The Cougars are in Philadelphia as they will take on the Owls in their first road conference game of the season on Tuesday evening.
Houston enters the matchup on a five-game winning streak after defeating UCF in its first games against the American Athletic Conference.
Sophomore guard Nate Hinton had a sensational 20-point, 16-rebound and five-steal performance that led the Cougars to their 78-63 win over the Knights on Friday.
The North Carolina native is averaging 9.7 rebounds on the season, which is second in the entire conference and No. 31 in the entire nation.