MEMPHIS, Tenn. – With five wins in the last six games, the Memphis Tigers conclude a stretch of seven contests in 17 days Saturday afternoon against East Carolina. The game can be seen on ESPN2, with tip-off scheduled for 1 p.m.
Memphis (11-6, 7-3 AAC) swept a pair of games with UCF earlier in the week to move to 7-3 in American Athletic Conference action. The Tigers are in the thick of the race for the AAC title and currently sit one loss behind Houston (10-2) and Wichita State (6-2) in the standings.
East Carolina (8-6, 2-6 AAC) enters the game riding arguably the conference's best win of the season.