Memphis can’t get over hump in close road loss to No. 4 Alabama
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Memphis forward DeAndre Williams (12) battles Alabama forward Brandon Miller (24) for a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Vasha Hunt/AP)
The Tigers (8-3) were the aggressors early against the Crimson Tide (9-1) and led for the first 11-plus minutes. But then, Alabama found its groove offensively.
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Parth Upadhyaya covers the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team. A Raleigh, N.C., native and a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Media and Journalism, Upadhyaya is a longtime college hoops junkie. Prior to joining The Daily Memphian in 2022, he covered high school sports in western Pennsylvania for the Beaver County Times and Penn State football for the Centre Daily Times.
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