Orlando Sentinel · Mar 13, 2021
UCF men fall short against Memphis in AAC quarterfinals
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — D.J. Jeffries came off the bench to score 17 points to lead Memphis to a 70-62 win over UCF in the American Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinals on Friday night.
The third-seeded Tigers will face No. 2 seed Houston on Saturday, a rematch of the regular-season finale won by Houston 67-64 on a half-court buzzer beater.
DeAndre Williams had 16 points and five assists for Memphis (16-7). His dunk with about three minutes left put the Tigers up 58-54 and UCF didn’t get closer than that the rest of the way.
Boogie Ellis added 12 points. Landers Nolley II had 9 points and 12 rebounds. Lester Quinones had a career-high 15 rebounds plus 7 points.