MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Isaiah Maurice scored a career-high 21 points and Kyvon Davenport added his 18th career double-double to lead the University of Memphis past No. 4 seed UCF, 79-55, Friday and into the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference Championship.
The Tigers (21-12) will meet No. 1 seed Houston in the first semifinal, which tips off at 2 p.m. Saturday at FedExForum. Houston (30-2) advanced with a lopsided victory over UConn.
As he left the floor moments after a postgame radio interview, Maurice was serenaded by dozens of fans in the arena's lower bowl chanting his name.