2:05 pm
January 27

#17 Houston @ Tulsa

Who will WIN this matchup?

#17 Houston Cougars (19-1)

@ Tulsa Golden Hurricane (12-8)

 

Current odds:

Houston Cougars: (-310)

Tulsa Golden Hurricane: (+250)

 

• The line for the game is Houston by 7 points.

• Brooks, who tops the team in rebounds (6.5), scored 17 against East Carolina and is a close second on the team in points per game (14.5) behind senior guard Corey Davis Jr. (15.1). Senior point guard Galen Robinson Jr. dished out eight assists last time out to move into fourth place on the program’s all-time list (504) and freshman guard Nate Hinton poured in 13 points against East Carolina. “(Hinton) continues to improve,” Cougars coach Kelvin Sampson told reporters. “He plays with great confidence and he has a certain swagger about him.”

• Senior guard DaQuan Jeffries is the go-to player for the Golden Hurricane, leading the team in scoring (13.4), rebounds (5.7) and makes from 3-point range (32) while shooting 51.7 percent from the field overall. Junior forward Martins Igbanu (12.0 points, 5.5 rebounds) and senior point guard Sterling Taplin (10.0 points, team-high 4.6 assists) are also contributing on the offensive end. Sophomore forward Jeriah Horne, a transfer from Nebraska, has totaled six points in two games since scoring a career-high 27 in a home-court victory over Connecticut on Jan. 16.

• The Cougars lead the American in rebounding margin (plus-7.3) and the Golden Hurricane is last (minus-2.7).

5/10
Confidence
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#17 Houston Cougars
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