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Houston Cougars Men's Basketball earns 2-seed in the 2021 AAC Men's Basketball Tournament
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POSTED: March 7, 2021 -- 6:38 p.m. CT
With Sunday's 67-64 buzzer-beating win over the Memphis Tigers, the Houston Cougars men's basketball team clinched the 2-seed in the 2021 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship which begins this Thursday, March 11, with three first round games.
Houston (21-3 overall, 14-3 in the AAC) will face the winner of the first round game between the 10-seed Tulane Green Wave and the 7-seed Tulsa Golden Hurricane game which takes place Thursday, March 11.
Houston's game against the winner of that first round match-up will take place Friday, March 12, in a quarterfinal match-up scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., on ESPNU.
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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 |
Houston wins 2021 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship
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