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Houston Christian 74, at Western Illinois 67

Saturday, November 7, 2026 · Final

1 2 PTS

Houston Christian Huskies

4-0 · W4 · #331 (943 ELO +15)

37 37 74

Western Illinois Leathernecks

1-3 · L1 · #363 (694 ELO -15)

31 36 67

Western Hall · Macomb, IL

Attendance: 525

Officials: Wesley Harper, Nate Gamet, Steve Honacki

Bubz Alvarez powers Houston Christian past Western Illinois on road

MACOMB, Ill. (Interstat) — Bubz Alvarez scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and Houston Christian held off Western Illinois 74-67 on Saturday at Western Hall in a men’s NCAA Division I game. Houston Christian improved to 2-0. Western Illinois fell to 0-2. Alvarez, a guard from Houston, played 32 minutes and added two assists and one block for the Huskies. The Leathernecks got 15 points from Danny Stephens and 12 points and two rebounds from Daivion Traylor but could not complete a second-half comeback. Attendance was 525. Houston Christian entered after a 108-45 season-opening win against Louisiana Christian on… Read more...

Top Statlines

Bubz Alvarez HCU 32m 16p 8r 2a 1b
Davee Flowers WIU 22m 8p 6r 1a
Makai Kvamme WIU 34m 11p 3r 3a

Forecasting

ELO Probability HCU 60.1%

Spread HCU -9.5

Projected Score HCU 65 WIU 60

Money Line WIU +346/HCU -515

Over/Under 136.5 (Over)