No. 14 Houston clinched the American Athletic Conference regular-season title with a 71-53 victory at home over Cincinnati.
UH improved to 25-4 overall while moving to 14-2 in conference play as it secured its third AAC regular-season title in the last four years.
A slow yet even opening minutes of the game quickly turned around as Cincinnati opened the game 3-for-5 from the 3-point line to lead 11-9 at the 14:50 mark of the first half.
The Cougars’ offense centered around graduate forward Fabian White Jr. scored 11 of the team’s first 13 points to start the game.