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Cold shooting from the 3-point line hurt Memphis’ chances to reach Thursday’s title game.
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Cold shooting from the 3-point line hurt Memphis’ chances to reach Thursday’s title game.
The Tigers (20-9) are now two wins away from winning the conference title and earning an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.
The best thing about Sunday’s epic matchup between the Memphis Tigers and No. 1 Houston? It was earned.
Davis was jeered throughout the contest Thursday in his first game back at SMU since transferring to Memphis last offseason.
Former Mustang Kendric Davis led the Memphis Tigers to an 81-62 win over SMU Thursday night in University City, Texas. The victory clinched the No. 2 seed for the Tigers for next week’s AAC Tournament in Fort Worth, Texas. Kendric Davis on reception during return to SMU: ‘It’s supposed to be love' Martin: How safe is Memphis in the tournament field? We asked a few of the experts ‘A mixed bag of emotions': Kendric Davis returns to SMU for the first time as a TigerRelated stories:
The University of Memphis Tigers played the Southern Methodist University Mustangs at Moody Coliseum in University Park, Texas, on Thursday, March 2, 2023.
Memphis got bucket after bucket out of the gate but didn’t finish off pesky Wichita State until the final few minutes. Memphis’ Keonté Kennedy out rest of the regular seasonRelated stories:
The Memphis Tigers are battered, weary — and now they’re missing a key player who broke his hand punching a door. So how do they keep winning games? By any means necessary. On a Memphis team that richly deserves a trip to the NCAAs.
The University of Memphis Tigers defeated the Wichita State Shockers at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas.
Memphis, which is No. 40 in the NET rankings and No. 37 in KenPom, can’t afford to slip up to Wichita State if it hopes to stay on the right side of the NCAA Tournament bubble.
The Memphis Tigers lost Kendric Davis to injury, lost 24 turnovers and somehow still managed to beat Central Florida Thursday night. It may not have been the most important win in Memphis history. But it was unlike any that have come before.
Without injured Kendric Davis, the Tigers’ lead evaporated. With seven seconds left, Damaria Franklin played hero. The 6-foot-3 guard created a steal and then made the fastbreak layup that proved to be the difference. Penny Hardaway provides Kendric Davis update: ‘He’s a tough kid’ Kendric Davis helped off court after breaking the AAC's all-time scoring recordRelated stories:
NCAA men’s basketball box score for the Thursday, Feb. 16 game between the Memphis Tigers and UCF Knights from FedExForum in Memphis.
Memphis’ face-off with UCF offers the Tigers a chance to grab a sixth Quadrant 2 victory.
“We know we can’t lose anymore,” senior forward DeAndre Williams said. “We just wanna ride this momentum and keep winning.”
Though the Bulls (10-14, 3-8 AAC) hung around until midway through the second half and didn’t make it easy, coach Penny Hardaway’s team did what it had to do in critical moments of the game. Box score: Memphis 99, South Florida 81 Tigers Talk: Upadhyaya and Martin on NCAA Tournament bubble, injuries, upcoming grudge matchRelated stories:
NCAA men’s basketball box score for the Wednesday, Feb. 8 game between the Memphis Tigers and South Florida Bulls played at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa.
On a night when the Memphis’ usually outspoken leader wouldn’t say much about his accomplishment, his players spoke for him.
Memphis’ fifth-year basketball coach was asked Thursday night if he had any comment on the death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols due to injuries sustained at a traffic stop.
Davis scored 25 points to go with 11 assists and seven rebounds to lead his Memphis Tigers (16-5, 6-2 AAC) to a 99-84 win over SMU. Penny Hardaway thankful for much more than 100th win on ‘special' nightRelated stories:
NCAA men’s basketball box score for Thursday’s game between the Memphis Tigers and SMU Mustangs played at FedExForum in Memphis.
Has Penny Hardaway met the lofty expectations he set for himself? No. Can he ever accomplish what he set out to accomplish? Probably not, but is he the man to coach Memphis basketball? Absolutely, he is.
Coach Penny Hardaway’s squad held an 11-point lead against UCF on the road Wednesday and was minutes away from picking up what would’ve been just its second statement victory of the season. Then, the Tigers collapsed. Related story:
Kendric Davis scored 42 points against Central Florida Wednesday, which was great. But if the Memphis Tigers had done what they should have done before the game lurched into two overtimes, they’d have something much sweeter: A win.
NCAA men’s basketball box score for the Wednesday, Jan. 11 game between the Memphis Tigers and the University of Central Florida Knights.