PREVIEW: #14/14 Men’s Basketball Ready for Big Monday Showdown

Monday, January 6

Houston, Texas

8 p.m.

University of Houston

TCU

Tickets

PREVIEW: #14/14 Men’s Basketball Ready for Big Monday Showdown

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Cougars face TCU at 8 p.m., Monday, inside Fertitta Center

HOUSTON – Ready for its third game in an eight-day stretch, the #14/14 University of Houston Men's Basketball program prepares to host Big 12 Conference rival TCU at 8 p.m., Monday, inside Fertitta Center in a game presented by HEB.

Houston (10-3, 2-0 Big 12) enters its Big Monday showdown after an impressive 86-55 win over BYU inside Fertitta Center on Saturday afternoon. It was the Cougars' sixth straight win and marked the sixth straight game in which it held an opponent under to 55 or fewer points.

Junior guard Emanuel Sharp buried four 3-pointers on the way to a game-high 18 points while sophomore guard Terrance Arceneaux drained a career-high four treys of his own on the way to 15 points with a game-high-tying six rebounds to lead the Cougars to their second-biggest win over BYU in the series history.

Sharp joins with graduate guard LJ Cryer in giving the Cougars one of the nation's top 3-point shooting backcourts. Sharp and Cryer rank among the Big 12's Top-Eight leaders in both 3-point field goals per game and 3-point field goal percentage, making Houston the only school to earn that distinction.

Junior point guard Milos Uzan continues to be an offensive leader for Houston in his first season in the Red and White. The Las Vegas native dished out eight assists with no turnovers and added seven points and a pair of steals against BYU.

It was the eighth game in which Uzan posted one or fewer turnovers this season. During the Cougars' six-game winning streak, Uzan has handed out 30 assists with only four giveaways and now leads the Big 12 and ranks fourth in the nation with a 4.0 assist-turnover ratio.

PROMOTIONS
• Monday's game is presented by HEB.
• Monday's game is part of For The City and will feature Houston themes and promotions throughout the game, including a halftime scrimmage between members of the Houston Fire Department
• Houston Baseball star Tre Jones will perform the national anthem before the game on electric guitar.

HOME SWEET HOME
• Houston has won its last 30 games inside Fertitta Center for the nation's longest active home winning streak.
• The Cougars have posted a 101-6 record in their home facility since the Fertitta Center opened on Dec. 1, 2018.
• Houston has won its last 15 and 22 of its last 23 conference home games inside Fertitta Center. Only a 56-55 loss to Temple on Jan. 22, 2023, prevents a longer winning streak.

CONFERENCE OPENER HISTORY
• With its 60-47 win over Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Okla., on Monday, Houston improved to 40-25 during its conference opener history.
• The Cougars have won their last 10 conference openers and 17 of their last 18. Only a 73-54 loss at Memphis on Dec. 31, 2014, prevents a longer Houston winning streak.
in Conference Home Openers: With Saturday's win over TCU, Houston improved to 43-22 in conference home openers during its history.
• This includes a 2-0 mark in the Big 12 Conference, a 9-1 mark in the American Athletic Conference, a 9-8 record in Conference USA, a 15-6 mark in the Southwest Conference, a 6-4 record in the Missouri Valley Conference, a 1-0 mark in the Gulf Coast Conference and a 1-3 record in the Lone Star Conference.
• The Cougars have won their last 10 and 14 of their last 14 conference home openers. Only a 79-78 loss in overtime to Tulsa in Hofheinz Pavilion on Jan, 6, 2015, prevents a longer winning streak.

NATIONAL POLLS
• The Cougars stood at #14 in both the Associated Press and USA TODAY Sports Coaches polls released Monday.
• This marked the 94^th consecutive week in which Houston was ranked, the nation's longest active streak and extending its school record.
• Houston is 22-8 when playing as the #14 (AP) team during its history and has won nine of its last 10 games as the #14 (AP) team. Only a 75-61 loss at Memphis on March 6, 2022, prevents a longer winnings streak.

TUNE IN
• Fans can watch Monday's game on ESPN+ with Rich Hollenberg (play-by-play) and Fran Fraschilla (analyst) calling.
• Fans can hear Monday's game on 950 AM KPRC and the Varsity Network app with Jeremy Branham (play-by-play) and Hall of Famer Elvin Hayes calling. The pregame show begins at 7:45 p.m., Monday.
• Fans can follow live stats from Saturdays game by visiting StatBroadcast.com and following the appropriate links or by clicking here.

ABOUT TCU
• TCU brings an 8-5 overall record and 1-1 mark in Big 12 Conference play into Monday's game inside Fertitta Center.
• The Horned Frogs are 0-2 in road games and 0-5 in non-home games during the 2024-25 season.
• TCU has won three of its last four games. Only a 90-81 loss at Arizona on Dec. 30 prevents a longer streak.
• In its most recent action, TCU took a 63-62 win over Kansas State inside Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, on Saturday. The Horned Frogs scored the game's final seven points with senior guard Noah Reynolds hitting a one-hander off the glass with only 12.8 secs remaining.
• Against Kansas State, Reynolds led all players with 18 points in 7-of-13 shooting and grabbed three rebounds with a pair of assists. Sophomore guard Vasean Allette and senior forward Trazarien White scored 14 points apiece while junior center Ernest Udeh Jr posted team highs with 12 points, four assists and two steals
• This season, Reynolds leads TCU with 11.3 points per game. Senior guard Frankie Collins is a close second with 11.2 points per game but leads the Horned Frogs with 4.4 assists per contest. Allette is third with 10.9 points per game with White in fourth at 10.5 points per contest. Udeh leads TCU with 8.9 rebounds per game.
• Head Coach Jamie Dixon is in his ninth season at TCU and his 22nd season as a collegiate head coach.
• Dixon has built a 496-238 record during his career. He previously compiled a 329-123 record at Pittsburgh (2003-16).
• Dixon has posted a 1-1 record against Houston during his career with both previous meetings coming during his TCU tenure.
• Dixon has posted a 1-1 record against Houston Head Coach Kelvin Sampson during their careers with both previous meetings coming during Dixon's TCU and Sampson's Houston tenures..
• 1987 graduate of TCU.

SERIES HISTORY vs. TCU
• Houston owns a 49-26 lead against TCU in the series, which began during the 1955-56 season.
• At 75 games, the series against TCU is the fourth-most played in Houston history. The Cougars have faced only SMU (92), Texas A&M (87) and Rice (84) in school history.
• Monday's game will be the lone regular-season meeting against TCU during the 2024-25 season.
• Houston won the most recent meeting and has won two of the last three games. Only a 68-67 TCU win in Fort Worth, Texas, on Jan. 13, 2024, prevents a longer streak.
• In the most recent meeting, Houston took a 60-45 win over TCU during the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship Quarterfinals inside T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo., on March 14, 2024.
• In the first meeting against TCU, Houston enjoyed a 101-58 win during the Birmingham Classic in Birmingham, Ala., on Dec. 10, 1955.
at Home: Houston owns a 26-7 record against TCU in home games played in Houston during the series history.
• The Cougars have won two of the last three home meetings against TCU, but the Horned Frogs can boast of the most recent success.
• In the most recent home encounter, TCU claimed an 81-80 win inside Hofheinz Pavilion on Nov. 26, 2011.
• In the first home meeting, Houston took a 75-71 win in Houston on Dec. 12, 1961.
in Fertitta Center: Monday's game will be the first time Houston has faced TCU inside Fertitta Center.

UP NEXT
• Following Monday's game, Houston hits the road to face Kansas State at 5 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11, inside Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kan.
• That game can be seen on ESPN+.
• Houston returns to Fertitta Center to face rv/rv West Virginia at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 15.
• That game will air on ESPN+.
• From there, the Cougars will face UCF at 11 a.m. (CST), Saturday, Jan. 18, inside Addition Financial Arena in Orlando.
• That game can be seen on ESPN+.
• All Houston Men's Basketball games can be heard on 950 AM KPRC and the Varsity Network app.

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