#17/15 Houston Hits the Road to Face Temple

Time	6 p.m. (CST)• Wednesday, Jan. 9
Location	Liacouras Center (10,026) • Philadelphia
Television	ESPNews John Brickley, PxP Mark Adams, analyst
Radio	KPRC 950 AM Pregame show begins at 5:45 p.m. (CST) Jeremy Branham, PxP Elvin Hayes, analyst
Live Stats	Live Stats
Game Notes	Houston Notes Temple Notes The American Notes

PHILADELPHIA – The University of Houston Men's Basketball returns to the road this week when it takes on American Athletic Conference rival Temple at 6 p.m. (CST) Wednesday inside the Liacouras Center.

Houston, which has won its first 15 games to open the season and is one of only three undefeated teams remaining in the nation, enters Wednesday's game on the heels of a 90-77 win over Memphis on Sunday inside the Fertitta Center.

Junior guard Armoni Brooks led the Cougars with 22 points for his fifth 20-point game of the season. The Round Rock, Texas, native buried 6-of-11 3-point attempts and grabbed six rebounds in the win.

Guard Nate Hinton posted career highs with 19 points and nine rebounds and was honored earlier this week as The American's Freshman of the Week.

The Cougars, who are ranked No. 15 in the latest USA TODAY Coaches poll, No. 17 in the most recent Associated Press and at No. 4 in the NCAA NET rankings, stand among the nation's Top-10 leaders in multiple defensive categories, including opponents' field goal percentage (36.2, 2^nd), opponents' 3-point field goal percentage (26.4 , 5^th) and scoring defense (59.2 ppg, 7^th).

This season, senior guard Corey Davis Jr. leads the Cougars with 15.5 points per game and ranks second nationally by hitting 95.0 percent of his free throws.

Brooks stands second among the Cougars with 14.9 points per game but leads the team with 7.3 rebounds per contest. He is one of only three players to rank among the American Athletic Conference's Top-13 leaders in both scoring and rebounding, joining Jayden Gardner (ECU) and Kyvon Davenport (Memphis).

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TELEVISION/RADIO
• Wednesday's game can be seen on ESPNews by clicking here with John Brickley calling the play-by-play action and Mark Adams providing analysis.
• Wednesday's game can be heard on KPRC 950 AM by clicking here with Jeremy Branham call the play-by-play action.

ABOUT TEMPLE
• Temple has posted an 11-3 record in 2018-19 with a 1-1 mark in American Athletic Conference play.
• Owls are tied for fourth in the league with Cincinnati, USF, Tulsa and Memphis.
• Temple is 5-0 in home games this season.
• Temple has won four of its last five games with two of those in overtime, including an 85-81 overtime victory at Wichita State on Sunday in its most recent action.
• Against Wichita State, Owls overcame a 13-point halftime deficit to force overtime and outscored the Shockers by four in the extra period inside Charles Koch Arena.
• Against the Shockers, guard senior Shizz Alston Jr led Temple with 22 points and added three assists with two rebounds and two steals, while sophomore guard Nate Pierre Louis finished with 21 points and tied with senior center Ernest Aflakpui for team-high honors with eight rebounds... Junior guard Quinton Rose totaled 17 points with a game-high five assists.
• This season, Alston leads the Owls and The American with 19.4 points per game and tops Temple with 5.1 assists per contest... Rose stands second with 16.4 points per game, while Pierre-Louis ranks third with 13.2 points per game... Aflakpui tops the Owls with 6.9 rebounds per game.
• Head Coach Fran Dunphy is in his 13th season at Temple and his 30th year as a collegiate head coach… Has compiled a 568-318 record during his career as a collegiate head coach and is 258-155 at Temple.
• Previously built a 310-163 record at Penn (1989-06).
• Dunphy is 2-6 against Houston during his career with all eight previous meetings coming during his Temple tenure.
• Dunphy has posted a 2-4 record against Houston Head Coach Kelvin Sampson during their careers with all six previous meetings coming during his Temple tenure.
• 1970 graduate of La Salle.

FIGHT for LITERACY
The Cougars faced Memphis on Jan. 6 in their annual Fight for Literacy Game. However, fans can still support the Cougars and donate to literacy programs in the Houston area.

Fans can support young students in Houston by pledging a donation for each assist recorded by the Cougars in games from Jan. 6-16. Fans can make a pledge by visiting pledgeit.org/cougarsforliteracy.

All funds raised will benefit children who take part in literacy programs in Houston. Fans also are encouraged to sign up to volunteer with local literacy programs by visiting coachingforliteracy.kindful.com/register/volunteer.

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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 single-game tickets begin for as low as $12 for non-conference games and $10 for The American contests.

UP NEXT
• Following Wednesday's game, the Cougars return to the Fertitta Center to take on Wichita State at 7 p.m., Saturday... That game will be part of a doubleheader with Houston Women's Basketball, which takes on Temple at 2 p.m., Saturday.
• From there, Houston returns to the road to take on SMU at 8 p.m., Jan. 16, in Dallas.

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
Fans can receive updates by following @UHCougarMBK on Twitter and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team' Facebook page at UHCougarMBK or by visiting the team's Instagram page at UHCougarMBK.

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