Memphis hands Temple its first conference loss to shake up American
Memphis Tigers guard Hasan Abdul Hakim (middle) is tripped while battling for a loose ball during the game against Temple University on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Defeating the Owls puts the Tigers in a five-way tie for first place in the American Conference standings.
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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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