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Kendric Davis, Tigers ready to face Cougars again after latest loss
A potential re-match with Houston in next Sunday’s AAC Championship is on Kendric Davis’ mind.
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A potential re-match with Houston in next Sunday’s AAC Championship is on Kendric Davis’ mind.
The Memphis guard’s college career has at times been turbulent. He decided to stay for a fifth season anyway. Now, starting with Senior Day on Sunday, it’s winding down.
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When the Cougars come to town Sunday, March 5, it will be just the second time in program history Memphis hosts the top-ranked team in the country — and the first time at FedExForum.
Davis was jeered throughout the contest Thursday in his first game back at SMU since transferring to Memphis last offseason.
The Tigers will face the Cougars at 11 a.m. Sunday at FedExForum.
Former Mustang Kendric Davis led the Memphis Tigers to an 81-62 win over SMU Thursday night in University City, Texas. The victory clinched the No. 2 seed for the Tigers for next week’s AAC Tournament in Fort Worth, Texas. Kendric Davis on reception during return to SMU: ‘It’s supposed to be love' Martin: How safe is Memphis in the tournament field? We asked a few of the experts ‘A mixed bag of emotions': Kendric Davis returns to SMU for the first time as a TigerRelated stories:
When Memphis takes on SMU on Thursday night, it’ll be Kendric Davis’ first time back inside Moody Coliseum since joining the Tigers last offseason.
Memphis will hope to use Thursday’s game against SMU to build momentum heading into this weekend’s matchup with top-ranked Houston. ‘A mixed bag of emotions': Kendric Davis returns to SMU for the first time as a TigerRelated story:
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The redshirt freshman sank a 3-pointer that gave the Tigers a five-point lead late in their 83-78 win over Wichita State.
There’s a chance Sunday’s game between the Tigers and Bearcats will be the final time the historic rivals face each other as members of the same conference.
Memphis got bucket after bucket out of the gate but didn’t finish off pesky Wichita State until the final few minutes. Memphis’ Keonté Kennedy out rest of the regular seasonRelated stories:
The Tigers’ third-leading scorer was injured in an off-court incident.
Memphis’ leading scorer has been out with an ankle injury.
Memphis, which is No. 40 in the NET rankings and No. 37 in KenPom, can’t afford to slip up to Wichita State if it hopes to stay on the right side of the NCAA Tournament bubble.
Without star point guard Kendric Davis, the Tigers battled the Cougars and had an opportunity to get within one score late in the contest. Box score: Houston 72, Memphis 64 Lomax and Dandridge expected to return from injury versus Houston, according to sourceRelated:
Memphis moved further to the right side of the NCAA Tournament bubble after losing to Houston on the road.
Memphis veterans Alex Lomax and Malcolm Dandridge are expected to make their returns from injury on Sunday versus No. 2 Houston.
Memphis was carrying some momentum and confidence into Sunday’s matchup with No. 2 Houston after winning seven of its past eight games. Then, Kendric Davis got hurt.
Without injured Kendric Davis, the Tigers’ lead evaporated. With seven seconds left, Damaria Franklin played hero. The 6-foot-3 guard created a steal and then made the fastbreak layup that proved to be the difference. Penny Hardaway provides Kendric Davis update: ‘He’s a tough kid’ Kendric Davis helped off court after breaking the AAC's all-time scoring recordRelated stories:
Davis became the AAC’s all-time scoring leader Thursday night, but left game with an injury shortly after.
Davis injured his right ankle with 4:25 left in the first half of Memphis’ 64-63 win over UCF at FedExForum on Thursday.