Tigers roll past Tulane for seventh win in eight games

Wednesday, February 24

Memphis, Tenn.

7 p.m.

University of Memphis

13-6,9-3AAC

Tulane

9-10,4-10AAC

Tulane

Memphis

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Tigers roll past Tulane for seventh win in eight games

Feb 24, 2021 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – In their first game since Feb. 6 after four postponements due to COVID-19-related issues within the program, the Memphis Tigers picked up their fourth-straight win and seventh in the last eight games with a 61-46 victory over Tulane Wednesday night at FedExForum.

The 46 points are the fewest Memphis (13-6, 9-3 AAC) has allowed to an American Athletic Conference opponent under head coach Penny Hardaway, now in his third season at the helm. The Tigers limited the Green Wave to 25.9 percent shooting (15-58), a season low and the lowest by an opponent since Tennessee shot 25.0 percent (15-60) against the Tigers on Dec. 14, 2019.

Boogie Ellis led the Tigers with 13 points, going 3-of-7 from 3-point range, and DeAndre Williams had 11 rebounds and dished out five assists. Nine Tigers had at least five points Wednesday night. Tulane (9-10, 4-10 AAC) was led by Jordan Walker's 18 points.

Alex Lomax had six points and a season-high six rebounds, and with his fourth point of the game he hit the 500-point mark for his Memphis career.

Early on, Tulane was within two points at 14-12, but the Tigers used a 7-0 run while forcing five-straight Tulane misses to make the score 21-12. Tulane was within four, at 23-19, before Ellis hit a triple. He drained another 3 to give the Tigers a 31-21 lead at halftime.

Tulane got no closer than seven points, which was just two-and-a-half minutes into the second half, and the Tigers held a double-digit lead for the final 13 minutes of the game.

The Green Wave's only lead was 2-0.

Memphis shot 38.9 percent in the contest (21-54) and dominated Tulane on the boards, 53-29.

The Tigers had 15 assists on their 21 field goals.

Up Next
The Tigers hit the road for the next two games, traveling to Cincinnati on Sunday at noon CT on ESPN before playing at USF on Tuesday at 8 p.m. CT on ESPNU. Memphis' last home game is the regular-season finale on Sunday, March 7 against Houston. Tip-off at FedExForum on the 7th is at 11 a.m., and the game will be televised on CBS.

A limited number of tickets are available for the Houston game with social distancing safety guidelines in place. Tickets may be purchased online at www.GoTigersGoTix.com or by calling (901) 678-2331. Fans with existing season tickets or ticket packages can use their current tickets for the game. More information can be found at www.GoTigersGo.com.

Information on tickets for the 2021 Air Force Reserve AAC Men's Basketball Championship will be forthcoming from the Memphis Ticket Office. Questions or requests for additional information may be directed to the Ticket Office at (901) 678-2331 or tigertickets@memphis.edu.

Postgame Notes

Memphis used the starting lineup of Boogie Ellis, Lester Quinones, Landers Nolley II, DeAndre Williams, and Moussa Cisse for the fourth-straight game.
- When it was used for the first time before Memphis' game against UCF on Feb. 1, it became the Tigers' eighth different starting lineup in the first 16 games of the season.
Memphis has won seven-straight games at FedExForum and is 10-1 at home this season.
The Tigers have won 12-straight games against Tulane since the Green Wave's last win on Feb. 13, 2016.
- Memphis now leads the all-time series, 59-11.
- The Tigers are 34-3 at home against Tulane.
Memphis has held 26-straight opponents to fewer than 75 points.
Boogie Ellis led Memphis with 13 points, his most since having 18 against Mississippi Valley State on Dec. 8.
- He has now led Memphis in scoring twice this season.
- Ellis went 3-for-7 from 3-point range to equal his makes from distance over the last three games combined.
DeAndre Williams led the Tigers with 11 rebounds, four of which came on the offensive end.
- The 11 rebounds matched his season high (at SMU, Jan. 28).
- Williams also tied a season high with five assists (vs. Wichita State, Jan. 21).