Houston Cougars Men's Basketball 2020-21 Schedule

UPDATED throughout the season

POSTED: November 20, 2020 -- 4:32 p.m. CT

Friday afternoon, the Houston Cougars Men's Basketball program announced its complete 2020-21 schedule with tip off times of 2 p.m., for a pair of home games inside the Fertitta Center during the first week.

Houston opens the season against Lamar at 2 p.m., Wednesday, before playing host to Boise State at 2 p.m., Friday, both inside the Fertitta Center.

For the first time in school history, the Coog will play a 20-game league slate, meeting each opponent in a home-and-away series.

The American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship will take place March 11-14 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. All games of the championship will be televised on either ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU, including the championship final on ESPN.

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Date (Day)	Time (CT) / Result	Game	Venue
Nov. 25 (Wed)	W, 89-45.	vs Lamar	Fertitta Center

SOUTHWEST SHOWCASE (November 27 and 29)

Date (Day)	Time (CT)	Game	Venue
Nov. 27 (Fri)	W, 68-58.	vs Boise State	Fertitta Center
Nov. 29 (Sun)	W, 64-53 (ESPN2).	Texas Tech	Dickies Arena (Fort Worth, TX)

Remainder of the nonconference schedule

Date (Day)	Time (CT)	Game	Venue
Dec. 5 (Sat)	W, 77-67. (ESPN+)	vs South Carolina	Fertitta Center
Dec. 9 (Wed)	POSTPONED	vs Sam Houston State	Fertitta Center
Dec. 12 (Sat)	POSTPONED	vs Rice	Fertitta Center
Dec. 15 (Tue)	POSTPONED	vs UCF	Fertitta Center
Dec. 19 (Sat)	CANCELED	at Alabama	Coleman Coliseum
Dec. 20 (Sun)	W, 88-55. (ESPN+)	vs Alcorn State	Fertitta Center
Dec. 22 (Tue)	W, 76-50. (ESPN+)	vs Temple	Fertitta Center
Dec. 26 (Sat)	W, 63-54. (ABC)	at UCF	Addition Financial Arena
Dec. 29 (Tue)	L, 65-64. (ESPN2)	at Tulsa	Reynolds Center
Jan. 3 (Sun)	W, 74-60. (ESPN2)	at SMU	Moody Coliseum
Jan. 6(Wed)	W, 70-63. (ESPN+). Get ESPN+	vs Wichita State	Fertitta Center
Jan. 9 (Sat)	W, 71-50. (ESPNU)	vs Tulane	Fertitta Center
Jan. 14 (Thu)	POSTPONED	at USF	Yuengling Center
Jan. 17 (Sun)	W, 75-58. (ESPNU)	vs UCF	Fertitta Center
Jan. 20 (Wed)	W, 86-59. (ESPN+). (Get ESPN+)	vs Tulsa	Fertitta Center
Jan. 23 (Sat)	POSTPONED	vs Cincinnati	Fertitta Center
Jan. 23 (Sat) (Rescheduled from Feb. 10)	W, 68-51. (CBS)	at Temple	Liacouras Center
Jan. 28 (Thu)	W, 83-60. (ESPN)	at Tulane	Fogelman Arena
Jan. 31 (Sat)	W, 70-48. (ESPN)	vs SMU	Fertitta Center
Feb. 3 (Wed)	L, 82-73. (ESPN+). (Get ESPN+)	at ECU	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
Feb. 6 (Sat)	W, 112-46. (ESPN+). (Get ESPN+)	vs Our Lady of the Lake	Fertitta Center
Feb. 10 (Rescheduled from Jan. 14)	W, 82-65. (ESPNU)	at USF	Yuengling Center
Feb. 14 (Sat)	POSTPONED	vs Memphis	Fertitta Center
Feb. 17 (Wed)	POSTPONED	vs ECU	Fertitta Center
Feb. 18 (Thu) (Rescheduled from Feb. 25)	L, 68-63.	at Wichita State	Charles Koch Arena
Feb. 21 (Sun)	W, 90-52.	vs Cincinnati	Fertitta Center
Feb. 25 (Thu)	W, 81-57. (ESPN2)	vs WKU	Fertitta Center
Feb. 28 (Sun)	W, 98-52. (ESPNU)	vs USF	Fertitta Center
Mar. 7 (Sun)	W, 67-64. (CBS)	vs Memphis	Fertitta Center

First Round - Thursday, March 11 (all times Central)

Game	Match-up	Time	Network
Game 1	9-seed Temple 71, vs. 8-seed USF 73.	11 a.m.	ESPNU
Game 2	10-seed Tulane 77, vs. 7-seed Tulsa 70.	2 p.m.	ESPNU
Game 3	11-seed East Carolina 62, vs. 6-seed UCF 72.	6 p.m.	ESPNU

Quarterfinals - Friday, March 12 (all times Central)

Game	Match-up	Time	Network
Game 4	8-seed USF 67, vs 1-seed Wichita State 68.	11 a.m.	ESPN2
Game 5	5-seed Cincinnati 74, vs. 4-seed SMU 71.	2 p.m.	ESPN2
Game 6	10-seed Tulane 52, vs. 2-seed Houston 77.	6 p.m.	ESPN2
Game 7	6-seed UCF 62, vs. 3-seed Memphis 70.	9 p.m.	ESPN2

Semifinals - Saturday, March 13 (all times Central)

Game	Match-up	Time	Network
Game 8	1-seed Wichita State 59, vs. 5-seed Cincinnati 60.	2 p.m.	ESPN2
Game 9	2-seed Houston 76, vs. 3-seed Memphis 74.	4:30 p.m.	ESPN2

Final - Sunday, March 14 (Time listed is Central)

Game	Match-up	Time	Network
Game 10	5-seed Cincinnati 54, vs. 2-seed Houston 91.	2:15 p.m.	ESPN

First Round - Friday, March 19 (Time listed is CT)

Time	Game	Venue	Network
W, 87-56.	vs 15-seed Cleveland State	Assembly Hall	truTV

Second Round - Sunday, March 21 (Time listed is CT)

Time	Game	Venue	Network
W, 63-60.	vs 10-seed Rutgers	Lucas Oil Stadium Unity (South)	TBS

Regional Semifinal - Saturday, March 27 (Time listed is CT)

Time	Game	Venue	Network
W, 62-46.	vs 11-seed Syracuse	Hinkle Fieldhouse	TBS

Regional Final - Monday, March 29 (Time listed is CT)

Time	Game	Venue	Network
W, 67-61.	vs 12-seed Oregon State	Lucas Oil Stadium (north court)	CBS

Final Four semifinal - Saturday, April 3 (Time listed is CT)

Time	Game	Venue	Network
L, 78-59.	vs 1-seed Baylor	Lucas Oil Stadium	CBS

Houston's season ends in the NCAA semifinals. Houston finishes the season with a 28-4 record.

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