Houston vs. Arizona Men: How to watch, TV channel, streaming, start time, predicted lineups and stats

The first- and second-place teams in the Big 12 collide on Saturday afternoon when the No. 6 Houston Cougars (20-4, 12-1 Big 12) visit the No. 13 Arizona Wildcats (17-7, 11-2 Big 12).

Arizona got off to a 3-4 start that saw them drop out of the AP Poll from early December until early February, but they've risen from No. 20 to No. 13 in the space of a week with recent wins over then-No. 3 Iowa State and then-No. 13 Texas Tech. That said, they enter this game coming off a three-point road loss to unranked Kansas State.

Houston, under head coach Kelvin Sampson, has been arguably the best defensive team in the nation all season. Their most recent loss was by one point to then-No. 22 Texas Tech in overtime on February 1st, and before that, the Cougars' last loss was in late November.

How to watch Houston vs. Arizona, TV channel and streaming

Houston vs. Arizona will be broadcast on ESPN, available via cable TV and live TV streaming apps such as YouTubeTV or FuboTV.

Houston vs. Arizona start time, date and venue

Houston vs. Arizona is scheduled to tip off at 2 PM ET/1 PM CT/12 PM MT/11 AM PT on Saturday, February 15th from the McKale Memorial Center in Tucson, Arizona.

Houston vs. Arizona predicted lineups

Houston: Milos Uzan, Emanuel Sharp, LJ Cryer, Joseph Tugler, J'Wan Roberts

Arizona: Jaden Bradley, Caleb Love, Anthony Dell'Orso, Trey Townsend, Tobe Awaka

Houston vs. Arizona stats

• Out of 364 Division I Men's Basketball teams, the Houston Cougars are 12th in offensive rating with 118.9 points scored per 100 possessions and are first in defensive rating with 89.9 points allowed per 100 possessions.
• The Arizona Wildcats are ranked 46th in offensive rating (115.0) and are 44th in defensive rating (97.6).
• Houston leading scorer LJ Cryer averages 14.3 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.9 assists while shooting 41.0 percent from three-point range on 6.9 attempts per game.
• Wildcats leading scorer Caleb Love averages 15.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.4 steals while shooting 37.8 percent from the field.
• Cougars guard Emanuel Sharp is averaging 12.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 1.3 steals while shooting 43.6 percent from three on 5.6 attempts per game.
• Arizona guard Jaden Bradley averages 11.9 points, 3.5 boards, 3.8 assists and 2.1 steals while shooting 46.7 percent overall.

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