No. 3 Houston will not have to wait long for a chance to move away from its first loss of the season when the Cougars face Notre Dame in a consolation game of the Players Era men's championship on Wednesday afternoon at Las Vegas.

Houston (6-1) fell short in a marquee matchup against Tennessee on Tuesday, dropping a 76-73 decision. Kingston Flemings made a 3-pointer to pull the Cougars within one point with seven seconds remaining, but Tennessee's Ja'Kobi Gillespie sank six free throws in the final 35 seconds -- including two with five seconds left -- to seal the win.

Flemings, a freshman, finished with a season-high 25 points to give him three games of at least 20 points this season.

Milos Uzan, a Las Vegas native, scored 17 points and Chris Cenac Jr. added 11 rebounds as the Cougars l

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