Memphis Takes Five-Game Winning Streak to Cincinnati Tuesday Night

Tuesday, February 15

Cincinnati, Ohio

6 p.m.

University of Memphis

Cincinnati

Memphis Takes Five-Game Winning Streak to Cincinnati Tuesday Night

Feb 14, 2022 | Men's Basketball

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Fresh off a signature win and riding a five-game winning streak, the Memphis Tigers' three-game road trip continues Tuesday night at Cincinnati. Tip-off against the Bearcats is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT on ESPN+.

Tuesday's game is a makeup of the Feb. 3 postponement due to inclement winter weather in Cincinnati.

Memphis defeated No. 6/7 Houston Saturday afternoon in Houston, snapping the Cougars' 37-game home winning streak, which was the second-longest in the nation. The 69-59 win was Memphis' first over a top-10 team on the road since 2005.

The Tigers currently sit in third place in the American Athletic Conference standings with their 8-4 league mark. SMU and Houston are at the top with 9-2 records, and Tulane is immediately behind Memphis at 8-5.

Tuesday's game is the 84th in the longtime series between the Tigers and the Bearcats, and Memphis has won back-to-back meetings. When Memphis won at Cincinnati last season on Feb. 28, it snapped a seven-game losing streak in games played at Cincinnati dating back to Dec. 19, 2007. A win Tuesday would also give Memphis a regular-season series sweep over Cincinnati for the first time since 1994-95 in the Great Midwest Conference. Since then, the two schools have played twice in the regular season six times.

Cincinnati enters the game having lost three of its last five contests. The Bearcats are led by David DeJulius' 14.7 points per game and Jeremiah Davenport's 5.2 rebounds per outing. DeJulius has scored 20-plus points in three-straight games and has been in double figures in seven-in-a-row.

Following Tuesday's game, the Tigers travel to SMU to play the Mustangs Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. The Tigers then return to FedExForum to host Temple on Thursday, Feb. 24 and Wichita State on Sunday, Feb. 27.

GAME DETAILS
Memphis Tigers (14-8, 8-4 AAC) at Cincinnati (16-8, 6-5 AAC)
Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022 | 6 p.m. CT
Fifth Third Arena (13,176); Cincinnati, Ohio
Television: ESPN+ (Matt Noonan, pxp; Kevin Johnson, analysis)
Radio: 98.9 THE ROAR OF MEMPHIS (Dave Woloshin, pxp; Matt Dillon, analysis)

BY THE NUMBERS

4.7: Average margin of victory in the last three Memphis-Cincinnati games contested in Cincinnati; four of the last six have been single-digit affairs.
2013-14: The last time Memphis had two top-10 wins in the same season (73-68 vs. #5 Oklahoma State, 72-66 vs. #7 Louisville), which was also the last time the Tigers made the NCAA Tournament.
2: Wins for the Tigers this season when trailing at halftime, which have come in their last two road games (down 46-33 at Tulsa, down 31-28 at #6/7 Houston).
4: Consecutive double-digit games for Lester Quinones for the third time in his career, and a fifth would mark the first time he has had five-straight 10-point games.
9: Consecutive wins in the month of February for the Tigers, dating back to Feb. 29, 2020; Memphis is 18-7 in February under head coach Penny Hardaway.

THE LAST TIME OUT

The Memphis Tigers picked up a statement win with a 69-59 victory over No. 6/7 Houston Saturday afternoon in Houston.
Trailing 53-48 with 5:05 to play, the Tigers ripped off 15-straight points to take a 63-53 lead with 1:02 to go and effectively seal the win.
DeAndre Williams and Lester Quinones drained back-to-back 3-pointers, Jalen Duren slammed home a dunk, and Williams made three free throws after being fouled on a 3-point try.
Alex Lomax and Landers Nolley II each made a pair of free throws after that, as the Tigers made all 13 of their free throws in the final 1:35.
The Tigers missed their first free throw of the game before proceeding to make 18-in-a-row to close the contest.
Nolley II led the Tigers with 20 points, including four 3-pointers, and Duren logged his third-straight double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Williams, playing in front of a hometown crowd, had 13 points, four assists and three steals, and Lester Quinones was also in double figures with 13 points.
Memphis forced 19 Houston turnovers, two off its season high.
The Tigers trailed at the half, 31-28.
Houston was led by Taze Moore and Fabian White Jr.'s 15 points apiece.

NOTING THE OPPONENT

A season ago, Cincinnati reached the championship game of the American Athletic Conference Tournament before bowing out to eventual Final Four participant Houston.
The Bearcats finished 12-11 on the season, and from that squad they bring back three starters and seven letterwinners.
Two of the starters back this season are Davenport, who averaged 11.7 points per game last season, and DeJulius, who was fifth in the league with 4.2 assists per game.
Davenport was a Preseason All-Conference Second Team pick this year and was named to last year's All-Tournament Team.
The Bearcats were picked to finish sixth in this season's preseason coaches poll.
Cincinnati started 5-0 under a new head coach for the first time in program history.
Wes Miller is the nation's winningest coach under 40 years old, with his 185 wins entering the season ranking ahead of LSU's Will Wade (177) and New Mexico's Richard Pitino (159).
The fifth victory was a stunning 71-51 win over No. 14 Illinois in the Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City, where the Bearcats trailed by 15 in the early goings.
The next night, the Bearcats narrowly lost to No. 12 Arkansas, 73-67.

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