The No. 9 seed Memphis Tigers defeated the No. 8 seed Boise State Broncos 64-53 in the first round of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament on Thursday at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.
DeAndre Williams' 14 points on 7-of-8 shooting led the Tigers. Jalen Duren added a 10-point, 11-rebound double-double.
Memphis led 38-19 at halftime lead and held Boise State to 31.5 percent shooting for the game.
However, the Tigers went cold in the second half. Boise State's Abu Kigab, who didn't score before halftime, took advantage and dropped 20 second-half points.
The Broncos sliced the Memphis lead to 58-53 and had a chance to cut the deficit to one possession after Boise State big man Tyson Degenhart grabbed a defensive rebound off a Duren miss with 55 seconds left.