Here is the box score for the Memphis Tigers’ Thanksgiving game against Tulane. 

Ole Miss does get one last chance to make its case for the playoff and then hope for help.

Goal-oriented Mary Quay Wilson thrives in the pool and in the weight room.

Marcus Smart heard some of the chatter about his move to the bench, and he responded by sparking the Grizzlies in a win over the Pistons on Wednesday night. 

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Box score: Grizzlies 131, Pistons 111

The goodwill the Tigers earned with their two victories in Maui shouldn’t be thrown away simply because of a loss to unbeaten Auburn.

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Box score: Auburn 90, Memphis 76

Marcus Smart was 8 of 12 from the field, including 7 of 11 from outside the arc. Scotty Pippen Jr. and Jake LaRavia finished with 19 points apiece, Pippen adding seven rebounds. Four more Grizzlies finished in double figures.

This is the box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024, at FedExForum.

Seven games into the season, the Tigers have come together better than anyone could have imagined.

Point guard PJ Haggerty led the Tigers with 27 points and nine rebounds.

This is the box score for the NCAA Maui Invitational championship game between the Memphis Tigers and the Auburn Tigers on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024, at Lahaina Civic Center in Hawaii.

Memphis is looking for back-to-back 10-win seasons for the first time in school history while Tulane is hoping to keep its College Football Playoff hopes alive. 

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Boise State is the favorite to reach the CFP. But a Broncos loss and AAC title could put Tulane in the playoff — if, that is, the Green Wave can prevent a Memphis upset on Thanksgiving night. The Tigers have something else in mind.

A win over Auburn would give Memphis its first-ever Maui Invitational title in what is its sixth appearance in the tournament.

Though the story surrounding Memphis ahead of its trip to Hawaii was the play of PJ Haggerty, it’s Tyrese Hunter who’s been the surprise star for coach Penny Hardaway’s group through two games in Maui.

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Box score: Memphis 71, Michigan State 63

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Just before the season started, some national media suggested Penny Hardaway was on the hot seat. Well, if Hardaway was on the hot seat, the man has spent the week dumping a bathtub of water from the Pacific Ocean on the flame. 

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Memphis was led by Tyrese Hunter’s 23 points and some aggressive team defense. The Tigers will play at 4 p.m. CST Wednesday vs. Auburn in the Maui Invitational championship.

Standouts from Collierville, Covington, Fairley, Southwind and Tipton-Rosemark earn invitations to Nissan Stadium on Dec. 1o.

This is the box score for the NCAA Maui Invitational game between the Memphis Tigers and the Michigan State Spartans on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, at Lahaina Civic Center in Hawaii.

Ja Morant was ruled out of Wednesday’s game against the Pistons with a knee contusion. 

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The Tigers now have wins over four KenPom top-100 teams.

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On the heels of a stellar state tournament in March, Fred Smith Jr. returns to lead the way for the Saints.