UCF Knights 19 - Houston Cougars 33
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Riding a three-game winning streak, including an upset of No. 11 Texas Tech, the UCF Knights head to Houston for another major Big 12 showdown.
Houston will be honoring men's basketball head coach Kelvin Sampson in a special way.
The Houston Cougars have the No. 2 scoring defense in the nation, holding teams to 62 points a game on 39.8% shooting (22nd). The Cincinnati Bearcats are the second-lowest scoring team in the Big 12, putting up just 66.8 points per game. They’ve been able to tread water at 11-10 thanks to a defense that only gives up 69.5 points per game.
Kelvin Sampson says the Big 12's newest teams were established and didn't have to prove themselves to the rest of the league.
The Cincinnati Bearcats travel to the Fertitta Center to face the Houston Cougars in a Friday night college basketball matchup.
After uncharacteristically rough stretches for four of college basketball's biggest programs, these four blue bloods seem to of found their groove at just the right time.
SportsLine's model simulated No. 10 Houston Cougars vs. Cincinnati Bears on Saturday and revealed its college basketball picks for this Big 12 matchup
Houston freshman Kingston Flemings scored 25 points, Emanuel Sharp had 23 and the 10th-ranked Cougars won 79-70 at TCU.
It’s been five years since the Big 12 invited Houston with BYU, Cincinnati and Central Florida, and the Cougars’ “value” is in question.
Our Houston vs TCU predictions and college basketball picks expect the Cougars to bounce back on Wednesday, January 28.
UCF will try to get these players going on its offense to defeat Houston.