The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Saturday, February 17
Houston, Texas
12 p.m. CT
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Men's Basketball preview: at No. 3/3 Houston
02.15.2024 | Men's Basketball
The Longhorns travel to Houston to face the Cougars on Saturday (Noon CT, CBS).
Game 25: Texas (16-8, 5-6 Big 12) at #3/3 Houston (21-3, 8-3 Big 12)
Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024 - 12 p.m. Central
Fertitta Center (7,100) - Houston, Texas
GameDay Quick Facts
• TELEVISION: The game will be televised nationally by CBS. Ian Eagle (pxp) and Bill Raftery (analyst) will call the action.
• RADIO: The Longhorn Radio Network broadcasts every UT game on the statewide network. Craig Way (pxp) and Eddie Oran (analyst) will call the action. Check TexasSports.com for a listing of affiliates carrying the game. Westwood One Radio will carry the game nationally, with Ted Emrich (pxp) and Austin Croshere (analyst) on the broadcast.
• SERIES: Houston leads, 33-32. Last meeting: Houston 76-72 ot (Jan. 29, 2024; Austin).
Notables
• ROAD WARRIORS: Texas enters Saturday's contest with a 3-2 mark in Big 12 Conference road games, including wins at No. 11 Oklahoma and No. 25 TCU. The Longhorns are 5-4 overall this season in games away from Austin (3-3 road, 2-1 neutral).
• DISU ON A ROLL: Graduate F Dylan Disu has averaged 27.5 ppg and 5.5 rpg while hitting 57.1-percent (20-35) from the floor, including 10-of-16 (.625) from three-point range, and 5-of-5 free throws in 28.8 mpg over his last two contests. He posted 27 points (10-16 FG, 7-10 threes) in 26 minutes during Saturday's win over West Virginia.
• ABMAS APPROACHING 3,000-POINT MARK: Graduate G Max Abmas enters Saturday's contest just 13 points shy (2,987) of becoming the 12th player in NCAA Division I men's history to top the 3,000-point mark.
Players Mentioned
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