Holding Houston to just 35.3% from the field, the Jayhawks gave the No. 3 team in the country a run for its money

After the 65-59 Houston victory, Bill Self gave an all-time compliment to Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson.

The Jayhawks defense held Sampson's squad to a season-low from the field, but it wasn't enough to pull off the upset

Despite another Kansas setback, Self had nothing but good words for his Houston counterpart, with Sampson and the Cougars still being a force not just in the Big 12 but in the nat

The Houston basketball team had their final home game of the regular season on Monday night as they hosted Kansas. The Cougars honored all of their seniors before the game, and head coach Kelvin Sampson shared a special moment with forward J'Wan Roberts,

Bill Self is one of the most storied head coaches in college basketball history, so his words carry a lot of weight. After Monday night's loss against Houston, he had a ton of praise for Kelvin Sampson.

It wasn’t too long ago that there were concerns about how the Houston Cougars basketball program would adjust to life in the Big 12 Conference. Sure, the Coogs had won five consecutive regular season titles while playing in the American Athletic Conference,

With one more win, the Cougars will become the second program to repeat as outright Big 12 champs, redeeming a coach's pivotal decisions.

Right now, Houston has only clinched a share of the Big 12 regular title, but it would be shocking to see anyone catch the Cougars. Houston has a 3.5-game lead on the next closest team, so if they win just one of their remaining three games, they will win the conference outright.

The win over Kansas carried historic meaning, as it set new Big 12 and Cougars basketball program records for most conference game wins

The No. 3 Houston Cougars clinched the Big 12 regular-season title on Monday after beating the Kansas Jayhawks 65-59 at Fertitta Center.

Recently crowned Big 12 regular season champ Houston is heavily favored in a rematch of a double-overtime win over Kansas back in January.