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March Madness - Arizona Falls 72-60 to Houston - Recap

Houston got 21 points from Jamal Shead en route to a 72-60 victory over Arizona on Thursday at AT&T Center.

Houston won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +1.5-point spread as underdogs.

Houston got 19 points from Kyler Edwards and another 10 points from Josh Carlton. Jamal Shead contributed 6 assists, while Josh Carlton cleaned the glass with 7 rebounds.

Arizona got 17 points from Dalen Terry in a losing cause and another 15 points from Bennedict Mathurin. Bennedict Mathurin contributed 3 assists for them, while Pelle Larsson had 6 rebounds.

Houston was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

Houston had a 33-31 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.