What to watch in Memphis’ AAC Tournament title game vs. UAB
Memphis center Moussa Cisse (32) celebrates during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Tulane in the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference tournament, Saturday, March 15, 2025, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)
FORT WORTH, Texas — How else would this end?
After Saturday’s AAC Tournament semifinal round came to a close, the two teams that many predicted would be the ones still standing before this season even began are the ones that remain: longtime regional rivals Memphis and UAB.
It’ll be the No. 1 seed Tigers (28-5) — No. 16 in the most recent AP Top 25 poll — against the No. 3 seed Blazers (22-11) for the AAC Tournament championship on Sunday (2:15 p.m., ESPN or ESPN+) at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
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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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