Tigers fall short to FAU in crucial regular-season finale
Despite 27 points from Nae’Qwan Tomlin, the Tigers lost to the Owls.
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Despite 27 points from Nae’Qwan Tomlin, the Tigers lost to the Owls.
The stakes have never been higher this season for the Tigers than they will be Saturday in Boca Raton.
“Everybody’s just playing like each game’s our last,” Memphis’ Nae’Qwan Tomlin said. “Like if we lose, then this might be the end of our season.” Will David Jones return to Tigers? Penny Hardaway says there’s a chanceRelated story:
There was no place Josh Ashpole would’ve rather popped the question to his girlfriend of six years than at a Tigers game inside FedExForum. Tigers Basketball Insider: Penny Hardaway says court storms getting ‘a little too violent’Related story:
Revenge is a dish best served cold. The day Memphis coach Penny Hardaway has been awaiting for more than 11 months has arrived.Related story:
Memphis will have its first chance at revenge when Florida Atlantic visits FedExForum on Sunday for the teams’ first-ever game as conference mates. Last season the Owls knocked the Tigers out of the NCAA Tournament. Penny Hardaway provides status update on David Jones, othersRelated story:
The unranked Tigers appeared on just five of the 63 total ballots and received only seven points in the AP Top 25 preseason poll.
The budding rivalry between Memphis and Florida Atlantic was the talk of AAC Media Day, but the Tigers haven’t lost sight of the bigger picture. Four Tigers earn AAC preseason honors; Memphis picked to finish second in conferenceRelated story:
The 2023-24 season will undoubtedly be another in which Memphis will not be the preseason favorite to win the AAC.
While they’re not a blue blood or Power 5 juggernaut, the FAU Owls have put together one of the most successful seasons in college basketball.
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