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Memphis knocks off Houston 92-77

Jan 24, 2010 - 3:35 AM MEMPHIS, Tenn.(AP) -- Roburt Sallie and Wesley Witherspoon scored 20 points apiece as Memphis recovered from its first Conference USA loss in almost four years with a 92-77 victory over Houston on Saturday night.

Doneal Mack added 17 and Willie Kemp finished with 11 for Memphis (14-5, 4-1), which was coming off a 72-67 loss to UTEP on Wednesday, ending the Tigers' streak of 64 straight victories, including postseason, in C-USA.

Elliot Williams had 10 points for the Tigers, hitting all three of his shots from the field.

Aubrey Coleman, the leading scorer in the country at 25.3 points a game, led the Cougars (10-9, 3-3) with 32 points. Kendrick Washington, who was 5-for-5 from the field, added 11. Maurice McNeil and Zamal Nixon had 10 points each, McNeil adding a game-high 11 rebounds for Houston.

The loss to UTEP was the first in conference since the Tigers lost at UAB on March 2, 2006.






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    HOUSTON 39 38 77
    MEMPHIS 39 53 92 FINAL

    HIGH SCORERS: HOUSTON - AUBREY COLEMAN 32, KENDRICK WASHINGTON
    11, TWO PLAYERS WITH 10
    MEMPHIS - ROBURT SALLIE 20, WESLEY WITHERSPOON
    20, DONEAL MACK 17

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    HOUSTON 39
    MEMPHIS 39 HALFTIME

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    Houston 39, Memphis 39  HalfJan 23 8:57 PM

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