Power Rankings: Plenty at stake for Duke, North Carolina
The traditional rivals meet Wednesday with the Tar Heels hoping to impact the ACC race and more.
2019 ScheduleAll times ET
2019 Schedule
25-1, 1st in American
- 11/10W 101-54
- 11/14W 79-68
- 11/19W 82-55
- 11/24W 76-62
- 11/28W 58-53
- 12/118W 65-61
- 12/4W 79-56
- 12/8W 63-53
- 12/12W 82-76
- 12/16W 68-64
- 12/20W 60-50
- 12/23W 75-44
- 12/29W 80-59
- 1/2W 74-56
- 1/6W 90-77
- 1/9L 73-69
- 1/12W 79-70
- 1/16W 69-58
- 1/19W 69-60
- 1/23W 94-50
- 1/27W 77-65
- 1/31W 73-66
- 2/7W 77-68
- 2/1025W 65-58
- 2/14W 71-63
- 2/17W 85-50
- 2/23h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- 2/27h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- 3/2h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- 3/7h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- 3/10h:mm a z, US/Eastern
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Davis scores 26 as No. 9 Houston beats Tulane 85-50
Corey Davis Jr. made eight 3-pointers and scored 26 points to help No. 9 Houston beat Tulane 85-50 on Sunday for its 10th consecutive victory.
Harris Jr. gets the block and the bucket (0:27)
Jarreau finds Gresham for the slam (0:22)
Brooks beats shot clock with tough 3 (0:21)
White flushes the fast-break dunk (0:16)
No. 9 Houston beats UConn 71-63 for 9th straight victory.
DeJon Jarreau had 18 points and seven assists to help No. 9 Houston beat UConn 71-63 on Thursday night for its ninth straight victory.
Jarreau drops the hammer on fast-break dunk (0:19)
Gresham slams the lob pass from Jarreau (0:25)
Houston's Jarreau finds Gresham in the lane for slam (0:15)
How NET rankings could impact Kansas, Gonzaga and 2 others
Houston's and Virginia Tech's tournament hopes also could hinge on how the selection committee uses the new metric in Saturday's top 16 release.
Tennessee No. 1, Duke No. 2 in latest AP poll
Rick Barnes' Tennessee Volunteers remain No. 1 in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll.
Sam Khan Jr. ESPN Staff Writer
Houston held Cincinnati to 33.3% shooting from the field in a 65-58 win Sunday to take sole possession of the American Athletic Conference lead. It's the 14th time in 17 home games that the Cougars have held their opponent under 40% shooting; no other Division I team has done it in more than 11 home games.
Jarreau leads No. 12 Houston past No. 25 Bearcats 65-58
DeJon Jarreau scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half, Corey Davis Jr. also had 16 and No. 12 Houston held off No. 25 Cincinnati 65-58 on Sunday.
Cincy's Cumberland knocks down 3-pointer (0:19)
Cincy's Brooks called for technical following dunk (0:47)
Houston's Brooks rises up for putback slam (0:26)
Behind-the-back pass leads to Houston layup (0:20)
Houston's Davis crosses over and gets floater to fall (0:23)
Davis scores 26 points, No. 12 Houston beats UCF 77-68
Corey Davis Jr. scored 26 points on 8-for-13 shooting and No. 12 Houston had another strong defensive effort to beat UCF 77-68 on Thursday night.
Davis hits a tough floater over defender for and-1 (0:23)
Fall banks in a rare jumper to beat the shot clock (0:21)
Brooks nails a deep 3 (0:16)
Brown flushes putback jam (0:18)
Davis, Jarreau lead No. 13 Houston to 73-66 win over Temple
Corey Davis Jr. scored 24 points, DeJon Jarreau added 14 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 13 Houston avenged its only loss of the season with a 73-66 win over Temple on Thursday night.
2018-19 American Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 12-1 | - | 25-1 |
| Cincinnati | 10-2 | 1.5 | 21-4 |
| UCF | 9-3 | 2.5 | 19-5 |
| Temple | 9-4 | 3 | 19-7 |
| South Florida | 7-6 | 5 | 18-8 |
| Memphis | 7-6 | 5 | 15-11 |
| Tulsa | 6-7 | 6 | 16-10 |
| Wichita State | 5-7 | 6.5 | 12-12 |
| UConn | 4-8 | 7.5 | 13-12 |
| SMU | 4-8 | 7.5 | 12-12 |
| East Carolina | 2-11 | 10 | 9-16 |
| Tulane | 0-12 | 11.5 | 4-20 |
Top Performers 2018-19
- Offense
- Defense
Team Stats
Points Per Game75.4
Rebounds Per Game41.8
Assists Per Game15.1
Points Allowed60.35th
2019 Polls & Rankings
| AP | COACHES |
|---|---|
| 9 | 8 |
2019 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Mills | SG | Signed | - |
| J'Wan Roberts | PF | Signed | - |
| Marcus Sasser | SG | Signed | - |
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Tournament History
| Final Fours | 5 |
| Tournament Record | 26-24 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 19 |