Andy Bean is the hero as St. George's rallies to win second in a row.

Friday's game against UCF isn't just a big game. It is, according to Memphis coach Penny Hardaway, "the biggest game of the year, by far."

Jeremiah Martin led the Tigers with 21 points in their first-round win over Tulane. But seniors Mike Parks and Kyvon Davenport had strong games, as the seniors need to chip in if Memphis is to make it to the AAC tournament finals on Sunday.

Manassas coach Gerald Harris holds his head high despite state-tournament loss.

* Memphis will play fourth-seed UCF on Friday about 1 p.m. in the second game of the afternoon session. The first game has 11th-ranked and top-seed Houston facing UConn at 11 a.m. UConn, the tournament's ninth-seed, defeated South Florida in Thursday's opening game of the tournament.

Jeremiah Martin leads a balanced scoring attack as Memphis moves to the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference Tournament with a big victory over UCF.

Markis McDuffie scored 15 points, including going 11 of 12 from the free throw line, Jaime Echenique had 14 points and nine rebounds to lead sixth-seed Wichita State to an easy 75-57 victory in the final game of Thursday’s opening round of the American Athletic Conference Tourney.

James Wiseman leads a balanced effort as three-time defending champion East wins easily.

The Atlanta Hawks snapped the Memphis Grizzlies' three-game winning streak with a 132-111 victory on Wednesday night.

Whitehaven shuts down Sevier County in Class AAA quarterfinals.

Penny Hardaway may be the most photographed man in the history of Memphis. Here's why he never says no to a photo request. 

While Memphis didn't earn a first-round bye in the AAC Tournament, the Tigers know to make the NCAA they probably have to win four straight, including Sunday's championship game.

Oregon signee Chandler Lawson leads a balanced effort as Wooddale wins first state-tournament game in school history.

While the Memphis Tigers need to win AAC Tournament to punch ticket to NCAAs, top seeds Houston and Cincinnati might not realize any benefit from winning this week's tournament championship.

Despite holding Knoxville Fulton to 33.3 percent shooting, Mitchell fell in the BlueCross Class AA quarterfinals Wednesday.

While the interest is in the Tigers potential run in the American Athletic Conference Tournament, there are other storylines involving the Tigers outside of this week's play.

John Kilzer was a former Tiger, an academic and a music star. But his legacy will be his recovery ministry, which touched hundreds of lives. 

The Grizzlies are finding that the best way to motivate themselves for so-called meaningless games is to lose themselves in the competition – to be the kids in their backyards who wanted to win and feared being shown up.

Head coach Mike Norvell is excited about the potential competition at positions throughout the Memphis Tigers roster during spring practice. 

The University of Memphis and athletic director Tom Bowen have agreed to a six-month contract extension. 

Stellar week, including fourth-quarter play that resulted in three Memphis Grizzlies wins, earns Mike Conley NBA’s Western Conference Player of the Week – the first time he has won the award.

Memphis senior Jeremiah Martin and Temple senior Shizz Alston are the AAC’s top scorers (each averaging 19.7 points per game), among the best playmakers, and each is deserving of the league’s Player of the Year Award.

Jeremiah Martin named to first team All-American Athletic Conference. Tyler Harris makes All-Freshman squad.

Grizzlies coach J.B. Bickerstaff celebrated his 40th birthday steering Memphis to its third straight win against teams in the NBA playoff hunt.

MEMPHIS — Mike Conley scored 14 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter and the Memphis Grizzlies crafted a late rally to beat the Orlando Magic 105-97 on Sunday.