NIT quarterfinals: Tigers surprise with clutch free throws in win over Boise State
Memphis guard Boogie Ellis (5) shoots as Boise State guard Marcus Shaver Jr. (0) tries to block in the NIT on Thursday, March 25 in Denton, Texas. (Ron Jenkins/AP)
Boise State guard Marcus Shaver Jr. (0) and Memphis guard Landers Nolley II (3) wrestle for control of the ball on March 25 in Denton, Texas. (Ron Jenkins/AP)
Boise State guard Marcus Shaver Jr., top, goes for a layup and collides with Memphis forward D.J. Jeffries on March 25 in Denton, Texas. (Ron Jenkins/AP)
Memphis guard Landers Nolley II (3) tries to block a drive from Boise State guard Devonaire Doutrive (11) on March 25 in Denton, Texas. (Ron Jenkins/AP)
Boise State guard RayJ Dennis (10) drives against Memphis guard Damion Baugh (10) on March 25 in Denton, Texas. (Ron Jenkins/AP)
Memphis plays Boise State in the NCAA college basketball game in the NIT on March 25 in Denton, Texas. (Ron Jenkins/AP)
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Danielle Lerner covers Tigers basketball for the Daily Memphian. She previously covered college hoops at The Athletic and the Louisville Courier-Journal, where she also wrote about professional soccer, horse racing, college football and, occasionally, tacos.