Despite leading for less than seven minutes and eight different lead changes, the No. 25 Cougars survived the UConn Huskies at Fertitta Center on Thursday night for the 63-59 win.
Houston, now 15-4 and 4-1 in the American Athletic Conference, was led by junior guard DeJon Jarreau’s near triple-double and freshman guard Caleb Mills’ late-game heroics.
Jarreau, who played all but five minutes in the win, finished the night with 18 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, coming close to the first UH triple-double since 1993, while Mills led the team with 20 points.
UH’s offense seemed to start the game strong, with senior center Chris Harris Jr.