Top 15 Games & Sports Events This Month: February 2020

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This month, college basketball gets ever closer to March Madness, the Dynamo return to the field, and Houston kicks off an inaugural season with their first-ever XFL team.

Elsewhere, the reigning World Cup champs put an exclamation point on Olympics qualifying, the Harlem Globetrotters swing through town, and Downtown plays host to a headlining UFC event.

Top 15 Games & Sports Events This Month: February 2020

• Hot Chocolate 15K/5K at Sam Houston Park | Saturday, February 1 – In two-course lengths, run from the Downtown starting line down Allen Parkway and enjoy sweet stations along the way, a goodie bag of chocolaty goodness, and race swag. Registration is $74 for the 15K; $54 for the 5K. Events begin at 7:15am.
• Houston Rockets vs. New Orleans Pelicans at Toyota Center | Sunday, February 2 – Number-One draft pick Zion Williamson makes his Houston debut against James Harden and the Rockets. Tickets start at $25, but you may find cheaper or better seats on TicketNetwork’s resale site. 1pm.
• US Women’s National Team vs. Costa Rica, Panama vs. Haiti at BBVA Stadium | Monday, February 3 – The reigning World Cup champs finish their third day of 2020 Olympics Qualifying with a match against Costa Rica. Tickets range from $25 to $200, but you may find better or cheaper seats using the TicketNetwork online marketplace. Tickets are good for both matches. 4:45pm.
• Monster Jam at NRG Stadium | Saturday, February 8 and Sunday, February 9 – Monster Mutt, Grave Digger, and a slate of more than a dozen monster trucks line up for two days of pulse-pounding, rip-roaring action on the grounds of NRG Stadium. Tickets range from $15 to over $100, but you may find better or cheaper seats using the TicketNetwork online marketplace. Times vary.
• Houston Roughnecks vs. Los Angeles Wildcats at TDECU Stadium | Saturday, February 8 – The XFL returns to the gridiron and Houston’s inaugural franchise kicks off the season against the Los Angeles Wildcats in Week One action. Tickets range from $24 to $108, but you may find better or cheaper seats using the TicketNetwork online marketplace. 4pm.
• UFC 247: Jon Jones versus Dominick Reyes at Toyota Center | Saturday, February 8 – Back-to-back title bouts headline a UFC return to Houston, as Valentina Shevchenko and Katlyn Chookagian fight for the Women’s Flyweight Title, and Jon Jones defends his Light Heavyweight Title against the unbeaten Dominick Reyes. Tickets range from $75 to $450, but you may find cheaper or better seats on TicketNetwork’s resale market. 5:15pm.
• Houston Cougars vs. Wichita State Shockers at Fertitta Center | Sunday, February 9 – After toppling the nationally-ranked Shockers on their home court in January, the Coogs host them to fight for seeding position in the upcoming March Madness tournament. Tickets range from $45 to $100, but you may find better or cheaper seats using the TicketNetwork online marketplace. 2pm.
• Houston Rockets vs. Utah Jazz at Toyota Center | Sunday, February 9 – With the Western Conference standings shuffling around at the midpoint of the season, this matchup against Donovan Mitchell and the Jazz will take on a bit more significance as the All-Star break nears. Tickets start at $24, but you may find cheaper or better seats on TicketNetwork’s resale site. 4:30pm.
• Houston Rockets vs. Boston Celtics at Toyota Center | Tuesday, February 11 – Kemba Walker, Jayson Tatum, and the Celtics arrive for a cross-conference clash at Toyota Center. Tickets start at $25, but you may find cheaper or better seats on TicketNetwork’s resale site. 8:30pm.
• Harlem Globetrotters at Fertitta Center | Saturday, February 15 and Sunday, February 16 – Basketball wizardry is back on display when the Harlem Globetrotters return to play at University of Houston’s Fertitta Center for a weekend of hoops magic. Tickets range from $23 to $175, but you may find better or cheaper seats using the TicketNetwork online marketplace. Saturday at 2pm and 7pm; Sunday 1pm.
• Houston Roughnecks vs. St. Louis Battlehawks at TDECU Stadium | Sunday, February 16 – Week Two of the XFL season brings the St. Louis Battlehawks to the field at TDECU Stadium to battle the Roughnecks. Tickets range from $24 to $108, but you may find better or cheaper seats using the TicketNetwork online marketplace. 5pm.
• Houston Cougars vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricanes at Fertitta Center | Wednesday, February 19 – The first of three final home games of the season make for a difficult stretch to close the year when the Coogs host a tough Tulsa team near the top of the AAC standings. Tickets range from $30 to $125, but you may find better, cheaper, or hard-to-get seats using the TicketNetwork online marketplace. 8pm.
• Houston Outlaws: Overwatch League at Revention Music Center | Saturday, February 29 and Sunday, March 1 – Houston’s own professional e-sports team takes to the stage for their first-ever home game with a weekend of Overwatch competition featuring teams from Boston, Paris, London, New York and more. Tickets range from $90 to $240 and are good for all weekend, but you may find better or cheaper seats using the TicketNetwork online marketplace. Matches begin at 2pm on Saturday; noon on Sunday.
• Houston Cougars vs. UCONN Huskies at Fertitta Center | Saturday, February 29 – In their final home game of the season, the women’s basketball team takes on the historic squad from UCONN that’s eyeing their thirteenth-straight Final Four appearance. Tickets range from $10 to $15, but you may find better, cheaper, or hard-to-get seats using the TicketNetwork online marketplace. 2pm.
• Houston Dynamo vs. Los Angeles Galaxy at BBVA Stadium | Saturday, February 29 – Led by a new coach in Tab Ramos, the Dynamo take to the field for an afternoon season opener against the L.A. Galaxy, who recently signed Mexican International Chicharito to their 2020 squad. Tickets are TBA, but you may find better or cheaper seats using the TicketNetwork online marketplace. 2:30pm.