Coogs Top Toledo 67-56

Robert McKiver, Dion Dowell and Marcus Cousin combined for 43 points to lead the University of Houston to a 67-56 victory over Toledo Tuesday night in Hofheinz Pavilion.


Despite 20 turnovers, the Cougars won their seventh straight game and improved their overall record to 8 - 1 this season.

The Cougars will try for their eighth straight win against Southern University this Saturday at Hofhienz Pavilion. The game tips off at 7:05pm.

UH's Fluff Shares Weekly Honor
On December 3, Conference USA announced that Houston senior guard Robert "Fluff" McKiver and UAB sophomore forward Walter Sharpe share this week's Conference USA Player of the Week honors for games through Dec. 2, as selected by a media panel covering the league.

McKiver and Sharpe both earned their first honor of the season as each led their respective team to a pair of non-conference victories during the week. Houston is currently riding a six-game win streak and UAB has won four in a row.