HOUSTON – The University of Houston women’s basketball team looks to get back to winning ways on Wednesday at 6 p.m. in Cincinnati against a Bearcats team that is winless thus far in conference play.
THE GAME
- Junior Laila Blair is 25 points away from 1,000 career points.
- Houston is looking to curb a three-game losing skid.
- Cincinnati has lost six-straight games.
- Houston has 10 games remaining on its schedule.
- Houston has played three-straight games decided by three points or fewer. It is the first time since 2013 that three-straight games have been decided by five or fewer points.
LAST TIME OUT
- Senior Tiara Young scored a career-high 24 points at SMU.
- Houston recorded 11 blocks at SMU, second-most in school history.
- The last three games for Houston have been decided by five or fewer points, the first time since 2013 such streak has occurred.
- Houston had a shot with seven seconds remaining at SMU and an open shot at the buzzer to tie the game but both shots rattled out.
THE TIP
- Houston ranks second nationally in steals per game (13.6) and third in turnovers forced per game (24.9).
- The Cougars rank 13th nationally in three-point percentage defense (25.6%).
- Houston and Lipscomb are the only two schools in the country to have played four overtime games this season.
- Houston ranks 21st nationally in offensive rebounds per game (15.2).
- Houston’s turnover margin is 7th nationally (+7.32).
- Hill ranks 36th nationally in steals (46).
- Blair was a unanimous Preseason All-Conference First Team selection by The American coaches.
- The Cougars were picked to finish second in the league and received two first place votes in the Coaches Poll.
- Blair was one of three players in The American in 2021-22 to make six 3-pointers in one game and the only player in the conference with two games of six-plus 3-pointers made.
SERIES HISTORY
Houston record vs Cincinnati 8-23
home / away / neutral 2-10 / 3-10 / 3-3
Last meeting W, 67-45, 3/7/22, Fort Worth, Texas
Streak Houston, 1
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