By halftime, the men’s basketball team was tied up 40-40 at the half with the No. 2 team in the American Athletic Conference.
Towards the middle of the second half trading baskets with the Memphis Tigers ended in a 83-78 loss on Thursday. The lead changed 16 times throughout the game.
“Once we are trading baskets it’s hard to win like that,” senior point guard Craig Porter Jr. said. “I mean because at the end of the day, whoever gets the most layups is going to win. It’s the easy baskets.”
Senior forward James Rojas led the Shockers in scoring.