How to watch UCF Knights vs. Houston Cougars: NCAA Basketball live stream info, TV channel, start time, game odds

How to watch UCF vs. Houston basketball game

By Scout Staff

Mar 6, 2024 at 8:01 pm ET • 2 min read

Halftime Report

UCF is giving their home crowd exactly what they were hoping for. After one quarter, neither squad has the contest in the bag, but UCF leads 31-28 over Houston.

UCF came into the match with some extra motivation after the loss they were dealt the last time these two teams faced off. We'll see if they're able to flip the script or if it'll just be more of the same.

Who's Playing

Houston Cougars @ UCF Knights

Current Records: Houston 26-3, UCF 15-13

How To Watch

When: Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at 7 p.m. ET
Where: Addition Financial Arena -- Orlando, Florida
TV: ESPN Plus
Follow: CBS Sports App
Online Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
Ticket Cost: $8.00

What to Know

Houston is 9-1 against UCF since February of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. Both teams will face off in a Big 12 battle at 7:00 p.m. ET at Addition Financial Arena. Houston will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.

Oklahoma typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Houston proved too difficult a challenge. Not to be outdone by the Sooners, they got past the Sooners on a last-second jump shot courtesy of Jamal Shead with but a second left in the second quarter. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.

Houston's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from J'Wan Roberts, who scored 20 points along with five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of L.J. Cryer, who scored 23 points.

Meanwhile, it's hard to win when you don't work as a unit and post 11 fewer assists than your opponent, a fact UCF found out the hard way on Saturday. They fell 60-52 to the Cyclones.

The Cougars have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-3 record this season. As for the Knights, their loss dropped their record down to 15-13.

Looking ahead, Houston is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by 8.5 points. This contest will be their 19th straight as the favorites (so far over this stretch they are 8-10 against the spread).

This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Houston have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 38.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like UCF struggles in that department as they've been averaging 37.8 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.