No. 21 Houston defeats ECU for fifth-straight win

Quentin Grimes shooting a jumper against SMU. The sophomore scored 15 points in the win against ECU, which are the most points he has scored in a single game during conference play. | Lino Sandil/The CougarThe Cougars on Wednesday night picked up a 69-59 victory over East Carolina to remain atop the

American Athletic Conference standing.

Both teams opened up playing sloppy offense, combining to go 4-18 from the

field with six turnovers over the opening minutes of the first half.

Sophomore Quentin Grimes came off the bench six minutes into the half and made an immediate

impact by hitting a 3-pointer to put the Cougars up early.

After Grimes’ 3-pointer, the Cougars offense picked up as they began…