Two of the top teams in the American Athletic Conference will clash for the first time this season when No. 22 Cincinnati visits Houston on Saturday night at Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston.
Cincinnati (12-2, 2-0 AAC) has won five in a row and 10 of its last 11. Both of the Bearcats' losses have come against ranked opponents. They suffered a 76-71 loss to then-No. 21 Rhode Island on Nov. 19 and a 75-65 loss to then-No. 16 Butler.
Houston (12-3, 3-0) has won three in a row and six of seven. The Cougars lost non-conference games against LSU, Arkansas and Harvard.