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University of Houston Athletics
Men's Basketball Meets Defending National Champion Louisville
2/3/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 3, 2014
| #14/10 LOUISVILLE CARDINALS (18-4 • 7-2 American) at HOUSTON COUGARS (11-11 • 3-6 American) presented by Memorial Hermann | |
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| Tickets | Tickets Information |
| Questions? | Fan Guide |
| Time | 8 p.m. |
| Location | Hofheinz Pavilion (8,479) • Houston, Texas |
| Television | ESPNU / Watch ESPN Jason Benetti, PxP Tim Welsh, analyst No Cougar All-Access video due to broadcast |
| Radio | 950 AM KPRC • Listen Live Matt Thomas, PxP Elvin Hayes, analyst |
| Live Stats | |
| Series History | • Louisville leads 14-5 • Louisville won last two • Louisville won last 91-52 Louisville, Ky. • Jan. 16, 2014 • Louisville leads 6-2 in Hofheinz Pavilion • Houston won last in Hofheinz Pavilion 70-67 • Jan. 5, 2005 |
| Game Notes | • Houston Notes • Louisville Notes • The American Notes |
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HOUSTON - As it prepares to play host to defending national champion Louisville, the University of Houston Men's Basketball program will celebrate Coach Guy V. Lewis Night on Wednesday night inside Hofheinz Pavilion.
The Cougars square off against the Cardinals at 8 p.m., Wednesday in an American Athletic Conference game presented by Memorial Hermann. Coach Lewis will be recognized around 7:40 p.m., Wednesday, for the first time on his recent induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on the court that bears his name. He will be joined by his family and many of his former players.
Houston enters this week's game on the heels of a tough 93-70 loss at Rutgers on Saturday afternoon. Against the Scarlet Knights, junior forward TaShawn Thomas posted 19 points with 12 rebounds for his team-leading ninth double-double of the season and was one of four Cougars to score double digits.
Senior guard Brandon Morris posted 13 points, including two 3-pointers, with four rebounds, and sophomore guards Danuel House and L.J. Rose poured in 11 points apiece in the loss.
This season, Thomas leads the Cougars with 15.9 points, 8.8 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game. He is the only player to rank among The American's top-7 leaders in both scoring and rebounding. He also ranks among the nation's top-15 leaders in field goal percentage and blocks per game.
House ranks second on the team with 12.8 points and 5.4 points per game, while Rose ranks second in the league with 4.9 assists per game.
This will be the first meeting against the Cardinals inside Hofheinz Pavilion since a 70-67 win on Jan. 5, 2005.
BUY TICKETS
Houston Men's Basketball Tickets are on sale NOW. Fans can purchase single-game, 3- and 6-game mini-plans by visiting or calling the Athletics Ticket Office at 713-Go-COOGS (462-6647) or 877-COUGAR-5 (268-4275) or by clicking here.
To secure parking spaces and to support student-athlete scholarships through Cougar Pride for the upcoming season, fans should contact Cougar Pride at 713-743-GoUH or email cougarpride@uh.edu. Fans also can visit UHCougars.com and click the Cougar Pride tab for more information.
ON THE AIR
Wednesday's game can be seen live on ESPNU with Jason Benetti calling the play-by-play action and Tim Welsh providing analysis or by clicking here. Due to the television broadcast, video stream will NOT be available through Cougar All-Access.
Fans can hear Wednesday's game live on 950 AM KPRC or by clicking here with Matt Thomas calling play-by-play and Hall of Famer Elvin Hayes providing analysis. The pregame show will start at 7:45 p.m., Wednesday.
Fans can follow live scoring by clicking the GameTracker link at UHCougars.com or .
ABOUT LOUISVILLE
Louisville enters Wednesday's game with an 18-4 overall record and 7-2 mark in The American play. The Cardinals stand in second place in the latest league standings.
In addition, Louisville is ranked No. 14 in the latest Associated Press poll and at No. 10 in the most recent USA TODAY Coaches' poll. Louisville has won five of its last six games with only a 69-66 loss to Cincinnati on Jan. 30 preventing a longer streak.
In its most recent outing, Louisville claimed an 87-70 home win against UCF on Saturday night. Against the Knights, guard Russ Smith led four Cardinals in double figures with 27 points on 9-of-14 shooting from the field and 7-of-10 shooting from the free throw line and added five rebounds and a pair of steals.
Forward Luke Hancock totaled 16 points with four rebounds and five assists, while center Montrezl Harrell finished with 14 points and a team-high seven rebounds. Forward Wayne Blackshear added 10 points with six boards in the win.
This season, Smith leads the Cardinals with 18.4 points and 4.6 assists per game. Harrell stands second with 12.5 points and 1.4 blocks per contest but leads the Cardinals with 8.3 rebounds per game. Hancock averages 11.3 points per game to rank third, while Chris Jones stands fourth on the team with 10.8 points per game.
Head coach Rick Pitino is in his 13th year at Louisville and his 29th season overall as a head coach. He has posted a 328-115 record at Louisville and assembled a 682-243 overall career mark.
Pitino was a member of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2013, joining legendary Houston head coach Guy V. Lewis.
He previously served as head coach at Kentucky (1989- 97, 219-50 record), Providence (1985-87, 42-23 record), Boston Univ. (1978-83, 91-51 record) and Hawai'i (1975-76, 2-4 record).
Wednesday's game will be the fourth time that he has faced Houston... Pitino has posted a 3-1 record against the Cougars with all four previous meetings coming during his Louisville tenure.
UP NEXT
Following Wednesday's game, the Cougars play host to Temple at 1 p.m., Sunday, inside Hofheinz Pavilion. From there, the team hits the road for a pair of games at No. 13/15 Cincinnati (Feb. 15) and at SMU (Feb. 19).
