The newly ranked, No. 25 Cougars return to the Fertitta Center and start a brief two-game homestand on Thursday night when they take on the UConn Huskies.
Houston is coming off a dominant wire-to-wire 65-54 win against the Shockers, which helped rocket them into the AP Top 25. They enter their Huskies matchup with a 14-4 record and a 4-1 conference record, but the Cougars have already put Saturday behind them.
“It’s bigger than just one game,” said sophomore guard Nate Hinton. “That was a big milestone for us, (the game against Wichita State) we felt we had to get… but our mentality is on to the next.