“For the guys that want to quit because they think we’re not gonna make it, they can quit — if that happens,” coach Penny Hardaway said. “I just want guys to fight, man.”

Tigers pick up their worst loss of the season to extend what is now a four-game losing streak.

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Box score: Rice 74, Memphis 71

NCAA men’s basketball box score for Wednesday’s game between the Memphis Tigers and Rice Owls.

Two Tigers will make their first starts of the season against Rice.

Jackson Hughey — who died Sunday after a six-year battle with cancer — was as devoted a Memphis Tigers fan as there ever was. Along the way, he reminded us not to take our games for granted.

Rice is coming off back-to-back losses to Tulsa and Florida Atlantic and is tied with Wichita State for second-to-last place in the AAC.

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Jones leads the Tigers — and the AAC — with 21.8 points per game to go with 7.0 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.6 assists per game.

Duren, an All-Rookie Second Team selection last season, is averaging 14.1 points and a team-high 11.9 rebounds through 31 games for the Detroit Pistons in his second year in the NBA.

Plenty has changed since Memphis was knocking off nationally ranked opponents left and right, giving Parth Upadhyaya, Tim Buckley and host Greg Gaston lots to bat around.

Memphis big man Malcolm Dandridge addresses what he considers to be the root of the struggling team’s problems.

Memphis has run out the same starting five for 10 consecutive games. But with a three-game losing streak threatening the team’s NCAA Tournament chances, coach Penny Hardaway says that could change.

Tigers are on the outside looking in of the national rankings for the first time in more than a month.

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“If your (main) goal is not for the team that’s on the front of your chest to win the game, then you’re thinking about yourself,” Tigers center Malcolm Dandridge said.

Memphis dropped its third straight game for the first time under coach Penny Hardaway since the 2021-22 season.

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Here is the box score for the Sunday game between the Memphis Tigers and UAB Blazers.

An offensive burst from the Memphis women’s basketball team in the second half gave them a win over Rice in Houston.

After a week off, the Tigers are in search of a bounce-back performance when they face UAB on Sunday.

“What made it a rivalry,” said Daryl Braden, a former Memphis high school star recruited in the 1970s by Gene Bartow and Larry Finch to Alabama-Birmingham, “was homeboys playing against each other. ...” They’ll clash again Sunday for the 51st time.

Tigers basketball beat writer Parth Upadhyaya and columnist John Martin weigh in on everything from Memphis’ problems and potential solutions to the team’s margin for error moving forward and its NCAA Tournament outlook.

Alasia Smith leads the team in rebounds, blocks and steals while still making her presence known offensively.

Ahead of Memphis’ game against UAB on Sunday, the Tigers have started from square one.

Jayden Hardaway, Penny Hardaway’s eldest son, played a career-high 28 minutes against Tulane on Sunday.

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