Memphis fails to overcome early hole before losing to UAB

By , Daily Memphian Updated: February 22, 2026 1:30 PM CT | Published: February 22, 2026 1:24 PM CT

Memphis fell behind by 16 at halftime and cut the deficit to 3 points with 7:05 left in the game, but UAB held off the Tigers to win in Memphis for the first time since 1999.

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Parth Upadhyaya

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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