After close losses to Auburn and Alabama to begin the season, Houston coach Kelvin Sampson knew his team needed to mature. And the Cougars did just that. Comin

With 51.5 seconds left in regulation Saturday night at Allen Fieldhouse after Kansas guard Rylan Griffen had buried a 3 to put the Jayhawks ahead by 4 and right as Kelvin Sampson called timeout, his wife,

In improbable fashion, the Houston Cougars found a way to pick up their first Quadrant 1 victory of the season on Saturday night. Trailing Kansas by six points with 18 seconds left in overtime, the Cougars scored six points in the final 8 seconds to tie the game and send it to double overtime.