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Houston Cougars Men's Basketball 2020-21 Schedule
UPDATED throughout the season
POSTED: November 20, 2020 -- 4:32 p.m. CT
Friday afternoon, the Houston Cougars Men's Basketball program announced its complete 2020-21 schedule with tip off times of 2 p.m., for a pair of home games inside the Fertitta Center during the first week.
Houston opens the season against Lamar at 2 p.m., Wednesday, before playing host to Boise State at 2 p.m., Friday, both inside the Fertitta Center.
For the first time in school history, the Coog will play a 20-game league slate, meeting each opponent in a home-and-away series.
The American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship will take place March 11-14 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. All games of the championship will be televised on either ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU, including the championship final on ESPN.
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Date (Day) |
Time (CT) / Result |
Game |
Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 25 (Wed) | W, 89-45. | vs Lamar | Fertitta Center |
SOUTHWEST SHOWCASE (November 27 and 29)
Date (Day) |
Time (CT) |
Game |
Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 27 (Fri) | W, 68-58. | vs Boise State | Fertitta Center |
| Nov. 29 (Sun) | W, 64-53 (ESPN2). | Texas Tech | Dickies Arena (Fort Worth, TX) |
Remainder of the nonconference schedule
Date (Day) |
Time (CT) |
Game |
Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 5 (Sat) | W, 77-67. (ESPN+) | vs South Carolina | Fertitta Center |
| Dec. 9 (Wed) | POSTPONED | vs Sam Houston State | Fertitta Center |
| Dec. 12 (Sat) | POSTPONED | vs Rice | Fertitta Center |
| Dec. 15 (Tue) | POSTPONED | vs UCF | Fertitta Center |
| Dec. 19 (Sat) | CANCELED | at Alabama | Coleman Coliseum |
| Dec. 20 (Sun) | W, 88-55. (ESPN+) | vs Alcorn State | Fertitta Center |
| Dec. 22 (Tue) | W, 76-50. (ESPN+) | vs Temple | Fertitta Center |
| Dec. 26 (Sat) | W, 63-54. (ABC) | at UCF | Addition Financial Arena |
| Dec. 29 (Tue) | L, 65-64. (ESPN2) | at Tulsa | Reynolds Center |
| Jan. 3 (Sun) | W, 74-60. (ESPN2) | at SMU | Moody Coliseum |
| Jan. 6(Wed) | W, 70-63. (ESPN+). Get ESPN+ | vs Wichita State | Fertitta Center |
| Jan. 9 (Sat) | W, 71-50. (ESPNU) | vs Tulane | Fertitta Center |
| Jan. 14 (Thu) | POSTPONED | at USF | Yuengling Center |
| Jan. 17 (Sun) | W, 75-58. (ESPNU) | vs UCF | Fertitta Center |
| Jan. 20 (Wed) | W, 86-59. (ESPN+). (Get ESPN+) | vs Tulsa | Fertitta Center |
| Jan. 23 (Sat) | POSTPONED | vs Cincinnati | Fertitta Center |
| Jan. 23 (Sat) (Rescheduled from Feb. 10) | W, 68-51. (CBS) | at Temple | Liacouras Center |
| Jan. 28 (Thu) | W, 83-60. (ESPN) | at Tulane | Fogelman Arena |
| Jan. 31 (Sat) | W, 70-48. (ESPN) | vs SMU | Fertitta Center |
| Feb. 3 (Wed) | L, 82-73. (ESPN+). (Get ESPN+) | at ECU | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum |
| Feb. 6 (Sat) | W, 112-46. (ESPN+). (Get ESPN+) | vs Our Lady of the Lake | Fertitta Center |
| Feb. 10 (Rescheduled from Jan. 14) | W, 82-65. (ESPNU) | at USF | Yuengling Center |
| Feb. 14 (Sat) | POSTPONED | vs Memphis | Fertitta Center |
| Feb. 17 (Wed) | POSTPONED | vs ECU | Fertitta Center |
| Feb. 18 (Thu) (Rescheduled from Feb. 25) | L, 68-63. | at Wichita State | Charles Koch Arena |
| Feb. 21 (Sun) | W, 90-52. | vs Cincinnati | Fertitta Center |
| Feb. 25 (Thu) | W, 81-57. (ESPN2) | vs WKU | Fertitta Center |
| Feb. 28 (Sun) | W, 98-52. (ESPNU) | vs USF | Fertitta Center |
| Mar. 7 (Sun) | W, 67-64. (CBS) | vs Memphis | Fertitta Center |
First Round - Thursday, March 11 (all times Central)
Game |
Match-up |
Time |
Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 9-seed Temple 71, vs. 8-seed USF 73. | 11 a.m. | ESPNU |
| Game 2 | 10-seed Tulane 77, vs. 7-seed Tulsa 70. | 2 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Game 3 | 11-seed East Carolina 62, vs. 6-seed UCF 72. | 6 p.m. | ESPNU |
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 12 (all times Central)
Game |
Match-up |
Time |
Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 4 | 8-seed USF 67, vs 1-seed Wichita State 68. | 11 a.m. | ESPN2 |
| Game 5 | 5-seed Cincinnati 74, vs. 4-seed SMU 71. | 2 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Game 6 | 10-seed Tulane 52, vs. 2-seed Houston 77. | 6 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Game 7 | 6-seed UCF 62, vs. 3-seed Memphis 70. | 9 p.m. | ESPN2 |
Semifinals - Saturday, March 13 (all times Central)
Game |
Match-up |
Time |
Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 8 | 1-seed Wichita State 59, vs. 5-seed Cincinnati 60. | 2 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Game 9 | 2-seed Houston 76, vs. 3-seed Memphis 74. | 4:30 p.m. | ESPN2 |
Final - Sunday, March 14 (Time listed is Central)
Game |
Match-up |
Time |
Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 10 | 5-seed Cincinnati 54, vs. 2-seed Houston 91. | 2:15 p.m. | ESPN |
First Round - Friday, March 19 (Time listed is CT)
Time |
Game |
Venue |
Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| W, 87-56. | vs 15-seed Cleveland State | Assembly Hall | truTV |
Second Round - Sunday, March 21 (Time listed is CT)
Time |
Game |
Venue |
Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| W, 63-60. | vs 10-seed Rutgers | Lucas Oil Stadium Unity (South) | TBS |
Regional Semifinal - Saturday, March 27 (Time listed is CT)
Time |
Game |
Venue |
Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| W, 62-46. | vs 11-seed Syracuse | Hinkle Fieldhouse | TBS |
Regional Final - Monday, March 29 (Time listed is CT)
Time |
Game |
Venue |
Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| W, 67-61. | vs 12-seed Oregon State | Lucas Oil Stadium (north court) | CBS |
Final Four semifinal - Saturday, April 3 (Time listed is CT)
Time |
Game |
Venue |
Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| L, 78-59. | vs 1-seed Baylor | Lucas Oil Stadium | CBS |
Houston's season ends in the NCAA semifinals. Houston finishes the season with a 28-4 record.
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