Fairfield @ Houston preview

Houston will try to extend its win streak to six games Wednesday when the Cougars play in front of a special audience. More than 1,000 elementary students from the Houston Independent School District are expected to attend the early-start game against visiting Fairfield.

The Cougars have won five straight - including a dominating win against Arkansas on Saturday - behind a strong defense and up-tempo offense. The Cougars are allowing 63.5 points in their wins and only Drexel (an 84-80 loss) and Wake Forest (a 78-73 win) have scored more than 66 points. "At no point in the game (against Arkansas) were we content," Corey Davis Jr. said Saturday. "We were focused on not only scoring but stopping them from scoring." The Stags, who are 0-4 on the road, get consistent scoring from senior guard Tyler Nelson.

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ABOUT FAIRFIELD (3-4): Nelson leads the Stags with 20.0 points and has scored at least 20 in three of their last four games. Sophomore guard Ferron Flavors Jr. adds 12.3 points while freshman forward Omar El-Sheikh had 11 points and nine rebounds off the bench in his debut Friday. Freshman guard Jesus Cruz (8.7 points) leads the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference with 2.3 steals and is averaging 11 points since moving into the starting lineup three games ago.

ABOUT HOUSTON (6-1): Rob Gray leads the Cougars with 21.5 points and Wes VanBeck adds 12.3 points as the Cougars average 81.4 points. Devin Davis adds 12.9 points and 7.7 rebounds after recording his third double-double of the year with a career-high 28 points against Arkansas. The Cougars hit 10-of-21 from the 3-point line against Arkansas - including five by Corey Davis Jr. - and are shooting 39.9 percent from the arc.

TIP-INS

1. Defensive-minded guards Corey Davis Jr. and Galen Robinson Jr. started together for the first time against Arkansas.

2. The Cougars have outrebounded all seven opponents, matching their streak from the 2001 season. The Cougars have a plus-9.4 rebound margin.

3. Fairfield's newcomers - including Flavors, El-Sheikh, Cruz and freshman forward Wassef Methnani - average 43.5 of the Stags' 71.3 points per game.

PREDICTION: Houston 95, Fairfield 62