MEMPHIS — The Arkansas State men’s basketball team jumped out to a big first-half lead and held off several comeback attempts in the second half to stun 16th-ranked Memphis, 85-72, on the road in a nationally televised game Sunday afternoon at FedExForum.
Just three days removed from surviving a scare at home to winless Jackson State, the Red Wolves (7-3) provided a much more spirited effort as a 13 1/2-point underdog against the Tigers. At one point in the first half Arkansas State held an 18-point lead and the margin was 42-29 heading into halftime.
Memphis (7-2) is the highest-ranked opponent Arkansas State has ever beat.