In the lone American Athletic Conference men's basketball matchup of the day, No. 6/7 Houston took down (rv) UCF, 63-54, Saturday afternoon (Dec. 26).
No. 6/7 Houston 63, (rv) UCF 54 - Box Score
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Marcus Sasser scored 19 points and Caleb Mills delivered seven of his 12 points in the closing minutes to help sixth-ranked Houston pull away to a 63-54 victory over UCF on Saturday.
The Cougars (7-0, 2-0 American Athletic Conference) overcame cold shooting by holding UCF (3-2, 1-1) to one field goal over the final 8:50 to remain unbeaten and deny the Knights a second win over a Top 25 opponent in a week.