Box Score LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The Tigers put an exclamation point on the end of their week-long trip with the 73-68 overtime win over Penn to cap off the LMU Thanksgiving Classic. Tonight's win marks the team's third win this week and their fourth consecutive win.
Following tonight's win, Memphis moves to 6-1 overall.
A battle from tip-off, Memphis and Penn traded baskets to open the game.
The Tigers and Quakers would go through nine lead changes in the opening 10 minutes of play before Emani Jefferson laid in a bucket to give Memphis the 16-15 lead going into the second quarter.