What to watch as Memphis looks to bounce back at Wichita State
Memphis Tigers forward Aaron Bradshaw (11) handles the ball against the Vanderbilt Commodores during the first half at FedExForum on Dec. 17, 2025. (Wes Hale/Special to The Daily Memphian)
The Memphis basketball coach admitted as much to reporters Wednesday night after his Tigers (9-9, 4-2 American Conference) were outscored 26-4 in the final seven minutes of an 83-66 road loss to Tulsa.
The dramatic fashion in which the Tigers unraveled — turning a 5-point lead with less than eight minutes to play into a 17-point loss — was even shocking to Hardaway himself.
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Parth Upadhyaya
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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