MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Following a difficult two-game road trip, the University of Memphis is looking forward to returning home Thursday night.
But the opponent won't make matters comfortable for the Tigers.
The 25th-ranked Cincinnati Bearcats will bring one of the league's top teams to FedExForum in an American Athletic Conference game that tips off at 6 p.m. The Bearcats (19-3, 8-1 The American) have won seven straight and 10 of 11. They also have won four straight in the series, including all three meetings last season.
Cincinnati is led by league player of the year candidate Jarron Cumberland, a 6-foot-5 junior guard averaging 18.