Ja Morant made the biggest plays late to push the Grizzlies to victory over the Timberwolves, but teammates Jaren Jackson and Desmond Bane did much of the heavy-lifting to get to that point.
A victory in which Memphis simply scraped by versus an ECU squad ranked No. 203 in the NCAA’s NET rankings and No. 165 in KenPom won’t move the needle when it comes to advanced analytics or human polls.
Despite leading by as many as 18 points in the first half, the No. 19 Tigers found themselves in a tight one late yet again before coming away with a 74-70 win against the Pirates.
