Houston bounced back from their first loss of the season with a 97-89 come-from-behind win against Rice behind sophomore guard Quentin Grimes 21 second-half points.
The stands at the Tudor Fieldhouse were flooded with red as Houston traveled to Rice for their first away game of the season, but the contest began with an avalanche of offense from the Owls that left the Cougars playing catch-up ball for much of the night.
The first half began with an 8-0 onslaught from Rice.
Houston’s offense appeared to be stuck in the mud to begin the game. The Cougars did not score their first field goal of the game until the 15:34 mark off of a layup from junior forward Fabian White Jr.