Final Nov 29
IND 89 -4.0 o137.5
PROV 73 4.0 u137.5
Final OT Nov 29
ALCN 65 17.5 o132.0
USA 74 -17.5 u132.0
Final Nov 29
APP 72 -1.0 o134.0
COLG 50 1.0 u134.0
Final Nov 29
DART 88 17.0 o140.0
BC 83 -17.0 u140.0
Final Nov 29
WEB 73 -3.0 o144.5
BGSU 70 3.0 u144.5
Final Nov 29
MINN 51 3.0 o128.5
WAKE 57 -3.0 u128.5
Final Nov 29
VALP 70 15.0 o150.5
DEP 89 -15.0 u150.5
Final Nov 29
IONA 62 -6.0 o133.5
TST 51 6.0 u133.5
Final Nov 29
ELON 56 -4.0 o137.0
ME 69 4.0 u137.0
Final Nov 29
VMI 64 20.5 o152.5
GW 77 -20.5 u152.5
Final OT Nov 29
TCU 72 -5.0 o139.5
CSU 76 5.0 u139.5
Final Nov 29
BING 62 1.5 o135.5
NIAG 65 -1.5 u135.5
Final Nov 29
MW 72 11.0 o134.5
TROY 68 -11.0 u134.5
Final Nov 29
JUDSON 41 -0.0 o0.0
BRAD 107 0.0 u0.0
Final OT Nov 29
PITT 91 5.0 o146.5
OSU 90 -5.0 u146.5
Final OT Nov 29
ARIZ 76 6.5 o151.0
WVU 83 -6.5 u151.0
Final Nov 29
TNTC 56 23.5 o156.5
VAN 87 -23.5 u156.5
Final Nov 29
MORE 71 6.0 o128.0
CLEVST 69 -6.0 u128.0
Final Nov 29
NIU 59 3.0 o137.5
EIU 72 -3.0 u137.5
Final Nov 29
PEPP 82 5.5 o138.0
NMSU 70 -5.5 u138.0
Final Nov 29
NCST 61 5.5 o153.5
BYU 72 -5.5 u153.5
Final Nov 29
WICH 51 10.0 o155.5
FLA 88 -10.0 u155.5
Final Nov 29
CentP 36 -0.0 o0.0
LIB 93 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 29
GMU 66 -2.0 o141.0
JMU 61 2.0 u141.0
Final Nov 29
SHSU 60 -1.5 o151.0
UNCW 69 1.5 u151.0
Final Nov 29
UWG 65 19.0 o157.5
SAM 86 -19.0 u157.5
Final Nov 29
HC 41 15.5 o126.0
UVA 67 -15.5 u126.0
Final Nov 29
LIU 56 3.0 o142.5
LAF 75 -3.0 u142.5
Final Nov 29
ARST 86 -9.5 o157.0
INST 81 9.5 u157.0
Final Nov 29
NAVY 86 4.0 o141.5
PENN 78 -4.0 u141.5
Final Nov 29
SCU 69 -1.5 o147.5
WASH 76 1.5 u147.5
Final Nov 29
WEBB 74 7.5 o152.5
BEL 83 -7.5 u152.5
Final Nov 29
OKLA 69 3.0 o149.5
LOU 64 -3.0 u149.5
Final Nov 29
NCAT 69 12.5 o151.5
ECU 93 -12.5 u151.5
Final Nov 29
PUR 80 -3.0 o144.5
MISS 78 3.0 u144.5
Final Nov 29
USU 61 -5.0 o135.5
UNT 57 5.0 u135.5
Final Nov 29
ECST 58 -0.0 o0.0
VCU 103 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 29
SEA 48 27.0 o141.0
DUKE 70 -27.0 u141.0
Final OT Nov 29
HOF 68 -2.0 o134.5
RICE 63 2.0 u134.5
Final Nov 29
NW 66 -4.0 o136.0
UNLV 61 4.0 u136.0
Final Nov 29
UNF 78 -2.5 o149.5
SIUE 73 2.5 u149.5
Final Nov 29
LEM 81 6.0 o147.0
MAN 77 -6.0 u147.0
Final Nov 29
GSU 76 31.0 o162.0
UK 105 -31.0 u162.0
Final Nov 29
FAMU 58 32.5 o142.0
CLEM 86 -32.5 u142.0
Final OT Nov 29
TOWS 63 -3.5 o145.0
KENN 67 3.5 u145.0
Final Nov 29
SFA 68 -4.0 o130.5
ULM 60 4.0 u130.5
Final Nov 29
UNCO 64 22.0 o151.0
TTU 89 -22.0 u151.0
Final Nov 29
NWST 53 19.5 o142.5
LSU 77 -19.5 u142.5
Final Nov 29
GONZ 90 -18.5 o154.5
DAV 65 18.5 u154.5
Final Nov 29
SBON 68 -2.0 o138.5
UNI 56 2.0 u138.5
Final Nov 29
DSU 68 34.5 o141.0
TEX 90 -34.5 u141.0
Final Nov 29
BUT 87 8.5 o144.5
MSST 77 -8.5 u144.5
Final Nov 29
UCI 51 -6.0 o136.5
KENT 39 6.0 u136.5
Final Nov 29
SMC 64 -6.5 o140.0
ASU 68 6.5 u140.0
Final Nov 29
MVSU 48 31.5 o134.5
UCSB 81 -31.5 u134.5
Final Nov 30
USC 73 6.0 o153.5
UNM 83 -6.0 u153.5
Houston 0th American Athletic Conference27-8
Providence 0th Big East21-14

Houston @ Providence preview

Mohegan Sun Arena


In his third year at the helm, Houston coach Kelvin Sampson has revamped a dormant program with consecutive strong recruiting classes and third-place finishes in the American Athletic Conference. With the conference opener just over a week away, the Cougars look to put another notch on their NCAA Tournament resume when they play Providence in the Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.



Houston is off to a 9-2 start, including 2-1 against teams from major conferences, and is coming off a 92-72 comeback win over Prairie View A&M on Sunday. Sophomore guard Armoni Brooks poured in a career-high 24 points with six 3-pointers - including three straight during a key stretch midway through the second half as the Cougars closed on a 31-10 run. “I was playing more offensive coordinator and everything I was calling came out great because Armoni was making it,” Sampson told reporters after the game. “We were running a lot of misdirections where the play was going one way and he was coming off the pin-down on the weak side. … He is the best contested shooter on our team because of his arm length and athleticism.” Providence overcame a double-digit second-half deficit capped off by a pair of free throws by Rodney Bullock to defeat Stony Brook 62-60 on Sunday as freshman Nate Watson scored a career-high 15 points, while junior Isaiah Jackson added 13 and had five rebounds.

TV: 7 p.m. ET, ESPNU



ABOUT HOUSTON (9-2): Junior point guard Corey Davis Jr. (11 points per game, 46.6 percent 3-point shooting), an All-American last year at San Jacinto Junior College (Tex.), finished with 15 points Sunday, sinking 4-of-7 beyond the arc. The Cougars are led by senior guard Rob Gray (20.4 points per game, 3.9 assists, 44.2 3-point shooting), who led the AAC in scoring last season at 20.6 points and has reached double figures in scoring in 41 straight games. Senior 6-6 forward Devin Davis, the only frontcourt returnee from a 21-win team, is second on the team in scoring (12.9) and leads the squad in rebounding (7.4).

ABOUT PROVIDENCE (8-3): With three guards out with leg injuries, Providence coach Ed Cooley turned to 6-7 former walk-on Tom Planek to play the head of the full-court press when the Friars fell behind by 11, and although he didn’t score and registered just one steal in five minutes, the Friars scored 12 straight points to take the lead for good. “Coaches trust, and I’ve seen it for four years with Tom,” Cooley told the Providence Journal. “In practice, he’s always prepared. He’s somebody who epitomizes unselfishness, because it’s not about him. It’s about winning. It’s a lesson to everybody in our locker room.” The 6-7 Bullock leads the team in scoring (14.8) and rebounding (6.5), but the Friars will be in trouble if guards Alpha Diallo (11.4 points, 5.0 rebounds) and Kyron Cartwright (9.4 points, 6.0 assists) can’t return from ankle injuries.



TIP-INS

1. Houston defeated the Friars 102-89 on Dec. 20, 1965, in the only meeting between the schools.

2. Diallo and Maliek White (left knee) each missed a second straight game on Sunday, and Cartwright left early in the second half. All three are listed as day-to-day.

3. The Friars are second in the Big East in 3-point accuracy, connecting on 75-of-184 attempts for a 40.8-percent mark.



PREDICTION: Houston 81, Providence 74


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