PREVIEW: #3/3 Men’s Basketball Meets Utah on Tuesday Night

Tuesday, February 10

Salt Lake City, Utah

8 p.m. CST

University of Houston

Utah

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PREVIEW: #3/3 Men’s Basketball Meets Utah on Tuesday Night

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Cougars tip off in Huntsman Center at 8 p.m. (CST) in first road game vs. Utes

SALT LAKE CITY – The #3/3 University of Houston Men's Basketball program continues it Big 12 Conference road swing through the Beehive State when it faces Utah at 8 p.m. (CST) / 7 p.m. (MST) Tuesday, inside Jon M. Huntsman Center .

The Cougars (21-2, 9-1 Big 12) enter this Tuesday's contest following a 77-66 win at #16/14 BYU in Provo, Utah, on Saturday night in the first game of the trip. Freshman point guard Kingston Flemings totaled 19 points to lead or tie for the team scoring lead in his 14^th game this season and tied for team-high honors with five assists, his 12^th straight game with 5+ dimes.

Freshman center/forward Chris Cenac Jr. finished with 16 points and five rebounds while junior forward Joseph Tugler totaled 10 points and a game-high six rebounds at BYU.

For his impressive efforts, Flemings was named to the Big 12 Conference's Starting Five of the Week for the sixth time this season.

Houston rose to #3 in both national polls released Monday. This marked the second week during the 2025-26 season which the Cougars will compete as the #3 (AP) team.

Fans can view Tuesday's digital game program by clicking here.

TUNE IN
• Fans can watch Tuesday's game on ESPN2 with Dave Flemming (play-by-play) and Sean Farnham (analyst).
• Fans can hear Tuesday's game on 950 AM KPRC, the Varsity Network app and SiriusXM Ch. 83 with Jeremy Branham (play-by-play). The pregame show begins at 7:45 p.m. (CST), Tuesday.
• Fans can follow live stats from Saturday's game on StatBroadcast.

NOTES
• With Saturday's win at #16/14 BYU, the 2025-26 Cougars became the 30^th team in school history to record 21 wins in a season. Head Coach Kelvin Sampson recorded the 25^th 21-win season of his award-winning career.
• With Monday's rankings, Houston has been ranked in the last 120 Associated Press polls for the nation's longest active streak. The Cougars' 25 straight weeks in the AP Top 10 is the nation's second-longest current streak.

BUY TICKETS
Single-game home tickets for all games inside Fertitta Center are now on sale, and fans are encouraged to purchase quickly while supplies last. The two-time defending Big 12 Conference Champions, Houston will play host to four more conference games in 2025-26.

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ABOUT UTAH
• Utah enters Tuesday's game with a 9-14 overall record. The Utes are 1-9 in Big 12 Conference play to tie for 15th with Kansas State.
• Utah has lost its last five games and 10 of its last 11. Only an 82-79 home win over TCU on January 17 prevents a longer streak.
• The Utes are 8-5 in home games inside Huntsman Center this season.
• In its most recent action, Utah dropped a 71-59 decision at Kansas in Lawrence, Kan., on February 7.
• Against Kansas, forward Keanu Dawes led all players with 22 points on 10-of-13 shooting and added a game-high 12 rebounds. Guard Terrence Brown totaled 16 points with two rebounds, three assists and a game-high four assists while guard Don McHenry totaled 12 points with five rebounds and a pair of assists.
• This season, Brown leads the Utes with 21.1 points, 3.9 assists and 1.7 steals per game. McHenry stands second with 17.9 points per game. Dawes is third on the team with 12.6 points per game but leads the Utes with 9.1 rebounds per contest.
• Head Coach Alex Jensen is in his first season at Utah and as a collegiate head coach.
• Jensen has built a 9-14 record with Utah and during his career.
• Tuesday's game will be the first time that Jensen has faced Houston during his career.
• Tuesday's game will be the first time that Jensen has faced Houston Head Coach Kelvin Sampson during their careers.
• Jensen is a 2000 graduate of Utah.

SERIES HISTORY vs. UTAH
• Houston owns a 3-0 lead against Utah in the series, which began during the 1982-83 season.
• Tuesday's game will be the lone regular-season meeting against Utah during the 2025-26 season.
• This marks the third straight season in which the two schools will square off and the second consecutive year as Big 12 Conference rivals.
• In the most recent meeting, #7/5 Houston took a 70-36 win over Utah inside Fertitta Center in Houston on January 22, 2025.
• In the series' first meeting, the #14 Cougars enjoyed an 82-57 win over the Utes inside Aoyama Gakuin University Gym in Tokyo during the Suntory Classic on December 17, 1982.
on Road: Tuesday's game will be the first time Houston has faced Utah in a road game in Salt Lake City.

UP NEXT
• Following Tuesday's game, Houston returns to the Fertitta Center to face Kansas State at 3 p.m., Saturday, February 14.
• Fans and media should note the 3 p.m., start, in a change from earlier published schedules. That game will air on Peacock.
• From there, the Cougars take on #7/7 Iowa State at 8 p.m., Monday, February 16, inside Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. That game will air on ESPN.
• Houston then plays host to #1/1 Arizona at 2 p.m., Saturday, February 21, inside Fertitta Center. That game will air on ESPN.
• All Houston Men's Basketball games can be heard on 950 AM KPRC, the Varsity Network app and Sirius XM Radio.

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