MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A game where each team had double digit leads finished in Memphis' favor, as the Tigers earned their eighth-straight American Athletic Conference home win with a 67-64 win over the Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tuesday night at FedExForum.
Memphis (8-5, 2-1 AAC) fell behind 10-0 to start the game, then scored 25 of the next 30 points, led by 18 at the start of the second half, and held off the Golden Hurricane when they got within a point with three seconds left.
Malcolm Dandridge and Earl Timberlake led the Tigers with 12 points apiece, and Lester Quinones added 11.