Just five minutes into its rematch against Tulsa last Wednesday, Houston had already built up a six-point lead and had five offensive boards that had led to seven second-chance points.
By halftime, the Cougars had raised that to 13 offensive rebounds. They ended the game with 54 total rebounds.
For UH, however, that eye-popping mark was not all that special. Instead, it is more of the standard.
“Everybody is expected to rebound on this team, even our guards are expected to rebound,” UH head coach Kelvin Sampson told reporters after the Tulsa game.