The Memphis Tigers held off the Mustangs 72-54 in Moody Coliseum on Wednesday night through balanced guard and forward play, despite SMU guard Jasmine Smith scoring a game-high 20 points.
The game started with a 7-0 run from the Tigers, resulting in an immediate timeout from SMU.
As the quarter passed, the lead extended, and SMU failed to rattle Memphis as the Tigers took control of the game early. The Tigers were up 25-11 at the end of the first quarter.
SMU did try to rally back against Memphis in the second quarter behind a sequence of buckets from Kayla White, but the lead continued to hover around 14.