Houston beat Memphis by a score of 106-95, even catching some fans off guard. "We knew the lines in Vegas listed us as favorites," said Houston coach Bob. "And we knew we had a great shot going in, but really expected a more competitive game. I don't know whether we were really that good or whether they had something else on their minds. Whatever, we're thrilled to get this kind of win over an excellent team like Memphis."

Said Memphis star Murray, "Coach kept yelling at us 'you know you're better than that,' and he was right. We just didn't have the intensity or whatever today, and it showed in our game. The good thing is that we know we can't play much worse than we did out there, and that we could have won if we'd played as good as we're capable of playing."

Houston was led by Lewis (29 points, a block), Fox (16 points, 4 assists, 2 steals), Battle (13 points, 7 boards, 2 assists, 2 blocks). Memphis was led by Murray (23 points), Dolly (19 points, a steal, a block), Brown (10 points, 8 boards, 0 assists, 2 blocks).

Houston stand at 7-6. They stay at #3 in the Southwest and improve to #7 overall in the Western Conference. With this loss, Memphis fall to 7-5 and 3-3 at home. They hold at #2 in the Southwest and stay at #6 overall in the Western Conference.

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