Tigers win 2021 NIT championship, secure another 20-win season

FRISCO, Texas – In a season unlike any other, with stops and starts, pandemic protocols and challenges seemingly at every turn, the Memphis Tigers ended it in one of the best ways possible – by bringing a trophy back to The Bluff City after an NIT championship.

The Tigers wrapped up the 2020-21 season with a 77-64 win over Mississippi State Sunday afternoon in Frisco, Texas, to secure their second National Invitation Tournament championship in program history, joining 2002.

Memphis ends the season with a 20-8 record and on a four-game winning streak with victories in 11 of its last 13 games overall. The only losses were to top-10-ranked Houston, who is still alive in the NCAA Tournament and…