MEMPHIS, Tennessee. — Lately, No. 22 Houston has been no stranger to finishing in the losing column in road conference games, and the Cougars matchup with the Memphis Tigers on Saturday at FedExForum was no different.
The Cougars, who fall to 21-7 over and 11-4 in American Athletic Conference, were led by freshman guard Caleb Mills’ 21 points but lost their second-consecutive conference game on the road and fourth overall.
The first half started off hot for the Cougars, with freshman guard Marcus Sasser knocking down back-to-back 3-pointers to put UH up 6-0 early.
Houston’s lead grew to 8-0, but after Memphis scored its first points 6:21 into the game off an easy layup for sophomore guard Alex Lomax, the Cougars’ situation deteriorated.