MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Corey Davis Jr. scored 17 points and top-seeded Houston weathered a late Memphis rally to defeat the Tigers 61-58 in the semifinals of the 2019 Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference Tournament on Saturday inside FedExForum.
Jeremiah Martin led Memphis with 23 points, most of them from the free throw line, as he made only 5 of 24 shots, including going 1 of 7 from outside the arc.
Memphis (21-13), which struggled offensively throughout the contest, crafted a 10-1 run to pull within 61-58 with a minute left. During that stretch, Houston (31-2), the tournament's top seed, missed 10 straight shots and failed to score for more than four minutes.