Second-year coach Katrina Merriweather’s squad used strong play in the paint to stay in the game, but the Tigers fell to Bowling Green, 73-60.

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The way the tournament game ended was unfortunate and unlucky, but it shouldn’t otherwise overshadow what was a positive season for the Tigers.

The transfer from Amarillo (Texas) College was the missing piece the Tigers needed to play with Larry Finch and Ronnie Robinson and make a run to the 1973 NCAA Tournament.

Penny Hardaway and the Tigers will be aggressive in the transfer portal again.

Memphis jumped out to a 20-0 lead and never trailed in the 79-62 win over Ball State. The Tigers will face Bowling Green in the third round of the WNIT tournament.

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The 6-foot-10 Memphis forward plans to pursue a professional career, multiple sources confirm to The Daily Memphian. 

Following its first WNIT win in more than a decade, Katrina Merriweather’s Memphis Tigers basketball team will host Ball State on Monday, March 20, at Elma Roane Fieldhouse.

Here are some answers following the Tigers early exit following a crushing loss to FAU.

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The Memphis Tigers had it all in their grasp. The win, the celebration, maybe even a trip to the Sweet 16. Instead, they lost to Florida Atlantic Friday. And now they are headed home.

Memphis lost a heartbreaker to Florida Atlantic Friday night. A promising season came to a crushing end.

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The 1972-73 Memphis State Tigers NCAA Tournament team’s impact on the city still is examined and debated 50 years later.

The Tigers, playing in front of a loud, large crowd at Elma Roane Fieldhouse, never trailed. Memphis will play Ball State Monday in the second round.

DeAndre Williams had a GoPro. Alex Lomax (and his big ones) are on a T-shirt. Yes, Memphis, the Tigers seem to be having a high old time.

Joey Dorsey is headed back to the NCAA Tournament, 15 years after the end of his collegiate career at Memphis.

It’s Wednesday, March 15, minutes before noon, and Alex Lomax and his Memphis Tigers teammates are headed to Columbus, Ohio.

While some on the outside are already looking ahead, Memphis knows it can’t skip steps. The No. 8 seed Tigers are focused on preparing for No. 9 seed FAU ahead of Friday’s NCAA Tournament first-round matchup.

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Larry Finch, Larry Kenon helped Memphis State beat South Carolina and Kansas State to make it to St. Louis in the 1972-73 NCAA Tournament.

Memphis coach Penny Hardaway felt criticism from Stadium’s Jeff Goodman was unwarranted.

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DeAndre Williams is glad Memphis has earned some national recognition but believes the college basketball world doesn’t truly realize what the Tigers are capable of in March.

No matter how far Memphis makes it in the NCAA Tournament as a No. 8 seed, it’d be hard to call this season anything short of a successful one.