No. 1 Houston has dominated every challenge so far this season.

Now comes the Cougars' first game away from home. It's against a ranked opponent, no less.

Houston (3-0) will take on No. 22 Auburn (3-0) on a neutral court -- perhaps more accurately described as a semi-neutral court -- on Sunday afternoon in Birmingham, Ala.

Cougars coach Kelvin Sampson said he was excited to see how his young team responds.

"Everybody at some point is going to have to play a road game," Sampson said. "I chose this schedule to challenge them. If we lose some of the games, they'll learn from it. It's not the end of the world. If you win some of these games, you've got to learn from those, too.

"... Playing in these environments is going to be new for freshmen. I'm anxious to see how they react to all of

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