The music plays on as the UH men’s basketball team will dance a little longer. Houston defeated UAB 82-68 in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Friday night at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh.
The Cougars came out of the gates red-hot from the deep. UH, which averaged eight 3’s per game during the regular season, hit nine shots from behind the arc in the first half led by senior guard Kyler Edwards’ five 3-pointers.
UH bigs Fabian White Jr. and Josh Carlton made their presence felt early, scoring eight first-half points apiece.