Memphis, Houston Battle Sunday for the AAC Crown

FORT WORTH, Texas – The Memphis Tigers go for the 2023 American Athletic Conference Tournament championship Sunday afternoon against top-seeded Houston. Tip-off in Fort Worth, Texas, is scheduled for 2:15 p.m. on ESPN.

The surging Tigers have won 13 of their last 16 games. Over that stretch, Memphis is outscoring its opponents by an average of 8.4 points per game. The Tigers are shooting seven percent better from the floor than its opponents, 48.7 percent to 41.7 percent, and Memphis has won the battle on the glass by 27 rebounds.

The No. 2-seeded Tigers defeated seventh-seeded UCF (81-76) and third-seeded Tulane (94-54) to reach the title game, where they will face the Cougars for the third…