Coach Penny Hardaway watches from the sidelines Sunday, Jan. 24 as the Tigers defeat ECU in Greenville, N.C. (Houston McCullough/ECU Athletics)
Freshman Moussa Cisse followed up his double-double against Wichita State with 15 points (7 of 13) and nine rebounds in 24 minutes against ECU, Sunday, Jan. 24, at Greenville N.C. (Houston McCullough/ECU Athletics)
D.J. Jeffries at the University of Memphis Tigers game against East Carolina, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021 at Greenville, N.C. (Houston McCullough/ECU Athletics)
Jayden Hardaway controls the ball at the University of Memphis Tigers game against East Carolina, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021 at Greenville, N.C. (Houston McCullough/ECU Athletics)
Malcolm Dandridge at the University of Memphis Tigers game against East Carolina, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021 at Greenville, N.C. (Houston McCullough/ECU Athletics)
Lester Quinones looks for am opening at the University of Memphis Tigers game against East Carolina, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021 at Greenville, N.C. (Houston McCullough/ECU Athletics)
DeAndre Williams controls the ball at the University of Memphis Tigers game against East Carolina, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021 at Greenville, N.C. (Houston McCullough/ECU Athletics)
Landers Nolley II celebrates at the University of Memphis Tigers game against East Carolina, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021 at Greenville, N.C. (Houston McCullough/ECU Athletics)
Damion Baugh controls the ball at the University of Memphis Tigers game against East Carolina, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021 at Greenville, N.C. (Houston McCullough/ECU Athletics)
Mousse Cisse looks for an opening at the University of Memphis Tigers game against East Carolina, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021 at Greenville, N.C. (Houston McCullough/ECU Athletics)
Memphis cruises to victory over ECU
COVID-19 cases left ECU without head coach Joe Dooley and with just eight scholarship players available, but Memphis was so dominant it was difficult to imagine things going differently even if ECU had been at full strength.