With ‘no excuse’ after lopsided loss to Bulldogs, Tigers look ahead
University of Memphis guard Tyrese Hunter (11) brings the ball up the court during a Dec. 21, 2024, game against Mississippi State. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
After the No. 21 Tigers (9-3) fell to Mississippi State Saturday at FedExForum, Memphis point guard Tyrese Hunter took the loss on the chin.
“I feel like we really ain’t got no excuse, honestly,” he said to reporters. “They came out and wanted it more than us.”
The way the game against the Bulldogs (11-1) played out — with coach Penny Hardaway’s team trailing by as many as 24 points to its regional rival in front of its largest home crowd of the season — may have been emotionally exhausting for fans. The Tigers, though, are taking the result in stride and refusing to forget what they believe they’re made of.
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Parth Upadhyaya
Parth Upadhyaya covers the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team. A Raleigh, N.C., native and a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Media and Journalism, Upadhyaya is a longtime college hoops junkie. Prior to joining The Daily Memphian in 2022, he covered high school sports in western Pennsylvania for the Beaver County Times and Penn State football for the Centre Daily Times.
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