On Saturday, the University of Cincinnati men’s basketball team lost 62-67 against the Houston Cougars in a truly electric home game. According to UC, 12,715 people attended the home game on Saturday — the largest crowd on record since the arena reopened in 2018.

Keep scrolling for everything we saw during UC’s game against Houston.

Photos by John Haggard

The Cincinnati bench celebrating after a big 3-pointer – Cincinnati vs Houston (#5) Big12 Men’s Basketball (2/10/2024) Photo: John Haggard
Cincinnati’s Simas Lukosius (#41) shooting overtop of the Houston defender – Cincinnati vs Houston (#5) Big12 Men’s Basketball (2/10/2024) Photo: John Haggard
Cincinnati’s Day Day Thomas (#1) bringing the ball up the court – Cincinnati vs Houston (#5) Big12 Men’s Basketball (2/10/2024) Photo: John Haggard
Cincinnati’s Dan Skillings Jr (#0) making a lay-up to create UC’s largest lead of the day – Cincinnati vs Houston (#5) Big12 Men’s Basketball (2/10/2024) Photo: John Haggard
Cincinnati’s Simas Lukosius (#41) taking a 3-pointer – Cincinnati vs Houston (#5) Big12 Men’s Basketball (2/10/2024) Photo: John Haggard
Photo: John Haggard
Cincinnati’s Jamille Reynolds (#13) trying to turn and create a shot – Cincinnati vs Houston (#5) Big12 Men’s Basketball (2/10/2024) Photo: John Haggard
Cincinnati’s Day Day Thomas (#1) driving to the paint past Houston’s Jamal Shead (#1) – Cincinnati vs Houston (#5) Big12 Men’s Basketball (2/10/2024) Photo: John Haggard
Cincinnati’s Jizzle James (#2) driving down the lane to create some space for a shot – Cincinnati vs Houston (#5) Big12 Men’s Basketball (2/10/2024) Photo: John Haggard
Cincinnati’s John Newman III (#15) attempting pull-up shot – Cincinnati vs Houston (#5) Big12 Men’s Basketball (2/10/2024) Photo: John Haggard
Cincinnati’s Day Day Thomas (#1) shooting a towering 3-point shot – Cincinnati vs Houston (#5) Big12 Men’s Basketball (2/10/2024) Photo: John Haggard
Cincinnati’s Viktor Lakhin (#30) attempting a 3-point shot – Cincinnati vs Houston (#5) Big12 Men’s Basketball (2/10/2024) Photo: John Haggard
Cincinnati’s CJ Fredrick Jr. (#5) enters the game for the first time in over a month – Cincinnati vs Houston (#5) Big12 Men’s Basketball (2/10/2024) Photo: John Haggard
Cincinnati’s Aziz Bandaogo (#55) slamming down a dunk for UC’s first points – Cincinnati vs Houston (#5) Big12 Men’s Basketball (2/10/2024) Photo: John Haggard
Cincinnati’s Dan Skillings Jr (#0) taking a 3-point shot – Cincinnati vs Houston (#5) Big12 Men’s Basketball (2/10/2024) Photo: John Haggard
Cincinnati’s head coach, Wes Miller, fired up after a huge 3-point play – Cincinnati vs Houston (#5) Big12 Men’s Basketball (2/10/2024) Photo: John Haggard
The opening tip-off Houston’s Ja’Vier Francis #5 and Cincinnati’s Azziz Bandaogo #55 – Cincinnati vs Houston (#5) Big12 Men’s Basketball (2/10/2024) Photo: John Haggard
Cincinnati’s Jamille Reynolds (#13) shooting a mid-range-jumper over the Houston defense – Cincinnati vs Houston (#5) Big12 Men’s Basketball (2/10/2024) Photo: John Haggard
Cincinnati’s Head Coach, Wes Miller, receives a technical foul after this heated argument with referee, Kipp Kissinger Photo: John Haggard
Cincinnati’s Aziz Bandaogo (#55) slamming down a dunk for UC’s first points – Cincinnati vs Houston (#5) Big12 Men’s Basketball (2/10/2024) Photo: John Haggard
Cincinnati’s Day Day Thomas (#1) looking to pass the ball to a teammate – Cincinnati vs Houston (#5) Big12 Men’s Basketball (2/10/2024) Photo: John Haggard
Cincinnati’s Jamille Reynolds (#13) taking a free-throw – Cincinnati vs Houston (#5) Big12 Men’s Basketball (2/10/2024) Photo: John Haggard
Cincinnati’s Jizzle James (#2) driving down the lane to create some space for a shot – Cincinnati vs Houston (#5) Big12 Men’s Basketball (2/10/2024) Photo: John Haggard
Cincinnati’s head coach, Wes Miller, fired up after a huge offensive play – Cincinnati vs Houston (#5) Big12 Men’s Basketball (2/10/2024) Photo: John Haggard
Cincinnati’s Dan Skillings Jr (#0) dunking the ball over the Houston defense – Cincinnati vs Houston (#5) Big12 Men’s Basketball (2/10/2024) Photo: John Haggard
Photo: John Haggard
Cincinnati’s Day Day Thomas (#1) drving down the lane – Cincinnati vs Houston (#5) Big12 Men’s Basketball (2/10/2024) Photo: John Haggard
Cincinnati falling back into their defensive shape after a hugh offensive possession – Cincinnati vs Houston (#5) Big12 Men’s Basketball (2/10/2024) Photo: John Haggard
Houston’s Jamal Shead (#1) getting ready to inbound the ball – Cincinnati vs Houston (#5) Big12 Men’s Basketball (2/10/2024) Photo: John Haggard
Houston’s Joseph Tugler (#25) blocking a shot attempt by Cincinnati’s Jamille Reynolds (#13) – Cincinnati vs Houston (#5) Big12 Men’s Basketball (2/10/2024) Photo: John Haggard
Photo: John Haggard
Houston’s Jamal Shead (#1) getting ready to inbound the ball – Cincinnati vs Houston (#5) Big12 Men’s Basketball (2/10/2024) Photo: John Haggard
Cincinnati’s Simas Lukosius (#41) trying to create a shooting opportunity to keep the Bearcats alive with 20.4 seconds left – Cincinnati vs Houston (#5) Big12 Men’s Basketball (2/10/2024) Photo: John Haggard
Cincinnati’s Simas Lukosius (#41) driving to the paint – Cincinnati vs Houston (#5) Big12 Men’s Basketball (2/10/2024) Photo: John Haggard
Houston erases Cincinnati’s lead with 14:23 left in the 2nd half – Cincinnati vs Houston (#5) Big12 Men’s Basketball (2/10/2024) Photo: John Haggard
Photo: John Haggard
Cincinnati’s Simas Lukosius (#41) attempting a shot over Houston’s Jamal Shead (#1) – Cincinnati vs Houston (#5) Big12 Men’s Basketball (2/10/2024) Photo: John Haggard
Houston’s J’wan Roberts (#13) taking on Cincinnati’s Ody Oguama (#33) – Cincinnati vs Houston (#5) Big12 Men’s Basketball (2/10/2024) Photo: John Haggard
Cincinnati’s Simas Lukosius (#41) in-bounding the ball – Cincinnati vs Houston (#5) Big12 Men’s Basketball (2/10/2024) Photo: John Haggard
Cincinnati’s Jizzle James (#2) attempting a free throw – Cincinnati vs Houston (#5) Big12 Men’s Basketball (2/10/2024) Photo: John Haggard