No. 6 Houston fell to Wichita State 68-63 in an upset on the road, handing the Cougars their third loss on the season Thursday night at the Charles Koch Arena.
Both teams came out physical and started off sluggish on offense as UH and Wichita State shoot in the 30s from the field through the first six minutes and combined for eight turnovers.
UH heated up first, with nine of the first 12 shots for the Cougars coming from three and got up to shooting 50 percent as a team, leading to a 12-0 run by the Cougars, putting them up 20-9 early.