TAMPA, Fla. – Down five with 1:20 remaining in the contest, the University of Memphis women's basketball team rattled off a 12-0 run, including six free throws by Taylor Barnes, to come away with a 47-40 victory over USF on the road Wednesday night.
The victory is the third-straight for the Tigers and improves Memphis to 8-10 overall and 3-2 in American Athletic Conference play. This is also the first win for the Tigers in Tampa since Jan. 28, 2001. Alana Davis and Barnes led Memphis with 11 points each.
After a slow start to the second half, the Tigers found themselves down as many as seven with 7:21 remaining on the clock.