Jan. 20, 1968: Houston defeats UCLA in the Astrodome to end the Bruins’ 47-game winning streak before a crowd of 52,693, at the time the largest crowd at a college basketball game.

On January 20 1968

Jan. 20, 1968: Houston defeats UCLA in the Astrodome to end the Bruins’ 47-game winning streak before a crowd of 52,693, at the time the largest crowd at a college basketball game.

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Sources: “In the Arena: The NCAA’s First Century” by Joseph N. Crowley, NCAA News and Champion magazine archives, the NCAA Media Center, and NCAA record books 

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