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Tigers make winning plays down the stretch for sixth win in seven games

was one assist shy of a double-double, and Lester Quinones buried a massive 3-pointer with 26 seconds left to help the Memphis Tigers to a 66-59 win over East Carolina Saturday afternoon at FedExForum.

Memphis (12-6, 8-3) has won six of its last seven games and is 8-3 in American Athletic Conference action for the first time since 2013-14. The Tigers have now won six-straight games against the Pirates (8-7, 2-7 AAC).

Lomax turned in an impressive stat line of 10 points, nine assists, five steals, and five rebounds, and he was one assist shy of Memphis' first points-assists double-double since at Cincinnati on Feb.