This is the box score for the NCAA basketball game between the University of Memphis Tigers and the University of South Florida Bulls on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, at the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida.

Tyrese Hunter had dealt with a tender right kneecap since the early portion of this season.

The Tigers (6-17, 4-8 AAC) opened the game on a heater but were overpowered by one of the conference’s best defenses as the game continued.

The Tigers’ game against USF on Thursday will be their final chance to turn heads before the NCAA Tournament’s Selection Committee televises the first in-season reveal of the top 16 seeds Saturday.

Parth Upadhyaya and John Martin try to determine if the Tigers playing up and down to their competition will ultimately bite them.

Hunter visited Memphis team orthopedist Barry Phillips on Monday afternoon after being sidelined in Sunday’s 90-82 home win against Temple.

Memphis ranks No. 4 in opponent adjust, a metric created by college basketball analytics expert Evan Miyakawa.

Before joining the Tigers, midseason transfer Dante Harris knew the drill. “I didn’t want to come in, you know, big-headed and try to do too much,” he said.

The Tigers are ranked in the AP Top 25 for the seventh consecutive week.

Here is the box score for the Memphis Tigers’ game against the Temple Owls at FedExForum Sunday, Feb. 9.

The Memphis Tigers played Temple on Sunday without usual starting guard Tyrese Hunter. Virginia transfer Dante Harris started instead.

The No. 17 Tigers eventually got the revenge they desired in a 90-82 win over the Owls, even with the absence of starting point guard Tyrese Hunter, who was ruled out just 20 minutes before tipoff.

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Box Score: Memphis 90, Temple 82

The University of Memphis Tigers women’s basketball team defeated the Florida Atlantic University Owls Saturday, Feb. 8 at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse.

After losing to Temple in Philadelphia on Jan. 16, the No. 17 Tigers are looking for some “get-back” against the Owls on Sunday at FedExForum.

The last time a Tiger reached for his left knee, Memphis collapsed. When it happened to Moussa Cisse this time, Penny Hardaway feared the worst.

Haggerty finished with a game-high 23 points against Tulsa, the team he played for last season before transferring to Memphis.

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Penny Hardaway’s goals for his 2024-25 team are within reach. The first step for the team is winning the rest of the way, and showing it can finish. 

Led by guard PJ Haggerty and center Dain Dainja, Memphis shot 56.7% from the floor and 42.9% from deep, and finished with 20 assists on its 34 made field goals to go with only eight turnovers.

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Box score: Memphis 83, Tulsa 71

This is the box score for the NCAA basketball game between the Memphis Tigers and the University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, at FedExForum.

The Tigers fell behind the Owls by as much as 17 points. They used a big second-half run to get the lead down to four but did not come any closer.

Ninety-four-year-old Thelma Scott gave up her season ticket this year. But give up on her Tigers? Not a chance. The university gave her a life she couldn’t have imagined. And it is still giving her friends.

Parth Upadhyaya and John Martin review the Tigers’ performances through the opening half of their American Athletic Conference schedule, look ahead at the team’s remaining regular-season games and try to pinpoint a ceiling and floor for the group’s NCAA Tournament seed.

Memphis Mayor Paul Young outlined the next steps in the planned renovations of FedExForum on Tuesday, Feb. 4.

Memphis will look to carry its momentum into the back half of its AAC schedule when it takes on Tulsa on Wednesday at FedExForum.

Memphis is No. 1 in the country in 3-point percentage, hitting better than 40%.