Box score for the University of Memphis basketball against Louisville Saturday in Louisville, Kentucky.

When the Tigers play No. 11 Cardinals on Saturday at the KFC Yum! Center, they’ll get their first crack in nearly eight years at one of their biggest rivals and have an opportunity to pick up their first Quadrant 1 win of the season.

The goal for Memphis has to be to elevate the status of its athletic programs so that it can credibly say that it’s a peer of Louisville’s once again.

Memphis coach Penny Hardaway, point guard Dug McDaniel and wing Zach Davis spoke about the significance of the Tigers renewing their rivalry with Louisville ahead of their matchup with the No. 11 Cardinals on Saturday.

The towering Tigers, along with Memphis women’s basketball players Daejah Richmond and Brooklyn Alexander, and Tigers women’s coach Alex Simmons, helped five families spend gift cards of $1,000 each.

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Bradshaw was benched against New Orleans, then starred against Baylor. With Louisville next, how will he follow up?

Davis’ 23 points (on 7-of-14 shooting) and 13 rebounds — both career highs for the senior — led the Tigers (4-4) to a 78-71 win over Baylor on Saturday afternoon at FedExForum.

Tigers basketball coach Penny Hardaway was asked if he had advice for soon-to-be new Memphis football coach Charles Huff.

Led by Zach Davis’ 23-point and 13-rebound performance, the Tigers (4-4) beat Baylor at FedExForum.

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Box score for the University of Memphis Tigers’ game against the Baylor Bears Saturday, Dec. 6 at FedExForum.

An upset win over the Bears would be crucial for the Tigers to keep hope alive of building a resume worth of an at-large NCAA Tournament bid.

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Forward Aaron Bradshaw never entered Memphis’ 86-70 win over New Orleans, while center Thierno Sylla only played two second-half minutes. 

Guard Quante Berry’s 17 points led the attack. Five other Tigers scored in double digits, including point guard Dug McDaniel, who had 11 points and 10 assists.

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Box score: Memphis 86, New Orleans 70

Box score for the NCAA basketball game between the University of Memphis Tigers and the New Orleans Privateers at FedExForum on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025.

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Box score for the NCAA basketball game between the University of Memphis Tigers and the Southern Illinois University Salukis at FedExForum on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025.

In a game in which 14 different Memphis players logged minutes, the Tigers had three players in double figures.

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The Tigers must take care of business against Southern Illinois to avoid the program’s first five-game losing streak under coach Penny Hardaway.

“We have a roster that can win,” Penny Hardaway said after the Tigers’ first 1-4 start to a season since 1996-97. “We just haven’t figured out how to finish (games). And hopefully these losses hurt bad enough that when we get in those situations, (we do better).”

You could almost start to see the vision of the rest of the season. Sure, it was a really bad loss to UNLV. But Memphis would escape the Bahamas with a 1-1 record, the team is playing hard, and players are settling into roles. But it all came undone. Slowly, then all at once.

Wake Forest’s Myles Colvin hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer that gave the Demon Deacons the one-point win over the Tigers.

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Box score: Wake Forest 69, Memphis 68