No. 14 Arkansas basketball is marching up to the east coast to face its third top-10 challenge of the season thus far in No. 8 Houston.
The Razorbacks were able to wrangle No. 6 Louisville and No. 16 Texas Tech in their last two high-major tests, but Houston may be their toughest opponent yet.
If college basketball programs took personality tests, Houston would score extremely high in words like physical, disciplined, and exhausting to play against. The Cougars don’t overwhelm opponents with flair like other high-flying ranked squads. They do it by shrinking the floor, forcing tough shots, and making every possession feel like it costs interest.