FORT WORTH — While Houston didn’t go out without a fight, the comeback fell short as Memphis knocked off the top-seeded Cougars 75-65 at Dickies Arena to win the American Athletic Conference Tournament championship game.
Marcus Sasser, UH’s leading scorer and the AAC Player of the Year, did not play due to a groin strain he suffered against Cincinnati on Saturday.
The loss snapped the Cougars’ 13-game win streak.
Memphis’ Kendric Davis, who scored a game-high # points, was a one-man wrecking crew in the first half, dropping 20 points, including eight in under a minute to give the Tigers their largest lead of the game at 40-20.