Final Mar 13
BGSU 67 11.5 o149.0
AKR 96 -11.5 u149.0
Final Mar 13
DUQ 59 2.0 o130.0
SBON 64 -2.0 u130.0
Final Mar 13
BUT 57 12.0 o145.5
SJU 78 -12.0 u145.5
Final Mar 13
IND 59 2.0 o142.0
ORE 72 -2.0 u142.0
Final Mar 13
GT 70 23.0 o144.5
DUKE 78 -23.0 u144.5
Final Mar 13
ISU 92 -2.5 o146.0
BYU 96 2.5 u146.0
Final Mar 13
USF 68 3.0 o144.5
WICH 73 -3.0 u144.5
Final Mar 13
ARK 80 4.5 o147.0
MISS 83 -4.5 u147.0
Final OT Mar 13
OHIO 85 -2.5 o158.5
TOL 90 2.5 u158.5
Final Mar 13
DAV 75 4.0 o142.0
SLU 83 -4.0 u142.0
Final Mar 13
ALST 84 1.0 o137.5
TXSO 79 -1.0 u137.5
Final Mar 13
UNC 68 -6.0 o148.0
WAKE 59 6.0 u148.0
Final Mar 13
MARQ 89 -2.5 o145.0
XAV 87 2.5 u145.0
Final Mar 13
NW 63 8.5 o141.5
WIS 70 -8.5 u141.5
Final Mar 13
CHAR 59 10.0 o144.5
FAU 64 -10.0 u144.5
Final Mar 13
SJSU 52 16.0 o150.5
UNM 63 -16.0 u150.5
Final Mar 13
COLO 68 17.5 o127.5
HOU 77 -17.5 u127.5
Final 2OT Mar 13
TEX 94 6.0 o140.5
TXAM 89 -6.0 u140.5
Final Mar 13
EMU 75 4.5 o149.5
M-OH 81 -4.5 u149.5
Final Mar 13
FOR 81 6.5 o144.0
GW 88 -6.5 u144.0
Final Mar 13
BSU 62 -1.5 o134.5
SDSU 52 1.5 u134.5
Final Mar 13
MAN 65 2.5 o144.0
IONA 77 -2.5 u144.0
Final Mar 13
MORG 91 3.5 o161.5
HOW 90 -3.5 u161.5
Final Mar 13
IOWA 94 10.0 o164.5
ILL 106 -10.0 u164.5
Final Mar 13
WMU 66 10.5 o143.5
KENT 73 -10.5 u143.5
Final Mar 13
NMSU 77 1.0 o136.5
KENN 80 -1.0 u136.5
Final Mar 13
TLSA 75 3.0 o143.5
TEM 71 -3.0 u143.5
Final 2OT Mar 13
DEP 81 13.0 o143.5
CREI 85 -13.0 u143.5
Final Mar 13
STAN 73 10.5 o144.0
LOU 75 -10.5 u144.0
Final Mar 13
BAY 74 6.5 o142.0
TTU 76 -6.5 u142.0
Final Mar 13
LAS 70 12.5 o144.0
JOES 75 -12.5 u144.0
Final Mar 13
MSST 73 3.0 o158.5
MIZZ 85 -3.0 u158.5
Final Mar 13
NCCU 79 1.0 o153.0
DSU 77 -1.0 u153.0
Final Mar 13
MSM 62 4.5 o127.0
MRST 58 -4.5 u127.0
Final Mar 13
ALCN 60 3.0 o134.0
COOK 69 -3.0 u134.0
Final 2OT Mar 13
LT 75 2.0 o142.0
MTU 77 -2.0 u142.0
Final Mar 13
USC 71 10.5 o151.0
PUR 76 -10.5 u151.0
Final Mar 13
NEV 59 5.0 o138.0
CSU 67 -5.0 u138.0
Final Mar 13
UCSB 78 3.5 o151.5
CSN 72 -3.5 u151.5
Final Mar 13
SEA 69 -6.0 o133.5
AC 63 6.0 u133.5
Final Mar 13
KU 77 3.0 o153.0
ARIZ 88 -3.0 u153.0
Final Mar 13
SMU 54 7.0 o142.5
CLEM 57 -7.0 u142.5
Final Mar 13
UTSA 65 5.0 o147.0
ECU 70 -5.0 u147.0
Final Mar 13
VILL 56 7.0 o135.0
CONN 73 -7.0 u135.0
Final Mar 13
OKLA 84 6.5 o161.5
UK 85 -6.5 u161.5
Final Mar 13
CP 96 4.5 o164.0
UCRV 83 -4.5 u164.0
Final Mar 13
UNLV 58 8.0 o142.0
USU 70 -8.0 u142.0
Final Mar 13
TST 51 5.5 o128.0
CBU 55 -5.5 u128.0
Wichita State 8th AAC18-13
Memphis 1st AAC26-5

Wichita State @ Memphis preview

Dickies Arena

Last Meeting ( Feb 16, 2025 ) Memphis 79, Wichita St. 84

Memphis coach Penny Hardaway views this season as a play in two parts.

The first act -- in which the Tigers captured the American Athletic Conference regular-season title -- was a resounding success.

"We did something special," Hardaway said.

As for the second act, well, that is about to begin.

The No. 1 seed Tigers (26-5) will take on eighth-seeded Wichita State (19-13) in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament on Friday afternoon in Fort Worth, Texas. The winner will advance to the semifinals on Saturday, and the final is set for Sunday.

Hardaway said his team -- which is ranked No. 16 in the country and has won five games in a row -- needed to rise to the moment after a great regular season.

"A successful season for me with this team would be Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four moving forward," Hardaway said. "For me, first stage, very successful. Now, next stage happens."

The Tigers will face a hungry Wichita State team that is coming off a 73-68 win over South Florida on Thursday in the second round of the tournament. It marked the second win in the past three games for the Shockers.

Corey Washington will try to stay hot for Wichita State after scoring a team-high 21 points in the win over the Bulls. Bijan Cortes added 20 points.

This will be the third meeting of the season between Memphis and Wichita State.

Memphis won the first matchup 61-53 on its home court on Jan. 23. In the rematch, Wichita State got revenge on its own court with an 84-79 overtime upset of the then-No. 14-ranked Tigers on Feb. 16.

Wichita State coach Paul Mills said he expects another difficult test.

"One, everybody has a chip on their shoulder (this time of year)," Mills said. "And two, they're a good team. So that's what you're going to do this time of year -- you're going to play good teams.

"I place zero weight on the fact that we were able to win at home. It's kind of what you hope to do is be able to win at home, especially in conference."

PJ Haggerty leads Memphis with an average of 21.2 points per game on 49.1 percent shooting from the field, including 41.8 percent from 3-point range. Tyrese Hunter is second in scoring at 14.1 ppg, and big man Dain Dainja is third at 13.7 to go with a team-high 7 rebounds per contest.

Xavier Bell led Wichita State with an average of 15.1 points per game in the regular season but will look to bounce back from a frustrating performance on Thursday. He finished with six points against South Florida and made only one of six shots from the field.

Washington (13.4 points per game), Justin Hill (11.2) and Quincy Ballard (10) also averaged double-digit scoring during the regular season for Wichita State.

Dainja said he and his teammates would need to be ready.

"This conference is really underrated," he said. "It's a lot of talent in this conference. Our mentality just has to be whoever we play, we've just got to get up."

--Field Level Media

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