Tennessee's all time basketball results against Houston
No. 2 seed Tennessee (30-7) will play No. 1 seed Houston (33-4) Sunday in the Elite Eight of the 2025 NCAA Basketball Tournament.
Tipoff for the game between the Vols and Cougars in the Midwest Region final is slated for 2:20 p.m. EDT at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. CBS will televise the Elite Eight matchup.
Sunday will mark the sixth meeting between Tennessee and Houston in the all time series, which dates to the 1970-71 season when the teams played twice.
Tennessee has a 3-2 record against Houston all time. The teams last played on Dec. 19, 1995 with the Vols recording a, 69-49, victory in Knoxville.
Tennessee is 3-0 in games played in Knoxville and has split two contests against the Cougars in Houston, Texas. The Cougars won a neutral-site game contested in Los Angeles, California during the 1970-71 season.
Tennessee's all time basketball results against Houston
1970-71: Tennessee 79, Houston 58
1970-71: Houston 68, Tennessee 65
1971-72: Houston 67, Tennessee 65
1994-95: Tennessee 74, Houston 58
1995-96: Tennessee 69, Houston 49
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