FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas' only true nonconference road game in the coming season won't be a true road game after all.
The Razorbacks' Dec. 2 game against Houston will be played at H&PE Arena on the campus Texas Southern University. The start time for the game has been set for 6:30 p.m. and it will be televised by CBS Sports Network.
H&PE Arena - or Health and Physical Education Arena - is an 8,100-seat venue built in 1989. Houston played an NIT game at the arena earlier this year and is expected to play some other nonconference games there in the 2017-18 season.
The Cougars' on-campus Fertitta Center is undergoing a $60 million renovation that won't be completed until the 2018-19 season. The renovation is unrelated to the floods that recently caused damage to much of the city.
Arkansas will play at Houston for the first time since the teams were Southwest Conference members in 1991, but the game will mark the Razorbacks' second in the city in as many seasons. Arkansas beat Texas 77-74 at the Toyota Center last December.
The Razorbacks and Cougars agreed to a two-year series prior to last season when Arkansas beat Houston 84-72 in Fayetteville. The Razorbacks lead the all-time series 22-17.
Houston is the only road game for Arkansas in the coming nonconference season. The Razorbacks will play three games at the Phil Knight Invitational beginning Thanksgiving Day in Portland, Ore.