Tulane @ Memphis preview

Last Meeting ( Mar 2, 2017 ) Tulane 70, Memphis 92

Memphis claimed its first American Athletic Conference victory Saturday, defeating Tulsa 76-67 to end its three-game skid. The Tigers remain at home for the second straight outing, taking on a Tulane team that fell to Tulsa on Sunday but rebounded four days later with a 73-70 victory over SMU, the Green Wave's 11th triumph, five more than last season's total.

The Tigers' win over the Golden Hurricane coincided with leading scorer Jeremiah Martin (17.3 points per game) regaining his shooting touch as the junior point guard connected on 9-of-17 shots en route to a career-best 28 points after hitting just 9-of-34 combined in the three prior games -- losses to LSU, Cincinnati and Central Florida. "What can you say about Jeremiah?" Memphis coach Tubby Smith told reporters afterward. "He really stepped up. He orchestrated. He ran the offense the right way." While the Tigers rely heavily on Martin, Tulane boasts the conference's No. 2 scoring duo (33.6 PPG) in Melvin Frazier (16.9) and Cameron Reynolds (16.7). The two spearheaded the Green Wave's comeback victory over the defending conference champion Mustangs the last time out, with Reynolds topping the team with 20 points and six rebounds and Frazier adding 15 points on 5-for-8 shooting, with five assists and four rebounds.

TV: 7 p.m. ET, ESPNews

ABOUT TULANE (11-4, 2-1 AAC): The Green Wave made 18-of-20 free throws against SMU, including 9-of-10 in the second half when they took control en route to their fourth win in the last five games. Including the victory over SMU when he notched three steals, Frazier has seven games in which he has at least three takeaways and entered Monday ranked first in the conference with 36 steals and 2.4 per game. Reynolds (6.7) and Frazier (5.8) are also first and second on the team in rebounds, while sophomore forward Samir Sehic sits third on the team to the dynamic duo in both points (10.1) and rebounds (5.5).

ABOUT MEMPHIS (10-6, 1-2): For his efforts Sunday, which also included a season-high eight assists and 17 points during an 18-3 run in the second half, Martin was named to the AAC's weekly honor roll for the fourth time this season. Kyvon Davenport (12.6) is the only other Tiger averaging in double figures and he also tops the team with 5.8 rebounds per game. The Tigers are shooting just 29.3 percent from beyond the arc this season and sit last in the conference in defending the 3-point shot (37.2).

TIP-INS

1. Tulane's Mike Dunleavy, Sr., and Memphis' Smith are the only men's basketball head coaches with a son who is also a head coach at the NCAA Division I level -- Baker Dunleavy became the head coach at Quinnipiac in April 2017 and G.G. Smith took over Loyola-Maryland in 2013.

2. The Tigers have owned the series with the Green Wave, holding a 50-11 overall advantage, including winning the last three.

3. All 10 of Memphis' wins this season have come at FedEx Forum.

PREDICTION: Tulane 70, Memphis 68