Memphis ekes out win over Rice for first road victory of season
Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway gives instructions during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Rice, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Houston. (Eric Christian Smith/AP)
On Saturday afternoon, Memphis (7-7, 2-0 American Conference) needed to string together enough plays late to defeat Rice in Houston.
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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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