Buckley: The Tigers may not have Tyrese Hunter. But they do have resolve.
Memphis forward Dain Dainja, center, celebrates with his team on the court after the Tigers, 78-77, AAC Tournament semifinal win over Tulane in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)
Tim Buckley
Tim is a veteran sportswriter who graduated from CBHS in Memphis and the University of Missouri. He previously covered LSU sports in Baton Rouge, and the University of Louisiana football and basketball for The Daily Advertiser/USA TODAY Network in Lafayette, the NBA’s Utah Jazz for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning for the St. Petersburg Times in Florida, and West Texas State basketball for the Amarillo Globe News in Texas.
FORT WORTH, Texas – Nearly every time they turned around, what could go wrong for the Memphis Tigers on Saturday did.
Yet the No. 1 seed Tigers found a way to beat No. 4 seed Tulane 78-77, anyway, in their American Athletic Conference semifinal game at Dickies Arena.
Which tells Penny Hardaway a little something every coach needs to know this time of year.
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