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HBU Huskies (4-3) at Houston Cougars (4-1)
Tuesday, Dec. 16 – 7 p.m.
Hofheinz Pavilion – Houston
 
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HOUSTON - HBU will head across town for the second time this season when the Huskies face Houston Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Hofheinz Pavilion. The Huskies' first intracity road trip yielded a 58-55 victory over Rice on Dec. 3 at Tudor Fieldhouse. Tuesday's game will be streamed live on ESPN3 and the Legacy Sports Network audio broadcast with Lonnie King is available on HBUHuskies.com, beginning at 6:45 p.m. with the pregame show.
 
The Huskies (4-3) are led by sophomore forward Colter Lasher, who averages 10.3 points and 3.7 rebounds per game, and junior guard Anthony Odunsi, who adds 9.2 points per game and is tied for the team lead in assists. HBU has four other players averaging at least seven points per game: senior center Ricmonds Vilde, who leads the team with 7.3 rebounds per game, sophomore forward Reveal Chukwujekwu, junior forward Jourdan Stickler and senior guard Marcel Smith, who is tied with Odunsi for the team lead in assists. Freshman center Josh Ibarra is averaging 6.7 rebounds and 3.67 blocks per game, which is tied for fifth in the nation.
 
UH (4-1) has four players averaging in double figures, led by Devonta Pollard, who posts 14.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. Eric Weary adds 14.2 points and 4.6 rebounds per game, while Jherrod Stiggers averages 13.6 points per game and Cavon Baker avearges 11.2 points per game. LeRon Barnes leads the Cougars on the glass with 8.4 rebounds per game.
 
UH leads the all-time series over HBU, 11-0, but the two teams have not faced one another since the Cougars posted an 87-60 victory over the Huskies on Nov. 27, 1996 at Hofheinz.
 
The Huskies will finish off a stretch of four-out-of-five on the road against UC-Riverside Saturday at 3 p.m. CST in Riverside, Calif., before having 10 days off for the Christmas break.