No. 14 Houston avenged its loss earlier in the month to SMU on Sunday, blowing out the Mustangs 75-61 in front of a jam-packed Fertitta Center crowd decked in black.
With the win, the Cougars increases their first-place lead in the American Athletic Conference to two games.
The Cougars’ bigs feasted in the paint against the smaller SMU lineup, scoring at will. Senior forward Fabian White, senior center Josh Carlton and sophomore forward J’Wan Roberts combined for 18 first half points.
Jamal Shead found the open man early and often, as the sophomore point guard dished out seven assists in the first six minutes of the game.