UCF at Houston – 1 p.m. on 12/31/22. This article will be constantly updated until game time with videos, stats, notes, and more. Keep checking back for new content.
11:44 – Pregame ritual & shooting line.
11:42 – More shoot-around.
11:40 – three-point shooting.
11:36 – drive and shoot drills.
11:25 – Timelapse of early shootaround.
11:02 –
Two hours til tip-off.
10:55 – walking into the arena
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The Matchup
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| Record | 13-1 | 10-3 |
| AAC Record | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| AP Poll | #3 | NA |
| Coaches Poll | #3 | NA |
| NCAA NET | 1 | 58 |
| KenPom | 1 | 54 |
| ESPN BPI | 1 | 58 |
| Bart Torvik | 1 | 43 |
Refs:
Tony Greene, Garrick Shannon, Keith Patterson
Greene has worked 15 UH games in the last five years (although none this season). The Cougars are 14-1 when he’s on the floor. The only loss: that UCF loss at Fertitta in 2019. He’s also worked two AAC tournaments and the Cleveland State game in the 2021 NCAA Tournament bubble.
Shannon officiated the McNeese game last week. The Cougars are 5-1 in games he has worked in the last five seasons (loss: @Tulsa in 2020). Patterson has only reffed one UH game in the last five years (HBU 2019).
This will be Greene’s fourth game in a row, but the other two had Friday off.
Show Me Numbers
– Houston is 34-2 at Fertitta Center in American Athletic Conference games. The first of the two losses was vs. UCF in 2019 when College Gameday was in the building.
– UH is the only team in the country holding opponents to under 50 ppg (49.9).
– In the last eight seasons, 2787 teams have been fielded at the D1 level. Here is the comprehensive list of teams holding opponents to under 50 ppg at this point in the season (games as of December 30):
Houston 2022 (49.9 ppg)
Virginia 2019 (47.3 ppg)
Virginia 2016 (47.7 ppg)
That’s it. End of list. Out of 2787 teams.
– Where UCF might have a problem:
Field goal percentage:
UCF – 244th / 43.3%
Field goal percentage defense:
UH – 1st / 32.8
Scoring offense:
UCF – 225th / 69.8 ppg
Scoring defense:
UH – 1st / 49.9 ppg
225 69.8
Three-point percentage:
UCF – 71st / 36.7%
Three-point percentage defense:
UH – 2nd / 23.7%
Scoring Margin:
UH – 2nd / 25.4 ppg