No. 13 Tigers Travel to Wichita State Sunday Looking for 10th-Straight Win

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The No. 13 Memphis Tigers put their winning streak on the line Sunday morning with an American Athletic Conference trip to Wichita State. The game time is set for noon central and can be seen on ESPN2.

Memphis (14-2) sits atop the league standings as the only AAC squad at 3-0 entering the weekend. It's the first time the Tigers have started a conference season 3-0 since 2012-13, their final season as a member of Conference USA.

The Tigers have won six-straight games against the Shockers (8-7, 0-2 AAC) and eight of the last nine meetings overall.

Wichita State's only win over the Tigers at home in the last 48 years came Jan. 9, 2020 (76-67). Wichita State is 1-8 against Penny Hardaway with six-straight setbacks.

The Shockers are riding a four-game skid after falling at Temple last Sunday, 68-61.

Offensively they are led by Colby Rogers' 15.9 points per game and 38.5 three-point percentage. Dalen Ridgnal (7.6 ppg) paces the squad with 7.8 rebounds per game.

UP NEXT
The Tigers return home to welcome South Florida at 6 p.m. Thursday before travelling to Tulane next Sunday (Feb. 21) for a noon tip on ESPN.

GAME DETAILS
13/13 Memphis Tigers (14-2, 3-0 AAC) at Wichita State (8-7, 0-2 AAC)
Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024 | Noon CT
Charles Koch Arena (10,506); Wichita, Kan.
Television: ESPN2 (John Schriffen, pxp; Tim Welsh, analysis)
Radio: 98.9 THE ROAR OF MEMPHIS (Dave Woloshin, pxp; Matt Dillon, analysis)

BY THE NUMBERS

9: Total blocks by Nicholas Jourdain over the last three games. He blocked a season high four shots against SMU and then followed it up with three against UTSA on Wednesday.
9-1: Record this season for Memphis in games decided by six or fewer points, including all three AAC matchups and eight of the last 10 games overall.
11-0: Record this season when Malcolm Dandridge and Nicholas Jourdain are in the starting lineup. The Tigers have used three-different starting rotations this season.
12: Straight games with David Jones as the team's leading scorer. He's pouring in 23.2 points in that stretch.
14.1: Memphis' average margin of victory during its six-game winning streak against Wichita State.
23.0: Points per game average for David Jones during the Tigers' nine-game win streak to go along with his 7.4 rebounds; both are team highs during the heater. He's shot 42.6% from the floor (60-141) and 82.6% from the stripe (71-86).
62.5: Field goal percentage (25-40) for Jahvon Quinerly in Memphis' four road wins this season. He's averaging 18.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists and has recorded both of his 20-point games on the road.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT

Wichita State returns just one of its top-six scorers from last season's team that went 17-15 and 9-9 in American Athletic Conference play to finish sixth.
The Shockers were picked to finish eighth in the preseason poll, behind East Carolina, North Texas and SMU.
Wichita State is under the direction of Paul Mills, who took over after serving as head coach at Oral Roberts the last six seasons.
Harlond Beverly has 35 assists over his last nine games to lead the team in overall dimes this season with 46.
Colby Rogers (15.9 ppg; leading scorer) has made a three-pointer in all 15 games this season and multiple in 12 of the 15. He leads the AAC in three-pointers per game (2.67) and three-pointers made (40).
Rogers' streak of 15-straight games with a made three-pointer is tied for the 10th longest in school history.
Wichita State ranks 10th nationally in defensive rebounds per game and ninth in rebounds per game.
Quincy Ballard ranks 20th nationally in blocks (34). He had a career-high seven vs. Norfolk State on Nov. 25 and has scored 10 or more points in three of his last four outings.
Wichita State returns only 20.3 percent of its scoring from a season ago, having lost its top four scorers.
On the historic side, Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway's first conference win as head coach came over Wichita State on Jan. 3, 2019 (85-74).
Wichita State has lost its last five games against ranked opponents and is 0-1 this season against the Top 25.

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No. 13 Tigers Travel to Wichita State Sunday Looking for 10th-Straight Win

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Players Mentioned

Malcolm Dandridge

David Jones

Nicholas Jourdain

Jahvon Quinerly

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No. 13 Tigers Travel to Wichita State Sunday Looking for 10th-Straight Win

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Players Mentioned

Malcolm Dandridge

David Jones

Nicholas Jourdain

Jahvon Quinerly

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