Houston–SMU men's basketball rivalry

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Houston–SMU men's basketball rivalry
Houston Cougars primary logo.svg
Houston Cougars
SMU Athletics wordmark.svg
SMU Mustangs
SportBasketball
First meetingMarch 16, 1956
SMU 89 – Houston 74
Latest meetingJanuary 31, 2021
Houston 70 – SMU 48
Next meetingFebruary 9, 2022
Statistics
Meetings total88
All-time seriesHouston leads, 55–33
Largest victoryHouston, 95–55 (February 13, 1978)
Longest win streakHouston, 9 (February 11, 2006–February 13, 2010)
Current win streakHouston, 2 (January 3, 2021–present)
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Locations of Houston and SMU

The Houston–SMU men's basketball rivalry is a college rivalry between the University of Houston Cougars and Southern Methodist University Mustangs. When Houston joined the Southwest Conference in 1972, the two schools were conference mates until the conference dissolved in 1996. After a brief hiatus, SMU would join Conference USA in 2005 and the rivalry would continue when both schools moved to the American Athletic Conference in the midst of 2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment. The two schools are the only Texas universities in the American, making the in-state rivalry all the more competitive.

Series History[]

Men's Basketball Comparison
Houston SMU
First Season 1946 1916
NCAA Final Fours 6 1
NCAA Tournament Appearances 22 12
Conference Championships 9 16
Conference Tournament Championships 7 3
Consensus 1st Team All-Americans 4 1
Conference Player of the Year 7 12

Houston & SMU would meet three times in the NCAA Tournament before playing in a regular season game, first in 1972. Throughout their shared time in the Southwest Conference, the Cougars and Mustangs would meet seven times in the Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, with SMU leading 4-3 in their meetings then. The teams have also been conference mates in Conference USA and the American Athletic Conference, meeting once each in the tournaments for each conference. As of the end of the 2020–21 season, Houston leads the all time series 55–33.

Notable Games[]

March 16, 1956: In the team's first ever meeting, they first played at Allen Fieldhouse in the 1956 NCAA Sweet Sixteen. All–American Jim Krebs would score 27 points to lead the No. 9 Mustangs to victory 89–74 and an eventual Final Four.[1]

March 13, 1965: In the team's second meeting, Houston and SMU met to play in the 1965 NCAA Regional Third Place Game. Behind the 27 points of Carroll Hooser, the Mustangs would again pull out a win against the Cougars, 89–87.[2]

March 18, 1967: In the third meeting in the NCAA Tournament, a Final Four was on the line as the teams met in the 1967 NCAA Elite Eight. This time, fortune would favor the Cougars, led by the 31 points from Elvin Hayes, Houston would gain their first series win to a score of 83–75 .[3]

January 16, 1982: In the first year of Phi Slama Jama, SMU visited No. 10 Houston and upset the Cougars 67–66. Houston would go onto the 1982 Final Four, while SMU had a horrendous 6–21 record.

March 12, 1983: After beating the Mustangs twice in the regular season, Houston would meet SMU once again in the 1983 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Semifinals. Houston would maintain their streak against SMU, winning 75–59. Houston would win the Conference Tournament and make an NCAA run before finally losing to NC State in the 1983 NCAA Finals.

March 3, 1985: The days of Phi Slama Jama behind them, the tables turned in favor of SMU with the Mustangs beating No. 11 Oklahoma and No. 5 North Carolina during the 1984-85 season. The No. 13 Mustangs headed to Houston for the final regular season game, only to be handed a 79–76 upset loss.

February 1, 2016: No. 12 SMU seemed to be heading in the right direction under the leadership of coach Larry Brown, visiting the Cougars with a 19–1 record on the season and having beaten the Cougars already on the season. Coach Kelvin Sampson would earn his first win against SMU, when the Cougars pulled the upset to win 71–68. It was the Cougars' biggest victory since January 1996, when they defeated No. 3 Memphis.[4]

Game results[]

Houston victoriesSMU victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 March 16, 1956A Allen Fieldhouse No. 7 SMU 89–74
2 March 13, 1965B Ahearn Field House SMU 89–87
3 March 18, 1967C Allen Fieldhouse No. 7 Houston 83–75
4 December 29, 1972 Hofheinz Pavilion No. 13 Houston 115–102
5 January 26, 1976 Moody Coliseum SMU 87–75
6 February 24, 1976 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston 100–98
7 January 29, 1977 Moody Coliseum Houston 103–102
8 February 10, 1977 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston 115–83
9 January 23, 1978 Moody Coliseum SMU 76–75
10 February 13, 1978 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston 95–55
11 January 22, 1979 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston 82–78
12 February 12, 1979 Moody Coliseum Houston 101–94
13 February 24, 1979D Hofheinz Pavilion Houston 74–67
14 January 12, 1980 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston 96–81
15 February 2, 1980 Moody Coliseum Houston 71–70
16 January 13, 1981 Moody Coliseum SMU 72–70
17 February 3, 1981 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston 96–81
18 January 16, 1982 Hofheinz Pavilion SMU 67–66
19 February 6, 1982 Moody Coliseum Houston 73–71
20 January 8, 1983 Hofheinz Pavilion No. 19 Houston 105–71
21 February 9, 1983 Moody Coliseum No. 6 Houston 85–68
22 March 12, 1983E Reunion Arena No. 1 Houston 75–59
23 January 4, 1984 Moody Coliseum No. 7 Houston 60–59
24 February 4, 1984 Hofheinz Pavilion No. 6 Houston 76–57
25 January 30, 1985 Moody Coliseum No. 4 SMU 85–78
26 March 3, 1985 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston 79–76
27 March 8, 1985F Reunion Arena No. 20 SMU 84–72
28 January 25, 1986 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston 71–66
29 February 26, 1986 Moody Coliseum SMU 78–71
30 January 21, 1987 Moody Coliseum Houston 75–65
31 February 22, 1987 Hofheinz Pavilion SMU 79–73
32 January 19, 1988 Hofheinz Pavilion SMU 69–65
33 February 20, 1988 Moody Coliseum SMU 87–84
34 March 12, 1988G Reunion Arena SMU 98–76
35 January 21, 1989 Moody Coliseum Houston 84–83
36 February 22, 1989 Hofheinz Pavilion SMU 88–85
37 January 24, 1990 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston 64–47
38 February 24, 1990 Moody Coliseum Houston 71–63
39 January 26, 1991 Moody Coliseum SMU 81–75
40 February 27, 1991 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston 85–58
41 March 8, 1991H Reunion Arena SMU 65–62
42 February 5, 1992 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston 67–50
43 March 7, 1992 Moody Coliseum Houston 69–62
44 March 13, 1992I Reunion Arena Houston 73–62
45 January 23, 1993 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston 85–75
46 January 30, 1993 Moody Coliseum SMU 70–60
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
47 January 26, 1994 Moody Coliseum SMU 70–64
48 February 24, 1994 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston 89–80
49 January 28, 1995 Moody Coliseum Houston 73–71
50 March 4, 1995 Hofheinz Pavilion SMU 79–74
51 January 8, 1996 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston 63–62
52 February 28, 1996 Moody Coliseum Houston 62–59
53 March 7, 1996J Reunion Arena SMU 62–57
54 November 27, 1999 Hofheinz Pavilion SMU 94–80
55 December 17, 2000 Moody Coliseum SMU 94–69
56 February 11, 2006 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston 69–57
57 January 13, 2007 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston 82–67
58 February 7, 2007 Moody Coliseum Houston 64–49
59 January 16, 2008 Moody Coliseum Houston 99–71
60 February 16, 2008 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston 69–47
61 February 11, 2009 Moody Coliseum Houston 99–71
62 March 7, 2009 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston 89–77
63 March 11, 2009K FedExForum Houston 85–76
64 February 13, 2010 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston 66–60
65 February 27, 2010 Moody Coliseum SMU 94–83
66 January 15, 2011 Moody Coliseum Houston 70–68
67 February 16, 2011 Hofheinz Pavilion SMU 65–51
68 January 18, 2012 Moody Coliseum SMU 70–54
69 February 25, 2012 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston 62–59
70 January 9, 2013 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston 78–67
71 February 2, 2013 Moody Coliseum Houston 84–80OT
72 January 26, 2014 Hofheinz Pavilion SMU 75–68
73 February 19, 2014 Moody Coliseum SMU 68–64
74 March 13, 2014L FedExForum Houston 68–64
75 January 24, 2015 Moody Coliseum SMU 80–59
76 February 12, 2015 Hofheinz Pavilion No. 25 SMU 75–69
77 January 19, 2016 Moody Coliseum No. 8 SMU 77–73
78 February 1, 2016 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston 71–68
79 January 21, 2017 Moody Coliseum SMU 85–64
80 February 18, 2017 Hofheinz Pavilion No. 19 SMU 76–66
81 February 2, 2018 H&PE Arena Houston 67–58
82 February 28, 2018 Moody Coliseum No. 25 Houston 69–56
83 January 16, 2019 Moody Coliseum No. 21 Houston 69–58
84 March 7, 2019 Fertitta Center No. 12 Houston 90–79
85 January 15, 2020 Fertitta Center Houston 71–62
86 February 15, 2020 Moody Coliseum SMU 73–72OT
87 January 3, 2021 Moody Coliseum No. 5 Houston 74–60
88 January 31, 2021 Fertitta Center No. 6 Houston 70–48
89 February 9, 2022 Moody Coliseum
90 February 27, 2022 Fertitta Center
Series: Houston leads 55–33

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Notes[]

A 1956 NCAA Sweet Sixteen
B 1965 NCAA Regional Third Place Game
C 1967 NCAA Elite Eight
D 1979 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
E 1983 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
F 1985 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
G 1988 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
H 1991 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
I 1992 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
J 1996 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
K 2009 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
L 2014 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

Wins by location[]

Category Houston SMU
Dallas, TX 21 21
Houston, TX 31 10
Lawrence, KS 1 1
Manhattan, KS 0 1
Memphis, TN 2 0

Wins by venue[]

Category Houston SMU
Ahearn Field House 0 1
Allen Fieldhouse 1 1
FedExForum 2 0
Hofheinz Pavilion
Fertitta Center		 30 10
HP&E Arena 1 0
Moody Coliseum 19 17
Reunion Arena 2 4

References[]

  1. ^ "Southern Methodist vs. Houston Box Score, March 16, 1956". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  2. ^ "Southern Methodist vs. Houston Box Score, March 13, 1965". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  3. ^ "Southern Methodist vs. Houston Box Score, March 18, 1967". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  4. ^ Bill Nichols. "Nichols: Raucous crowd wills Houston to overcome 11-point deficit, upset No. 12 SMU". Dallas News. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  5. ^ "Matchup Finder". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
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