Box score: Memphis 69, Houston 59
Feb. 12, 2022: The Memphis Tigers defeat the Houston Cougars at Fertitta Center in Houston.
Feb. 12, 2022: The Memphis Tigers defeat the Houston Cougars at Fertitta Center in Houston.
Memphis was unfazed late in the game, thwarting the Cougars, who lost back-to-back games for the first time since 2017.
The Tigers are taking Saturday’s game against one of the best teams in the country personally.
Why should Memphis fans believe the Tigers can win two of their next three games against Houston, Cincinnati and SMU? Well, they have Jalen Duren for starters. Ask Tulane how hard it is to stop that guy.
Hardaway doesn’t want to just beat Houston; he wants the Tigers to be more like the Cougars.
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Memphis should fare better defensively against the Green Wave this time with the return of Jalen Duren and DeAndre Williams.
Memphis must handle business and avoid another Quad 3 loss before turning the focus to its three road games next week.
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Hardaway might be pondering a raid of the transfer portal, rather than pursuing high-schoolers.
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With almost the entire roster healthy and available, it’s put up or shut up time for the University of Memphis basketball team.
The University of Memphis basketball team smashed Central Florida Saturday. Landers Nolley II called it a “party at the crib.” But the best part of this gathering? Everybody came.
The U of M basketball player, who went home to Michigan to see a back specialist, is expected to return to Memphis on Sunday.
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Emoni Bates, with an apparent back injury, is the only Memphis player not available.
With the week’s storm resulting in power outages and below-freezing temperatures, the Tigers said at least FedExForum will offer “a bit of a break.”
The Tigers, who have won two in a row, should be healthier in their rematch with the Knights.
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A winter storm has forced the Tigers and host Bearcats to reschedule.
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