The Cougars fought back from a ten-point deficit in the first half on Wednesday to defeat Connecticut 75-70.
With the comeback, Houston improves to 19-8 overall and 10-5 in the American. With the win, the Cougars retake sole ownership of third place and have swept the regular season series with UConn.
The game started off in UConn’s favor with them pulling ahead 17-6 in the first seven minutes. The Cougars fought to bring it back within three points at 30-27 on the back of two free throws made by redshirt junior Rob Gray. However, in the last four minutes, UConn went on a 9-2 run that gave them a ten point lead going into halftime.