The Cougars ended the season with a 64-57 win over the Memphis Tigers on Sunday afternoon at Fertitta Center, locking them in as the No. 2 seed in the AAC tournament.
Houston’s two standout players were junior forward Fabian White Jr. and sophomore guard Quentin Grimes, who scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half and helped get the Cougars to the finish line.
“That’s who (Grimes) is,” Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway said. “That’s what he is capable of being on a nightly basis. He’s a talented kid. He’s a McDonald’s All-American that understands the pressure of a game like that.