Senator Ted Cruz has claimed the title as King of the Court after defeating Jimmy Kimmel in a charity basketball game.

The Republican politician, 47, and the late night host, 50, brought out their best moves and trashiest talk for the basketball game Saturday at Texas Southern University.

The charity game was launched after comedian Kimmel poked fun at Cruz comparing him to a blobfish and the senator responded on Twitter with a one-on-one challenge on the court.

Game on! Senator Ted Cruz beat Jimmy Kimmel 11 to 9 in a charity basketball challenge

Head in the game: The two hashed it out on the court on Saturday at Texas Southern University

They played to 15 with each basket counting as a point, but the game was cut short because it ran longer than expected

Cruz, who played basketball in high school, took the crown resulting in Kimmel donating $5,000 to a Houston charity to celebrate the colossal win

'All right, Big Guy. You talk a good game. You besmirched my support for the @HoustonRockets. So let's settle this man-to-man: one-on-one, hoops (or "ring-ball," if you prefer). The loser gives $5k to the (non-political) charity of the winner's choice,' Cruz tweeted on May 30.

Kimmel accepted the challenge saying, 'I'll accept on one condition. We both wear VERY short shorts.'

The challenge launched a Twitter stream of competitive jeers and practice videos from both players.

The senator, who played basketball in high school, won the game with a final score of 11 to 9 with each basket counting as a single point.

Cruz challenged Kimmel to the shootout after the host compared him to a blobfish on his show, dubbing the game the Blobfish Basketball Classic

After accepting the challenge, the two launched Twitter beef, posting competitive jeers and practice videos in anticipation of the game

Uncanny? It was this comparison that sparked the charity basketball challenge

Cruz's win was celebrated with confetti at the end of the game in Houston, Texas on Saturday

Warming up! Prior to the game Kimmel posted a photo of his show assistant Guillermo Rodriguez helping him stretch

The game was originally set to 15 points but was cut short because it ran long.

The loser of the game dubbed the Blobfish Basketball Classic donated $5,000 to the winner's choice charity, which for Cruz was Generation One, which works to end poverty in Houston.

Funds raised in the game were also donated to Kimmel's choice charity Texas Children's Hospital.

Prior to the game the late night host conceded that he doesn't 'have any moves' and was mostly banking on his defense skills.

'I think this could bring an end to the sport of basketball as we know it. I'm not a basketball player and yet I know deep in my heart I know that I must be able to beat Ted Cruz,' Kimmel said to ABC.

'If I lose I'm not going home. I'm just going to live on the [Houston] streets,' he added.

The game will be aired on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday.