Cougars Eye Owls

HOUSTON – The University of Houston had to wait an extra handful of days to play again after its game at Memphis on Wednesday was postponed due to weather and the Cougars will now play the Temple Owls on Saturday at 1 p.m. CT on ESPN+.

HOUSTON (8-13, 5-3 American) vs Temple (10-11, 5-4 American)
Date \| Time				Saturday, Feb. 4 at 1 p.m. CT
Opponent				Temple (10-11, 5-4 American)
Location				Fertitta Center \| Houston, Texas
Watch				ESPN+ \| Matt Pedersen (pxp), Austyn Iven (analyst)
Listen				The Varsity Network \| Lonnie King
Live Stats				UHStats.com
Game Notes				Houston \| Temple
Social Media				@uhcougarwbb \| @uhccougarwbb \| Cougar Wommen's Basketball \| #GoCoogs \| #EverythingMatters

THE GAME

This will be Houston's first game in six days after its Wednesday night game at Memphis was postponed due to weather.
Houston looks to win its third game in a row for the second time this season.
The Cougars have won five of the last six meetings.
Houston's NET has jumped nearly 50 points since the start of the month.
The Cougars have never held three consecutive opponents under 40 points in their history.
Houston last held three consecutive opponents under 50 points in the 2004-05 season.

LAST TIME OUT

Houston's 46-point win over Tulane marked its largest win since 2005 (45 points vs Saint Louis).
Five different Cougars made at three-pointer, with three Cougars connecting on three deep balls.
Houston held both of its opponents under 40 points.
Laila Blair joined the 1,000-point club on her eighth point of the game. She finished with 13 points total.
Houston shot a season-best 54.4 percent from the field and a season-best 50.0 percent from 3-point range.
The Cougars dished out a season-high 21 assists.

THE TIP

The Cougars have held back-to-back opponents under 40 points for the first time since 1980-81.
Houston ranks second nationally in steals per game (13.6) and third in turnovers forced per game (24.9).
The Cougars rank 3rd nationally in three-point percentage defense (24.0%).
Houston and Lipscomb are the only two schools in the country to have played four overtime games this season.
Houston ranks 41st nationally in offensive rebounds per game (14.1).
Houston's turnover margin is 7th nationally (+7.62).
The Cougars' -5.4 scoring margin in its losses this season is the lowest in the country. Houston has not lost more than one game by more than seven points and has five losses by one possession.
Blair was a unanimous Preseason All-Conference First Team selection by The American coaches.
The Cougars were picked to finish second in the league and received two first place votes in the Coaches Poll.
Blair was one of three players in The American in 2021-22 to make six 3-pointers in one game and the only player in the conference with two games of six-plus 3-pointers made.

SERIES HISTORY
Houston record vs Temple                            5-12
                  home / away / neutral                  3-5 / 2-5 / 0-1
Last meeting                                                  W, 80-60, 2/23/22, home
Streak                                                             Houston, 1

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