Alston, Williams help Owls stop 3-game skid

With the clock running down at the end of the first half, freshman guard Alani Moore II missed a midrange pull-up jumper but collected his own rebound. Moore passed under the basket to freshman guard Quinton Rose who made a layup at the buzzer to tie the game.

The Owls (11-10, 2-6 American Athletic Conference) outscored Memphis by 10 in the opening minutes of the second half and led by as many as 14 points in their 77-66 home win on Wednesday night.

“It wasn’t a matter of energy, they just made shots to start that second half and we didn’t,” said Tigers’ coach Tubby Smith, whose team’s three-game winning streak came to an end. “That was huge. When you give up 54 percent, 53 percent and 46…