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Memphis basketball has won six in a row and remains in first place in the AAC. Next up is Temple on Sunday at FedExForum.

Memphis basketball coach Penny Hardaway speaks after Wednesday's win about Dain Dainja's game and wanting to "put fear" into ...

Memphis basketball star PJ Haggerty faced his former team Wednesday night. Here's how he led Memphis to an 83-71 win.

Memphis star PJ Haggerty squares off against his former team Wednesday night when the 17th-ranked Tigers host Tulsa in an American Athletic Conference contest.

The Memphis Tigers have climbed to No. 17 in the latest AP Men's College Basketball Poll after extending their winning streak ...

Just like that, what looked like a comfortable Memphis win turned into a sweat. Rice cut the lead to one before suddenly ...

Penny Hardaway's Memphis Tigers (18-4, 8-1) fought through adversity and got the job done against conference foe Rice (11-11, 2-7) who gave the tigers a run for their money in an 86-83 game.

The Rice Owls got to within one point of the No. 19 Memphis Tigers on five occasions in the second half, but could not finish ...

The Memphis basketball team survived another dogfight on the road Sunday, holding on to beat Rice 86-83 behind PJ Carter and ...

The Memphis Tigers head to Houston on Sunday to face the Rice Owls in a mid-afternoon college basketball battle. If you want to catch the American Athletic Conference hoops action on TV or live stream ...

Memphis has been knocking off the same AAC foes it lost to a season ago. A matchup against Rice in Houston offers it another ...