#AmericanHoops Scoreboard
Memphis 70, UConn 61
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Markel Crawford had 19 points and eight rebounds, Dedric Lawson had a double-double and Memphis built a double-digit lead early in the second half to beat UConn 70-61 on Thursday night.
Lawson finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds while Jimario Rivers scored 16 for the Tigers (11-4, 1-1 American Athletic Conference), who shot 47.5 percent (29 of 61).
Rodney Purvis and Vance Jackson scored 14 points apiece for the Huskies (5-9, 0-3) who lost their fourth straight and fifth in the last six.