One of the headliners in the NIL-backed event, held on the Las Vegas Strip, the sixth-ranked Cougars left town with a 4-3 record. Two days later, UH would tumble out of the top 10 in the national polls for the first time in two years.

EDWARDSVILLE – Life teaches us that we can never take anything for granted and the same could be said in college basketball. Every year 64 teams make the NCAA March Madness tournament. For teams like Duke,

"We go to practice every day with a plan," Kelvin Sampson said, emphasizing the team's disciplined approach. This year's UH team is the 20th team he's taken to the NCAA Tournament.