Memphis is trending upward as it focuses on taking control of the American Athletic Conference race. The No. 19 Tigers (16-4, 6-1 AAC) have won three straight and seven of their last eight as they prepare to visit Tulane (11-9, 5-2) on Thursday night in New Orleans. Memphis had its season-high in points when it defeated visiting UAB 100-77 in a battle of first-place teams on Sunday. "We want to win the conference," Tigers coach Penny Hardaway said. "To win the conference, you've got to beat teams like UAB, and that drove us." The victory Sunday left Memphis and North Texas alone atop the American as one-loss teams and the host Tigers won the only meeting between the two 68-64 on Jan.
Torrid No. 19 Memphis looks to take down Tulane
