What to watch when Memphis takes on UTSA
Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway reacts to an official’s call on the Tigers during action against the Temple University on Jan. 14. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Four games into American Conference play, Memphis hasn’t separated itself from the pack the way many thought it would in a league filled with mediocre teams.
The Tigers (8-8, 3-1 American) are in a five-way tie for first place in the conference after a 55-53 win against Temple on Wednesday night at home marked another single-digit victory against a league foe.
Through 160 minutes of total game time in four conference matchups — wins against Temple, Rice and North Texas and a loss to Florida Atlantic — coach Penny Hardaway’s team has led for only a little more than 88 minutes. Its average margin of victory is 5.7 points.
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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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