Houston lidera o ranking nacional pela primeira vez, derrotando Towson 65-48, apesar de tiros ruins. Houston tops national rankings for first time, defeating Towson 65-48 despite poor shooting.

Houston está classificada como No. Houston is ranked No. 1 no país pela primeira vez na história do programa, superando Purdue na última pesquisa, apesar de Purdue receber mais votos de primeiro lugar. 1 in the nation for the first time in program history, surpassing Purdue in the latest poll despite Purdue receiving more first-place votes. Os Cougars, 2-0, derrotaram Towson 65-48 atrás de 20 pontos do calouro Kingston Flemings, embora tenham perdido 24 pontos. The Cougars, 2-0, defeated Towson 65-48 behind 20 points from freshman Kingston Flemings, though they missed 24 three-pointers. O treinador Kelvin Sampson criticou a eficiência e as rotatividades do júnior Joseph Tugler, apesar de seu desempenho de 15 pontos, oito rebote e cinco roubos. Coach Kelvin Sampson criticized junior Joseph Tugler’s efficiency and turnovers despite his 15-point, eight-rebound, five-steal performance. Oakland, 0-2, perdeu 87-77 para Purdue e 121-78 para Michigan, mas mostrou resiliência contra Purdue com 21 pontos e 12 rebotes de Ziare Wells e uma vantagem de 39-37 rebotes. Oakland, 0-2, lost 87-77 to Purdue and 121-78 to Michigan, but showed resilience against Purdue with Ziare Wells’ 21 points and 12 rebounds and a 39-37 rebounding edge. Os cinco primeiros dos Golden Grizzlies jogaram mais de 33 minutos cada um no jogo de Purdue, e eles enfrentam Houston em um confronto difícil. The Golden Grizzlies’ starting five played over 33 minutes each in the Purdue game, and they face Houston in a tough back-to-back matchup.