Houston freshman Kingston Flemings paced the Cougars with 25 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals while shooting 10 of 15 from the field. He shot 3 of 4 from 3, including a fearless pull-up with 5.3 seconds remaining to cut Tennessee's lead to 74-73 and keep the pressure on.

The Tennessee Volunteers played in their second game of the 'Players Era Festival' on Tuesday. That being as the Tennessee Vols had to play arguably the toughes

Houston coach Kelvin Sampson highlighted the free-throw disparity after the third-ranked Cougars lost 76-73 to No. 17 Tennessee.

Third-ranked Cougars suffer a scoreless stretch of seven minutes and fall to Tennessee in rematch of NCAA Elite Eight game.

On Tuesday night, the No. 3 Houston Cougars were handed their first loss of the season by the No. 17 Tennessee Volunteers. With a surge of offense in the second half, the Volunteers took the lead with just over 12 minutes to go and never looked back.

The No. 2 Houston Cougars (6-0) and No. 16 Tennessee Volunteers (6-0) meet Tuesday at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. ET (TNT). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NCAA basketball odds around the Houston vs. Tennessee odds and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions for the best bets.

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