The South Florida Bulls host the Memphis Tigers Wednesday in an American Athletic Conference clash. The Bulls are 10-13 overall and 3-7 in the AAC while the Tigers are 17-6 overall and 7-3 in the conference. Memphis has won 4 straight over South Florida including a 93-86 win back on December 29, but they failed to cover as a 15 point favorite. Tipoff is at the Yuengling Center in Tampa.
Memphis is 17-6 overall and 7-3 in the AAC. They stand fourth in the conference, but just 2 games behind first place Houston. The Tigers had a fiver game winning streak snapped on Saturday with a 90-89 loss at home versus Tulane in overtime. Tylan Pope hit a layup with 20 seconds left in OT for what turned out to be the winning basket. Memphis' Kendric Davis missed a three pointer with about 8 second left.
Kendric Davis wants more respect put on the AAC's name come Selection Sunday:
“They (Memphis) got to the second round last year, Houston got to the Elite 8, those were the only two teams we had in. And then Mountain West got four in and they all lost in the first round.”
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Davis had another strong game for the Tigers as the he scored 26 points with 7 assists. He broke the all-time assist record in the game and he is only 46 points shy of becoming the AAC's all-time leading scorer. Davis averages 21.7 points and 6 assists per game. DeAndre Williams added 19 points and a 17 rebounds for Memphis. The Tigers out rebounded Tulane 44-25 but made just 16 of 26 free throws. Memphis is ranked No. 46 in the country by KemPom.
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