Temple-Houston Preview

When: Thursday, 7 p.m.

Where: Liacouras Center

Records: Houston (9-17, 1-13 American Athletic Conference); Temple (19-9, 10-5).

TV/Radio: CBS Sports Network, WPHT-1210 AM.

Coaches: Houston, Kelvin Sampson (1st season, 9-17); Temple, Fran Dunphy (9th season, 186-106).

Last time out: Houston lost 63-57 at home to Cincinnati on Saturday. Temple lost at Tulsa on Sunday, 55-39.

Last meeting between the two teams: Houston won 89-79 on March 1, 2014 at Temple.

Houston's top three: Jherrod Stiggers (14.3 ppg., 3.5 rpg.), L.J. Rose (9.8 ppg., 5.3 apg.), Danrad Knowles (10.7 ppg., 6.0 rpg.).

Temple's top three: Will Cummings (13.7 ppg., 4.2 rpg., 4.1 apg.) Jaylen Bond (8.1 ppg., 8.5 rpg.), Jesse Morgan (12.0 ppg., 3.2 rpg.).

Notes: Houston has lost five in a row and 10 of its last 12. . . . Temple is looking to snap a two-game losing streak that has followed a seven-game win streak. . . . Bond is the AAC rebounding leader and has recorded double-figure rebound totals in three consecutive games.