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Houston–SMU men's basketball rivalry
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The Houston–SMU men's basketball rivalry is a college rivalry between the University of Houston Cougars and Southern Methodist University Mustangs. When Houston joined the Southwest Conference in 1972, the two schools were conference mates until the conference dissolved in 1996. After a brief hiatus, SMU would join Conference USA in 2005 and the rivalry would continue when both schools moved to the American Athletic Conference in the midst of 2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment. Later, with Houston's move to the Big 12 Conference as a result of 2021–22 NCAA conference realignment, the future of the rivalry was put in doubt.
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Sport | Basketball |
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First meeting | March 16, 1956 SMU 89 – Houston 74 |
Latest meeting | February 16, 2023 Houston 80 – SMU 65 |
Next meeting | TBD |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 92 |
All-time series | Houston leads, 58–34 |
Largest victory | Houston, 95–55 (February 13, 1978) |
Longest win streak | Houston, 9 (February 11, 2006–February 13, 2010) |
Current win streak | Houston, 3 (February 27, 2022–present) |