The No. 20 Cougars are in Dallas to take on the SMU Mustangs for the second time this season on Saturday afternoon from the Moody Coliseum.
Houston enters the game winners of three straight and 14 of its last 16, while SMU comes into the contest off a 79-75 victory over Connecticut.
The Cougars’ game on Saturday will be the third one in the span of six days, and the physical and mental drain on the athletes has taken a toll, but the players don’t want to use the schedule as an excuse.