Love It, Like It or Hate It: Reviewing Memphis’ road loss to Saint Louis
University of Memphis guard Johnathan Lawson (11) was a spark off the bench Nov. 15, scoring eight points in a span of fewer than four minutes. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Parth Upadhyaya
Parth Upadhyaya covers the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team. A Raleigh, N.C., native and a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Media and Journalism, Upadhyaya is a longtime college hoops junkie. Prior to joining The Daily Memphian in 2022, he covered high school sports in western Pennsylvania for the Beaver County Times and Penn State football for the Centre Daily Times.
Memphis’ performance featured encouraging and discouraging aspects and everything in the middle. Here’s what we loved, liked and hated about the Tigers’ loss to the Billikens.
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