Houston came out solid today, defying the predictions and notching the 110-96 upset of Memphis. "Somebody forgot to tell them they were underdogs," quipped Memphis coach Bob after the game. "No question, they were the better team out there today and deserved this win. I thought we came in prepared, but that was just a lot better than we've seen Houston play for some time."

Credit has to be given to Houston coach Bob, who brought his team together after some tough losses earlier and has them playing at their best. "Some of the us really took those losses hard," said star Jackson. "But coach sat us down and showed us what we were doing wrong and what we needed to do to turn around. That was great to hear, and you saw the results today."

Houston was led by Jackson (26 points, 8 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals), Howard (24 points, 5 boards, 0 assists, 2 blocks), James (20 points, 0 assists, 3 blocks). Memphis was led by Dimascio (19 points, 7 boards, 1 assists, a block), Whitfield (15 points, 9 boards, 1 assists, 2 blocks), Taylor (12 points, a steal).

Houston have been victorious in the past 7 games and jump to 40-36. They improve to #4 in the Southwest and move up to #7 overall in the Western Conference. Memphis fall to 55-20 and 29-8 at home with this loss. They have won the Southwest championship and remain at #2 overall in the Western Conference.

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