HOUSTON -- Devonta Pollard had 23 of his career-high 34 points in the second half Wednesday night and Houston made eight of its last nine from the field to beat Memphis 98-90.
Pollard hit a jumper that tied it at 77 early in a 19-5 run with 5:34 left. Damyean Dotson's pair of free throws 26 seconds later gave the Cougars the lead for good on their way to a 91-82 edge with one minute remaining.
Pollard made 14 of 24 from the field and the Cougars (17-7, 7-5 American Athletic Conference) shot 55.