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Houston opened the second half with a 17–2 run to seize a seven-point lead, 42–35. But NC State kept the game close, as Houston's star center Hakeem Olajuwon left the game multiple times to receive oxygen, leading the Cougars to slow the pace of the game in order to protect the lead. Tied at 52 with 44 seconds remaining, NC State held the ...
This was the second of Houston's famous Phi Slama Jama teams, led by Michael Young, Larry Micheaux, and future Hall of Famers Clyde Drexler and Akeem Olajuwon. The Cougars swept through the Southwest Conference schedule and were ranked #1 for the final three polls of the 1982–83 season .
In men's college basketball, the Game of the Century was a historic National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) game between the Houston Cougars and the UCLA Bruins played on January 20, 1968, at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. It was the first NCAA regular season game broadcast nationwide in prime time.
The 1983–84 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Guy Lewis. The team played its home games in the Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston, Texas, and was then a member of the Southwest Conference.
The 1987–88 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston as a member of the Southwest Conference during the 1987–88 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Pat Foster, and the team played its home games at the Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston, Texas.
Houston made an extremely convincing case for the No. 1 overall seed in the men’s NCAA tournament on Saturday. The No. 1 Cougars blitzed No. 14 Kansas in a 76-46 win that showed why Houston has ...
The 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 52 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 17, 1983, and ended with the championship game on April 4 at The Pit , then officially known as University Arena, on the campus of the ...
Houston's J'Wan Roberts blocks a shot by Texas' Dillon Mitchell in the Cougars' 82-61 victory Saturday at the Fertitta Center. The Longhorns fell to 16-9 overall and 5-7 in the Big 12, and their ...