The 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 hitting shots and getting to
the free-throw line.
ECU’s Jayden Gardner, however, had an answer for every bucket Houston scored.