Columbus Falcons at Houston Hilltoppers — Nov. 20 preview

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Columbus travels to Houston on Thursday, Nov. 20, when the Columbus Falcons (0-0) take on the Houston Hilltoppers (0-0). Tip is set for 5 p.m. Central at Houston. Fans can follow the matchup on the SBLive game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/5787203-columbus-vs-houston

Quick look

• Game: Columbus Falcons at Houston Hilltoppers

• Date/time: Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025 — 5 p.m. Central (original listing: 3 p.m. PST)

• Location: Houston (home team: Houston Hilltoppers)

• Records: Columbus 0-0; Houston 0-0

• SBLive game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/5787203-columbus-vs-houston

Notes and context

There are no results listed from a prior meeting between these programs in the provided data. Both teams open the season even at 0-0, so expect coaches to use this nonleague matchup to set rotations and gain early-season momentum.

SBLive followers (helps the program grow): Columbus Falcons — 16 fans (team page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/172629-columbus-falcons-jv); Houston Hilltoppers — 11 fans (team page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/216238-houston-hilltoppers-jv).

Streaming and next-game info

• Live stream: Both programs list NFHS Network pages — Houston: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/houston-hs-houston-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive and Columbus: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/columbus-hs-columbus-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• Houston next game (on SBLive): Pontotoc at Houston, Dec. 2 — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/5705205-pontotoc-vs-houston

• Columbus next game (on SBLive): Columbus at Northridge, Dec. 2 — https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/basketball/games/5813441-columbus-vs-northridge

Get involved

Follow both teams on SBLive to increase their fan counts and get updates. Fans can also make picks on the SBLive game page — picks are for fan engagement and do not affect any win projections. Numbers such as fan counts and picks can change, so check the game and team pages for the latest updates:

• Houston Hilltoppers team page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/216238-houston-hilltoppers-jv

• Columbus Falcons team page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/172629-columbus-falcons-jv

Follow the links above and make your pick to show support — and come back to SBLive for game coverage, updates and postgame reaction.