Memphis' game against USF was initially scheduled to proceed despite icy roads, with the team encouraging fans to stay home. Memphis led USF 47-32 at halftime, with David Jones scoring 18 points. However, USF made a comeback, eventually winning 74-73. The Tigers then faced Tulane, resulting in a tied game at halftime and a close match throughout. Despite a late-game rally, Memphis lost to Tulane 81-79, marking their second consecutive loss.
"It just seems like when it rains, it pours." Game story from No. 10 Memphis' loss to Tulane updated with postgame quotes from Penny Hardaway. https://t.co/fZrhVj0GQj
Final stats from Memphis' 81-79 road loss to Tulane. The No. 10 Tigers shot 46.7% from the floor but gave up 23 points to the Green Wave at the FT line and were held without a FG in the final 4:19. https://t.co/O0QKfMtxiQ
Memphis fails to finish, drops road game to Tulane for second straight loss https://t.co/fZrhVj0GQj
Tulane hands No. 10 Memphis second straight loss in tight affair https://t.co/ngugs4OcyI https://t.co/a7wM8DpXXr
Memphis follows up a brutal home loss to South Florida with another setback, on the road at Tulane. Came into the game ranked 48 in both NET and KenPom. The Tigers had been playing with fire - close wins over Tulsa, SMU & UTSA. Ron Hunter and Green Wave with first win over a…
FINAL: Tulane 81, Memphis 79 The No. 10 Tigers are held to 0 FGs in the final 4:19 and fall for the second consecutive game. Wow.
FINAL: Tulane 81, No. 10 Memphis 79 Memphis drops its second straight AAC game. Per the broadcast, it snaps a 53-game losing streak for Tulane against AP-ranked opponents. First win since Dec. 22, 1999. And it's the Green Wave's first top-10 win since 1983 vs. Memphis.
#Tulane fans storming the court after Jaylen Forbes blocks 3-point shot at buzzer in similar scenario to FAU ending, but no foul this time. Wave ends 24-year skid against ranked opponents, beats Memphis 81-79. First top-10 win since a pair in eight days in 1983 vs. Memphis.
Bad possession for #Tulane ends with Sion James getting shot blocked for shot clock violation. Memphis calls final timeout with 14.0 seconds. Jahvon Quinerly has hit two game-winning 3s in final seconds of AAC play but missed one Wednesday v. USF.
Tulane 81, Memphis 79 w/ 14 secs left. Memphis ball. A lot on the line here for the Tigers.
Malcolm Dandridge fouls out with 58 seconds left. #Tulane's Collin Holloway to line for 2 FTs with 2-point lead.
Memphis in a dicey situation late in yet another game. Tigers have been held to 0 FGs over past 2:47 and trail by 2 pts. Tulane 79, Memphis 77 w/ 1:32 left to play
Collin Holloway scores on lay-up over Malcolm Dandridge, who has eight blocks but cannot be as aggressive with four fouls. #Tulane up 79-77 on Memphis with 1:32 left. Tigers call timeout and both teams have one left.
#Tulane had 3-point lead and chance for more but Memphis came up with loose ball in backcourt when players dove for the ball and ended up with putback against compromised defense. David Jones will shoot 1-and-1 with Wave up 74-73 when game resumes after last media timeout.
#Tulane is shooting 18 for 50 from the floor and Memphis is 26 of 51. That Wave is only 6 points down with those numbers is favorable.
Techical foul on Tre' Williams for saying something only cost #Tulane one point when Memphis split two free throws. Wave trails 67-61 at media timeout with 7:43 left and will have ball when game resumes. David Jones has 17 second-half points for the Tigers.
#Tulane and Memphis are tied at 57 with 12:24 left and are both 8 of 17 from 3-point range. That's the definition of even.
Memphis 57, Tulane 57 w/ 12:24 left in game Tulane finished the 1st half shooting 3-18 but has found its offense again here. Green Wave has already hit 4 3-pointers after halftime.
Memphis 46, Tulane 46 w/ 15:20 left in game
Memphis responds with 8-3 run to tie it at 46 by media timeout with 15:20 left. Neither the Tigers nor #Tulane has led by more than 6 in close game all the way to this point.
#Tulane matches is biggest lead of game with 9-4 run to start second half. Penny Hardaway called timeout with 17:03 left. Wave up 43-38 on Memphis.
Competitive, intense first half between #Tulane and Memphis ends with game tied at 34. Wave, which likes to get its points at the basket with under-sized guys, needs to account for Malcolm Dandridge in the second half. His six blocked shots are double his career high.
HALF: Memphis 34, Tulane 34
Well, back to the action on the court. Tulane is on a 6-0 run over past 1:18. Memphis in 2:24 scoring drought. Tulane 32, Memphis 30 w/ 1:44 until halftime https://t.co/h2C1ZoeU5K
Memphis 30, Tulane 26 w/ 3:06 left in 1st half https://t.co/zLBWnYVv52
#Tulane trails Memphis 30-26 and will have ball after final media timeout of first half. Seemed like it went off Gregg Glenn on previous possession but official ruled in Wave favor. Malcolm Dandridge went to bench at 4:59 mark and appeared to be a little hobbled.
Tulane started off red hot but has significantly cooled off since. Green Wave has hit just 2 of its past 12 FG attempts after starting 6-12. Wow.
#Tulane had a couple of chances to extend lead but Malcolm Dandridge has been a beast inside, blocking three shots. Memphis on 8-0 run to go ahead 23-20 at third media timeout and Dandridge will shoot a free throw to try to complete 3-point play when game resumes.
Back-to-back 3s from David Jones quickly snap a 7-0 Tulane run.
#Tulane leads Memphis 18-15 at second media timeout. Tre' Williams just hit a 3 in transition. Four Wave players have treys and Jaylen Forbes is not one of them. Sion James missed a pair of free throws and is now 6 of 15 from the foul line in conference play.
Memphis still a step slow defensively. Either taking too long to rotate to guard 3-pt line or just not getting back quick enough. Tulane 4-6 from 3-pt range as a result.
Walton AGAIN. Drills another 3 — this one from the left wing. Tulane 13, Memphis 11 w/ 14:40 left in 1st half
A whole lot of offense (and not too much defense) as expected here so far. Memphis shooting 3-6 from the floor and 2-3 from 3. Tulane is 4-8 from floor and 3-5 from 3. Walton leads Tigers w/ 6 pts. https://t.co/gkxRO0rOMa
A whole lot of offense (and not too much defense) as expected. Memphis shooting 3-6 from the floor and 2-3 from 3. Tulane is 4-8 from floor and 3-5 from 3. Walton leads Tigers w/ 6 pts. https://t.co/gkxRO0rOMa
Memphis started with two quick 3s, but #Tulane responded with three treys--one each by Sion James, Colby King and Collin Holloway. Wave leads Tigers 11-8 at first media timeout.
Tulane 11, Memphis 8 w/ 15:36 left in 1st half
Jaykwon Walton knocks down a 3 to get scoring started for Tigers.
Tulane starters: - G Kolby King - G Sion James - G Jaylen Forbes - F Collin Holloway - F Kevin Cross
#Tulane wearing black jerseys today for its home game against No. 10 Memphis. Last time Wave beat a top-10 team was .... 1983, when it beat the Tigers twice in a span of eight days.
Memphis had a lot to figure out — and little time to so. Curious to see how the No. 10 Tigers respond this afternoon against Tulane. A lot to keep an eye on in this one. Here’s what I’m looking for: https://t.co/5vW1oW4IHY
Sellout for Tulane game against Memphis on Sunday as Wave tries to beat the 10th-ranked Tigers for the third year in a row. https://t.co/B1lBvU2xzP
Memphis blew a 20-point lead Thursday to USF to take its first Quad III loss of the season. Even more alarming, though? The chemistry issues Penny Hardaway said caused the meltdown. "There’s so much going on that you can’t play certain groups together." https://t.co/0ZKCqEOpNd
"We just won't take pride," Penny Hardaway said. In front of a mostly empty arena because of the weather, Memphis finally flew too close to the sun and ended up with its first AAC loss of the season. https://t.co/xddkfetTbu
Final stats from Memphis' 74-73 loss to South Florida. The No. 10 Tigers led by as many as 20 points in the 1st half before a 2nd-half collapse in which they shot just 9-27 (33.3%) from the floor and totaled three assists. https://t.co/yp4ybn5ytE
Tigers run out of late-game magic as South Florida upsets No. 10 Memphis https://t.co/0ZKCqEOpNd
USF DEFEATS NO. 10 MEMPHIS‼️ Memphis's 20-point blown lead is the largest by an AP Top-10 team at home since at least 2010-11 👀 (📸 @USFMBB) https://t.co/C33wvTlaEr
After flirting with bad losses in its first three AAC games, Memphis sealed the deal tonight by falling at home by a point to USF. So the 10th-ranked Tigers will be angry when they face #Tulane on Sunday.
Tigers wyd. Disaster second half for Memphis, blew 20-pt lead at home. Good stuff from South Florida's Kasean Prior tonight.
FINAL: South Florida 74, No. 10 Memphis 73 A stunner in Memphis. USF trailed by as many as 20 points in the second half.
FINAL: South Florida 74, Memphis 73 The No. 10 Tigers can't pull something out of a hat this time. They blow a 15-point halftime lead and are held scoreless in the final two min to end the game.
FINAL: @USFMBB 74, No. 10 Memphis 73. Bulls, down 20 in second half, record first win against a top-10 opponent in 14 years. One of biggest wins in program history.
Pryor goes 1-2, JQ gets a shot up at the buzzer but it doesn't go. Bulls come into Memphis and pull off a shocker over the No. 10 Tigers. 74-73 final score. USF barely led all game until the final 4.4 seconds.
Jayden Reid gets to the rim and scores, then JQ turns it over trying to find Jourdain on the other end. USF gets it back and calls timeout. Tie game. 6.3 seconds to go. Tigers need a stop.
USF calls timeout. Memphis up 73-71. 56.9 seconds to go. Buckle up.
Memphis 67, USF 64 w/ 4:40 left in game https://t.co/SuUXI5JbTb
Nae'Qwan Tomlin just got a technical foul, and USF is within 2 points. Memphis has 5:43 to hold on.
Memphis 59, USF 55 w/ 10:45 left in game https://t.co/LVLu1pbkvd
USF now makes it a 14-5 after that last bucket. Memphis settling for wayyy too many 3s. Five of Tigers past 10 FG attempts have been 3-pointers.
Memphis has made just three of its past eight shot attempts. USF is on a 10-5 run and has cut its deficit to eight points.
USF drills two back-to-back 3s in 34-second span. Penny calls TO. Memphis 52, USF 38 w/ 17:43 left to play
Halftime: Memphis 47, USF 32. Tigers held the Bulls to 33 percent shooting in the first half and have been in control of the game. David Jones has 18 points in 12 minutes and has been dominant. Nae'Qwan Tomlin is the only other Tiger in double figures with 10.
That was a really, really impressive first half by Tigers — on both ends of the floor. David Jones w/ 18 points at the break. Tomlin w/ 10. https://t.co/lquvpyjXi6
HALF: Memphis 47, USF 32
Memphis 47, USF 29 w/ 56 secs left until halftime
Tigers shooting 17-34 (50%) while holding Bulls to 8-26 (30.8%) mark. Out-scoring Bulls in points in paint 28-4 and on fastbreak points 12-0. https://t.co/R4t61YSLZF
Memphis 40, USF 24 w/ 3:44 left in 1st half
Memphis has 26 points in the paint to #USF's 4
Memphis 29, USF 14 w/ 7:56 left in 1st half
USF visibly frustrated and overwhelmed — just 11 min in. Tigers leading by 17 and just dominating almost every facet of game.
David Jones with back to back And-1s, Memphis is up 29-12 and is on a 15-2 run in the last 3 minutes. That happened fast.
Memphis shooting 9-20 (45%) from the floor. Tomlin's got 6 pts, 3 rbds. USF just 4-18 (22.2%) here in the early going.
Memphis 21, USF 10 w/ 11:16 left in 1st half https://t.co/4bEBBitRip
Memphis 21, USF 10 https://t.co/4bEBBitRip
WOW. The Tigers have erupted offensively. That bucket from Tomlin on the JQ feed makes it a 19-3 Memphis run over past 7:04.
Ashton Hardaway drills a 3 and gets fouled by Kasean Pryor. Makes FT, too. Memphis 12, USF 7 w/ 13:45 left in 1st half
USF 7, Memphis 6 w/ 15:32 left in 1st half
Tigers a little sloppy out there but have held Bulls to six straight missed FGs. USF on 2-min scoring drought now.
USF 7, Memphis 4 w/ 17:51 left in 1st half That last out-of-bounds call now being reviewed. Called out on Malco initially.
A look at the crowd (thanks to icy roads) minutes before tipoff between No. 10 Memphis and USF. Tigers will have to bring their own juice tonight. https://t.co/uYY6NhfURh
Memphis starters: - G Jahvon Quinerly - G/F David Jones - G/F Jaykwon Walton - F Nicholas Jourdain - C Malcolm Dandridge Tigers running with usual 5.
Memphis has released the following statement regarding the Tigers’ game tonight against USF. Still on as scheduled. “Information on exchanging tickets for tonight’s game for a future game this season will be communicated by the Memphis Ticket Office in the coming days.” https://t.co/nog6paWIxF
Memphis says fans "are encouraged to stay home" for tonight's men's basketball game against South Florida because of icy roads. https://t.co/Im1lCf7rmn
Memphis' game tonight against USF is currently still on as scheduled. https://t.co/UphxMituBA