Houston Continues Homestand against Saint Louis

Time	2 p.m. • Sunday, Dec. 16
Location	Fertitta Center (7,035) • Houston Doors open at 12:30 p.m.
Tickets	BUY Tickets
Parking	Parking Map & Info
Television	ESPNU Richard Cross, PxP Julianne Vianni, analyst
Radio	KPRC 950 AM Pregame show begins at 1:45 p.m. Jeremy Branham, PxP Elvin Hayes, analyst
Live Stats	Live Stats
Game Notes	Houston Notes Saint Louis Notes The American Notes

HOUSTON – Surging from a gritty, come-from-behind win, the University of Houston Men's Basketball program continues its homestand when it plays host to Saint Louis at 2 p.m., Sunday, inside the Fertitta Center in a game presented by Maintenance Supply Headquarters.

Ranked in both national polls, the Cougars look to extend their 22-game home winning streak. That is the nation's second longest active streak and trails only the 26-game streak by South Dakota State.
Houston enters Sunday's game on the heels of an 82-76 win over LSU on Wednesday night inside the Fertitta Center. Trailing by as many as 15 points in the second half, the Cougars did not allow an LSU field goal for nearly 10 minutes while taking off on a 31-12 run.

Against the Tigers, senior point guard Galen Robinson Jr. led the Cougars in scoring, totaling 18 points with five rebounds and six assists. Junior guard Armoni Brooks added 13 second-half points with a team-high nine rebounds to lead the Cougars to the victory.

This season, Brooks leads the Cougars with 16.1 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. The Round Rock, Texas, native is one of only two players to rank among the Top-11 leaders in the American Athletic Conference in both scoring and rebounding.

Senior guard Corey Davis Jr. stands second on the team with 15.6 points per contest, while Robinson stands third with 9.8 points per game. With 6.2 assists per game, Robinson leads the Cougars and The American in that category.

With their 9-0 start, the 2018-19 Cougars are only the third team in school history to accomplish that feat and the first since 1969-70.

Since 2015-16, the Cougars have posted a 49-8 home record in front of the hometown fans while competing in three venues. Houston has enjoyed a 3-0 record this season inside the Fertitta Center and finished 19-1 inside H&PE Arena on the campus of nearby Texas Southern University and 27-7 inside Hofheinz Pavilion before its $60-million renovations were completed.
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BUY TICKETS
Fans can purchase mini-plans and single-game tickets online at UHCougars.com/tickets or by calling the Athletics Ticket Office at 713-GO-COOGS (462-6647).

Mini-plans start at only $40, while ingle-game tickets begin for as low as $12 for non-conference games and $10 for American Athletic contests.

ABOUT SAINT LOUIS
• Saint Louis has posted a 7-2 record with a 1-1 mark in road games this season.
• Saint Louis has won three of its last four games, including a 65-61 win over Oregon State in St. Louis on Dec. 9.
• Against Oregon State, the Billikens jumped out to a 33-29 lead at halftime and never looked back.
• Graduate guard Javon Bess led all players with 24 points on 9-of-16 shooting and added a team-high seven honors with five steals and two assists... Freshman guard Fred Thatch Jr. totaled 16 points, thanks to 4-of-5 3-point shooting, with three rebounds and two assists, while freshman forward Carte'Are Gordon added 11 points with seven rebounds in the win.
• This season, Bess leads the Billikens with 14.4 points and 7.7 rebounds per game... Graduate guard Tramaine Isabell Jr. ranks second on the team with 12.2 points per game, while sophomore guard Jordan Goodwin stands third with 10.2 points per contest but leads the Billikens with 3.1 assists per game.
• Head Coach Travis Ford is in his third season at Saint Louis and his 22nd as a collegiate head coach… Ford has compiled a 372-305 record during his career and is 36-39 during his career at Saint Louis.
• Previously built a 58-40 record at Campbellsville (1997-00), a 61-80 mark at Eastern Kentucky (2000-05); a 62-35 record at UMass (2005-08) and a 155-111 mark at Oklahoma State (2008-16).
• Ford has posted an 0-1 record against Houston and is 0-1 against Houston Head Coach Kelvin Sampson during their careers.
• 1994 graduate of Kentucky.

TELEVISION/RADIO
• Sunday's game can be seen on ESPNU or by clicking here. Richard Cross will call the play-by-play action with Julianne Viani providing analysis.
• Sunday's game can be heard on KPRC 950 AM and at uhcougars.com/watch by clicking here. Jeremy Branham will call the play-by-play action with Hall of Famer Elvin Hayes providing analysis.

UP NEXT
• Following Sunday's game, the Cougars continue their season-long, seven-game homestand against Utah State at 7 p.m., Thursday, inside the Fertitta Center.
• The homestand continues against Coppin State (3 p.m., Dec. 23); NJIT (3 p.m., Dec. 29), Tulsa (7 p.m., Jan. 2) and Memphis (5 p.m., Jan. 6).

JOIN the 50-50-CLUB
Fans are invited to join the 50-50 Club to support Houston Men's Basketball. 50-50 Club members help fund program necessities and enhance the experience for our student-athletes.

Fans who join the 50-50 Club will receive embroidered team apparel, a signed basketball, invitations to practice, a tour of the $25 million Guy V. Lewis Development Facility, regular updates about the program and much more.

To join the 50-50 Club, fans can call 713-743-9742 or email UHMensBasketball@uh.edu. For more information about the 50-50 Club, levels of giving and benefits, fans can click here.

STAY CONNECTED
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