Back to the American Athletic Newsfeed

No. 2 Memphis Defeats No. 3 Tulane, 94-54, to Advance to American Men’s Basketball Championship Final

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — DeAndre Williams had 27 points and 11 rebounds as Memphis overwhelmed Tulane 94-54 Saturday in the American Athletic Conference tournament semifinals.

Kendric Davis added 20 points and six assists for the Tigers (25-8), who have their most wins since going 31-5 a decade ago in their final Conference USA season before moving to the AAC in 2013-14.

Jalen Cook had 15 points and Kevin Cross had 12 for Tulane (20-11). Tylan Pope had 13 rebounds. The Green Wave shot a season-low 25.8% (17 of 66).

Memphis advanced to play top-ranked Houston (31-2) in the AAC tournament championship game for the second year in a row.