The Houston men’s basketball team, led by its pair of sophomore guards Caleb Mills and Marcus Sasser, grinded out a win on the road against UCF on Saturday afternoon.
The Cougars (7-0, 2-0 American Athletic Conference) found themselves in an early 10-point deficit in the first half before a rally gave them the advantage in what became a back in forth battle for much of the contest against the Knights (3-2, 1-1 AAC).
“I think we needed this game,” Sasser told reporters on a Zoom conference call. “This hard game on the road.