J'Wan Roberts racked up 20 points and 12 rebounds to lift No. 2 Houston to a gritty 72–64 victory over visiting Memphis on Sunday afternoon in a key American Athletic Conference game.
The Cougars (25–2, 13–1 AAC) used a 17–3 run late in the first half to help build an 11-point lead at halftime, then outlasted an early second-half run by Memphis that cut the margin to four points. The Tigers later closed to within 63–58 on DeAndre Williams’ layup with 2:24 remaining, but Houston answered with free throws by Tramon Mark, Roberts, and Marcus Sasser and held on to win its seventh straight game.
