At the sold-out Fertitta Center against No. 3 Houston, the Bearcats clawed tooth and nail for 40 minutes with the Cougars. At buzzer's end instead of pulling their biggest upset of a ranked team in 11 years, the Bearcats dropped a heartbreaker, 75-69.
With 47 seconds to go, Jamal Shead gave Houston the lead on a jumper 71-69. They would add free throws from there to account for the game's final score.
In the 20 days since the Bearcats and Houston's Cougars last played, the Bearcats went on a three-game win streak in the American Athletic Conference, then failed to capitalize at home last Sunday vs.