Houston fends off Saint Louis for 10th win

Senior Corey Davis Jr. had hit a slump in recent games, but led the Cougars with 17 points against the Billikens. | Kathryn Lenihan/The CougarHouston walked into game 10 of the season looking to secure the second-best start in school history, and that is exactly what the team accomplished with a 68-64 win over Saint Louis.

The squad now boasts a 10-0 win-loss record and a place in the record books behind the 1967-68 Cougars that started 31-0, which featured future Hall of Famer Elvin Hayes.

While Houston came away with a win, it was quite a hard-fought contest.

Senior Breaon Brady faced some trouble in the early going as a pair of fouls, which led to turnovers, forced him to the bench just…