No. 15 Tigers Hang on in Tulsa to Win AAC Opener

Thursday, January 4

Tulsa, Okla.

7:00 PM

University of Memphis

12-2,1-0AAC

Tulsa

9-4,0-1AAC

Memphis

Tulsa

Jan 04, 2024 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

TULSA, Okla. – The 15^th-ranked University of Memphis men's basketball team went on the road and defeated the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, 78-75, in the Tigers' American Athletic Conference opener Thursday night.

Fifth-year guard Jahvon Quinerly nailed a game-winning three with just four seconds left to seal the win for Memphis (12-2, 1-0 AAC).

The Tigers were led by a pair of 17-point efforts from David Jones and Nae'Qwan Tomlin. Jones added eight rebounds, a block and an assist while Tomlin chipped in seven boards, a pair of assists, a block and a steal. Senior guard Jaykwon Walton had a game-high five steals and tallied 11 points, while Malcolm Dandridge poured in 10 points.

The Tigers shot lights out in the first half, knocking down 64-percent of their shots to carry a 49-35 lead into the half. Tulsa tightened up on the defensive end in the second half and caught fire from three-point range (9-for-21, 43-percent in the second half) to work themselves back into the game in the final minutes. Memphis shot 50-percent from the field in the win.

Tulsa (9-4, 0-1 AAC) was led by PJ Haggerty's 27 points, eight rebounds, four assists and three steals in 38 minutes.

UP NEXT
Memphis returns home to host a pair of games against SMU (Jan. 7) and UTSA (Jan. 10). The Mustangs come to town 9-4 overall and No. 45 in the NET rankings for a 4 p.m. showdown on ESPN.

POSTGAME NOTES

Memphis used the starting lineup of Jahvon Quinerly, David Jones, Jaykwon Walton, Nicholas Jourdain and Malcolm Dandridge for the fourth-straight game.
The Tigers are 6-0 this season when that group starts.
The win is the third-straight for Memphis in Tulsa.
- The Tigers' last time to win three straight in Tulsa was 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2011-12.
- Memphis takes a 33-21 advantage in the all-time series.
The Tigers won the battle on the boards, 38-30.
- Four players pulled down at least six rebounds with Jones leading the way with eight.
- Tomlin grabbed seven rebounds, while Jourdain and Walton each hauled in six.
Memphis finished 18-of-21 at the free throw line with Malcolm Dandridge leading the way (4-for-4).
David Jones scored double figures for the 14^th-straight game.
- He recorded 10 of his 17 in the first half after going 4-of-7 in the first 20.
- He now has five games with at least eight rebounds.
Memphis outscored Tulsa 40-22 in the paint, 24-9 off the fast break and 23-12 off the bench.

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