How to Watch Houston vs. Texas Basketball: Live Stream & TV Channel Info – January 29

The No. 4 Houston Cougars (18-2, 5-2 Big 12) will try to build on a four-game win streak when they visit the Texas Longhorns (14-6, 3-4 Big 12) on Monday, January 29, 2024 at Moody Center. The game airs at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN.

If you’re searching for how to watch, the matchup is on ESPN.

Cougars vs. Longhorns Game Info

• Date: Monday, January 29, 2024
• Time: 9:00 PM ET
• TV: ESPN
• Live Stream: Stream NCAA men’s basketball on Paramount Plus and Hulu + Live TV
• Where: Austin, Texas
• Venue: Moody Center

Cougars Insights

• Houston has been lifted by its defense, as it ranks best in the nation by allowing just 51.9 points per game. It ranks 190th in college basketball in points scored (74.0 per contest).
• With 40.3 rebounds per game, the Cougars rank 28th in college basketball. They cede 32.5 rebounds per contest, which ranks 57th in college basketball.
• So far this season, Houston ranks 183rd in college basketball in assists, putting up 13.2 per game.
• In terms of turnovers, everything is clicking for the Cougars, who are committing 8.5 turnovers per game (sixth-best in college basketball) and forcing 15.6 turnovers per contest (10th-best).
• Houston is 151st in college basketball with 7.8 treys per game this year. Meanwhile, it ranks 115th with a 35.3% shooting percentage from beyond the arc.
• The Cougars are allowing 6.0 treys per game this year (47th-ranked in college basketball), and they are allowing a 28.3% three-point percentage (10th-best).
• Of the shots taken by Houston in 2023-24, 64% of them have been two-pointers (70.9% of the team’s made baskets) and 36% have been from beyond the arc (29.1%).

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Longhorns Insights

• Texas is 113th in the nation in points scored (76.8 per game) and 92nd in points conceded (67.9).
• On the boards, the Longhorns are 204th in college basketball in rebounds (35.2 per game). They are 63rd in rebounds allowed (32.7 per game).
• This season Texas is ranked 48th in the country in assists at 15.7 per game.
• In 2023-24, the Longhorns are 200th in the country in turnovers committed (11.7 per game) and 100th in turnovers forced (12.6).
• In 2023-24, Texas is 163rd in the country in 3-point makes (7.7 per game) and 29th in 3-point percentage (37.6%).
• Defensively, the Longhorns are 87th in college basketball in 3-pointers conceded per game at 6.5. They are 238th in 3-point percentage conceded at 34.1%.
• Texas takes 64.8% percent of its shots from inside the arc, and 35.2% percent from beyond it. In terms of makes, 72.6% of Texas’ buckets are 2-pointers, and 27.4% are 3-pointers.

Cougars Leaders

• The scoring leader for the Cougars this season is LJ Cryer, who averages 15.2 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game.
• J’wan Roberts is Houston’s leading rebounder, grabbing 7.1 per game, while Jamal Shead is its best passer, averaging 5.9 assists in each contest.
• Cryer leads the Cougars in three-point shooting, knocking down an average of 3.0 shots per game from beyond the arc.
• Shead and Ja’Vier Francis lead Houston on the defensive end, with Shead leading the team in steals averaging 2.3 per game and Francis in blocks averaging 1.6 per contest.

Longhorns Leaders

• Max Abmas’ points (17.6 per game) and assists (4.3 per game) stat lines give him the top scoring and assists spots on the Longhorns’ leaderboards.
• Dillon Mitchell is at the top of the Texas rebounding leaderboard with 8.7 rebounds per game. He also racks up 10.6 points and tacks on 1.8 assists per game.
• Abmas is the top shooter from deep for the Longhorns, hitting 3.2 threes per game.
• Texas’ leader in steals is Brock Cunningham with 1.2 per game, and its leader in blocks is Kadin Shedrick with 1.2 per game.