Memphis is No. 1 in the country in 3-point percentage, hitting better than 40%.

The Tigers move up in the AP Top 25 after a pair of road wins.

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Box Score: Memphis 86, Rice 83

“We’re officially halfway through AAC play; this game encapsulates the Memphis basketball viewing experience since conference play began. Rather than opportunities to build upon a resume, these conference games exist only to sabotage the Tigers’ profile.”

PJ Carter finished with 19 points and two assists and made multiple timely plays down the stretch to allow the Tigers to win their fifth straight game

Here is the NCAA men’s college basketball box score for Sunday’s game between the Memphis Tigers and Rice Owls.

The Tigers (5-15, 3-6 AAC) snapped a three-game home losing streak with the victory, their first at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse since Jan. 1.

Memphis has been knocking off the same AAC foes it lost to a season ago. A matchup against Rice on Sunday in Houston offers it another opportunity to do just that.

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Memphis is ‘a totally different team’ when Colby Rogers is hitting shots. That much proved to be true again in the No. 19 Tigers’ 68-56 win over Tulane on Thursday.

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Box score: Memphis 68, Tulane 56

It might be a new team, but you can rest assured Hardaway reminded his group that the Tigers came down to New Orleans and lost last season. You can rest assured he told his group that New Orleans is where the AAC collapse began a season ago.

Colby Rogers makes four 3-pointers in the final 10:29 of the game to help the Tigers improve to 17-4 overall and 7-1 in AAC play.

This is the box score for the NCAA basketball game between the Memphis Tigers and the Tulane Green Wave on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, at Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse.

Tigers bounce back from a 17-2 deficit but fall to 2-6 in American Athletic Conference play.

Memphis is set to take on Tulane on Thursday in New Orleans’ Fogelman Arena, which is a venue the Tigers have had their fair share of struggles in over the past few seasons.

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The Tigers, who cracked the top 20 of the AP Top 25 on Monday, are ranked for the fifth consecutive week and the seventh week overall this season.

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Dainja finished with 21 points and eight rebounds against UAB on Sunday in his first game starting for Memphis since Nov. 15 versus Ohio.

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Box score: Memphis 100, UAB 77

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