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.
Sasser added 20 points and Jamal Shead had 10 for the Cougars. Houston could move back into the top spot in the AP poll for the third time this season because of its two wins this week and losses by top-ranked Alabama and No. 3 Purdue….