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[email protected] Tigers On TV/Radio/Web GAME 15: MEMPHIS (9-5, 1-0) vs. HOUSTON (14-0, 1-0) Television: ESPNews (Matt Schick, play-by- SUNday, JAN. 6 • 5 Pm (ct) • FERTITTA CENTER • HOUSTON, TEXAS play; Sean Harrington, color analyst) SETTING THE SCENE Radio: Rock 103 (102.7 FM)/NewsRadio 600 By The Numbers... • After spending the last 34 days at home, Mem- phis takes to the road Sunday, Jan. 6 to face No. AM (Dave Woloshin, play-by-play; Matt Dil- • Memphis’ scoring avg after 14 19/17 Houston in an American Athletic Confer- lon, color analyst; Jeff Brightwell, studio host) 85.1 games in 2018-19; ranks 17th ence showdown. nationally and 1st in The Amer- • Memphis and Houston tip at 5 p.m. (CT) at the Web: WatchESPN.com/ESPN3.com ican; highest scoring avg after renovated Fertitta Center on the University of 14 games by a UofM team in Houston campus. Schedule-Results last 15 seasons • Sunday’s game is the Tigers’ first contest out- side the Memphis city limits since Dec. 1. That (9-5, 1-0 American) • Tigers’ assists-on-made-baskets Dec. 1 game was a neutral-site tilt against Texas percentage the last five games November Tech in Miami, Fla. 62.7 (99 assists on 158 FGM); dished 6 TENNESSEE TECH (ESPN3.com) .........76-61, W • Memphis opened the program’s 98th season out 20 or more assists in four of 13 at #22 LSU (SEC Network) ....................85-76, L last five games of basketball Nov.