# 1964–65 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

The 1964–65 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in NCAA University Division competition in the 1964–65 season.
Houston, coached by Guy Lewis, played its home games in Jeppesen Fieldhouse, Delmar Fieldhouse, and the Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston, Texas, and was then an Independent.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| Dec 1, 1964 | at Wisconsin | L 65–76 | 0–1 | Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin |
| Dec 5, 1964 | Texas A&I | W 94–71 | 1–1 | Jeppesen Fieldhouse Houston, Texas |
| Dec 7, 1964 | Ohio State | L 69–77 | 1–2 | Sam Houston Coliseum Houston, Texas |
| Dec 9, 1964 | at North Texas State | L 48–60 | 1–3 | Men's Gymnasium Denton, Texas |
| Dec 10, 1964 | at TCU | W 67–62 | 2–3 | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas |
| Dec 14, 1964 | at Texas A&M | L 67–74 | 2–4 | G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas |
| Dec 16, 1964 | vs. Auburn Bluebonnet Classic | W 50–48 | 3–4 | Rice Gymnasium Houston, Texas |
| Dec 17, 1964 | vs. Texas A&M Bluebonnet Classic | W 59–49 | 4–4 | Rice Gymnasium Houston, Texas |
| Dec 19, 1964 | Colorado | W 70–61 | 5–4 | Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas |
| Dec 26, 1964 | Rhode Island | W 74–68 | 6–4 | Jeppesen Fieldhouse Houston, Texas |
| Dec 28, 1964 | vs. Penn State Motor City Classic | L 57–59 | 6–5 | Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan |
| Dec 29, 1964 | vs. Valparaiso Motor City Classic | W 84–81 | 7–5 | Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan |
| Jan 2, 1965 | Trinity (TX) | W 116–79 | 8–5 | Jeppesen Fieldhouse Houston, Texas |
| Jan 4, 1965 | Oklahoma City | W 61–54 | 9–5 | Jeppesen Fieldhouse Houston, Texas |
| Jan 9, 1965 | Notre Dame | L 80–110 | 9–6 | Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas |
| Jan 13, 1965 | Southwestern | W 89–64 | 10–6 | Jeppesen Fieldhouse Houston, Texas |
| Jan 16, 1965 | North Texas State | W 117–83 | 11–6 | Jeppesen Fieldhouse Houston, Texas |
| Jan 18, 1965 | TCU | W 108–87 | 12–6 | Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas |
| Jan 28, 1965 | Baylor | W 80–78 | 13–6 | Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas |
| Jan 30, 1965 | Texas A&M | W 79–74 | 14–6 | Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas |
| Feb 6, 1965 | Loyola (LA) | W 104–80 | 15–6 | Jeppesen Fieldhouse Houston, Texas |
| Feb 9, 1965 | at Trinity (TX) | W 139–87 | 16–6 | Unknown San Antonio, Texas |
| Feb 13, 1965 | Centenary (LA) | W 95–84 | 17–6 | Jeppesen Fieldhouse Houston, Texas |
| Feb 16, 1965 | Texas Wesleyan | W 122–105 | 18–6 | Jeppesen Fieldhouse Houston, Texas |
| Feb 20, 1965 | at Miami (FL) | L 91–103 | 18–7 | Miami Beach Exhibition Hall Miami Beach, Florida |
| Feb 27, 1965 | at Oklahoma City | L 79–85 | 18–8 | Frederickson Fieldhouse Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| NCAA tournament |||||
| Mar 8, 1965 | vs. Notre Dame Regional quarterfinals – First round | W 99–98 | 19–8 | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas |
| Mar 12, 1965 | vs. Oklahoma State Regional semifinals – Sweet Sixteen | L 60–75 | 19–9 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| Mar 13, 1965 | vs. SMU Regional third-place game | L 87–89 | 19–10 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||