houston vs. Arizona: Game Summary

Arizona scored the only points of the first quarter with a seven-play, 60-yard touchdown drive capped off by a 33-yard pitch-and-catch from Noah Fifita to Tetairoa McMillan, giving the Wildcats a 7-0 lead entering the second quarter.

The second quarter was scoreless until the 0:42 mark, with Houston kicking a 49-yard field goal to cut Arizona's lead to 7-3. The Wildcats put Tyler Loop on the field for an incredible 62-yard field goal, giving Arizona a 10-3 lead going into halftime

The Wildcats pulled away on the back of a dominant third quarter. After forcing a punt, Arizona mustered a 70-yard drive capped off by a 13-yard touchdown pass to Quali Conley.

Arizona maintained its momentum, forcing a turnover on downs before kicking a 51-yard field goal to extend its lead to 20-3. The Wildcats scored another touchdown on their next drive, with a 50-yard scamper to the end zone from Conley.

The Wildcats held Houston scoreless in the second half to clinch a 27-3 win.