As nation's No. 1 team, UH getting accustomed to hostile road environments
UH's Marcus Sasser , Tramon Mark and Jarace Walker weathered a raucous atmosphere at Charlottesville as the Cougars vanquished Virginia in December.Chants of “o-ver-ra-ted” are common when top-ranked University of Houston hits the road.
Another noisy sellout reception awaits Tuesday as the Cougars visit Tulane’s 4,000-seat Devlin Fieldhouse for a battle of the top two teams in the American Athletic Conference standings. before a crowd of 14,629 on Dec. 17 in Charlottesville and 72-59 on Jan. 8 in front of 10,264 at Cincinnati. Tough games have not been reserved just for the road, with the Cougars clawing out close wins over Kent State, UCF and USF at home and against Saint Mary’s in Fort Worth.
“I have a great time playing on the road,” said Walker, who will return to the lineup Tuesday after missing one game with flu symptoms. “It feels like it’s just you and your brothers out there against everybody.” Six more road games remain in the regular season, among them visits to SMU’s Moody Coliseum, which has been a tough place to play for the Cougars in recent years, UCF’s Addition Financial Arena and FedExForum in Memphis.
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