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What to watch as Memphis faces Rice in first American Conference road game

By , Daily Memphian Updated: January 02, 2026 3:31 PM CT | Published: January 02, 2026 3:31 PM CT

The Tigers (6-7) will look to win their first game away from Memphis this season when they take on the Owls (6-8) at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston on Saturday (2 p.m., ESPN+).

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Parth Upadhyaya

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.


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