MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Memphis Tigers put an emphatic cap on the 2021-22 regular season with a wire-to-wire 75-61 win over No. 14/14 Houston in front of 17,946 raucous fans Sunday morning at FedExForum.
The Tigers (19-9, 13-5 American Athletic Conference) have won 10 of their last 11 games entering next week's AAC Tournament. The Tigers have now defeated three ranked teams in the same season for the first time since 2013-14, which was also the last time the Tigers advanced to the NCAA Tournament. That includes two wins this year over the AAC regular-season champion Cougars (26-5, 15-3 AAC).