In the AAC Tournament, Wichita State faced Memphis in a closely contested game. Memphis struggled defensively, allowing WSU to score easily. Despite Memphis making a late-game rally, WSU held on to win 71-65. This loss marked the end of a disappointing season for Memphis under coach Penny Hardaway.
Final stats from Memphis' 71-65 loss to Wichita State in the 2nd round of AAC Tournament. The No. 5 seed Tigers shot 36.2% and allowed the No. 12 seed Shockers to shoot 46.7%. David Jones w/ 24 pts, Nae'Qwan Tomlin w/ 18. Every other Tiger combined for 23 pts on 9-36 (25%) FG. https://t.co/76feQSSOXN
Final stats from Memphis' 71-65 loss to Wichita State in the 2nd round of the AAC Tournament. The No. 5 seed Tigers shot just 36.2% from the floor and 27.6% from 3. David Jones had 24 pts and Nae'Qwan Tomlin had 18. Every other Tiger combined for 23 pts on 9-36 (25%) shooting. https://t.co/xub2xPK5qj
Wichita State takes down 5 seed Memphis! https://t.co/8LO8tRYxNP
So if @USFMBB wins tomorrow, it gets either 12th-seeded Wichita State or No. 4 UAB in semifinals. Shockers beat Memphis, 71-65, this afternoon. Nice break for Bulls...presumably.
Shock, survive and advance. Wichita State pulls off the stunner, 71-65, over Memphis to advance to the AAC tournament quarterfinals. https://t.co/Jt9TyGt5z4
Memphis just ended its season in the most Memphis way possible. After such a promising 15-2 start to the season, the Tigers lost in the second round of the AAC tourney to 12th-seeded Wichita State. Since mid-January, Memphis went 7-8.
FINAL: Wichita State 71, Memphis 65 The No. 5 seed Tigers' late-game rally against the No. 12 seed Shockers falls short. And that might just be the end of a highly disappointing season for coach Penny Hardaway's team.
Wow for sure. Wichita State beats Memphis. https://t.co/F87p8rYPfa
Another great game here in Fort Worth, Memphis went on 17-2 run to take 58-57 lead on Wichita State, then Shockers answered with 6 straight. This one definitely going down to the wire. https://t.co/A09rEb3Yhn
MEMPHIS IS ON A 15-2 RUN! GET TO ESPNU! Wichita State’s double-digit lead has been cut all the way down to one with 3:45 to go. 57-56 Shockers. Winner gets UAB.
WSU 55, Memphis 48 w/ 8:42 left in game Tigers on 7-0 run now and fans in blue in the crowd back into it.
WSU 51, Memphis 38 w/ 11:46 left in game
WSU 44, Memphis 33 w/ 16:02 left in game https://t.co/7anJrUyWJr
Anddd Wichita State now up 11 points. Memphis looks absolutely disinterested... again. Heads hanging, guys walking to the huddle, etc. Not good. Dalen Ridgnal just turned to Tiger fans in stands and yelled, "Yeahhh, big Memphis!"
HALF: WSU 35, Memphis 33
WSU 35, Memphis 33 w/ 29.2 secs left in 1st half
WSU on 7-0 run over past 1:41. WSU 33, Memphis 28 w/ 2:13 left until halftime https://t.co/D09QZKTo4W
The Tigers have shot themselves in the foot several times here already. Missing easy looks at rim, throwing the ball away, leaving shooters open, etc. They're lucky Wichita State is well ... uh, pretty bad. We're all tied up at 28 w/ a few min until halftime.
Memphis 28, WSU 28 w/ 3:40 left until halftime
Memphis 24, WSU 22 w/ 7:56 left in 1st half
Memphis 20, WSU 19 w/ 11:09 left in 1st half
Memphis 18, WSU 14 w/ 12:33 left in 1st half Tigers have ripped off 9-0 run in past 1:46. Shockers in scoring drought over past 2:03. https://t.co/rubxMS4ewj
WSU 12, Memphis 9 w/ 14:51 left in 1st half https://t.co/kPIonkPBkK
David Jones carrying Memphis so far — has 7 of team's 9 points. WSU getting whatever it wants on offense, though. No resistance at rim or from 3 on Tigers' part.
Memphis-Wichita State now set for 2:31 pm tip-off. https://t.co/Muy801qmrE