While Memphis was a lock to make the NCAA Tournament even before tipping off in the American Athletic Conference Tournament ...

Haggerty put the Tigers (29-5) ahead to stay with his tiebreaking bankshot with 16:10 left. The AAC player of the year later had a 17-second span when he drove the baseline for another shot off ...

UAB was looking to make back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances but ran into an old foe in the AAC Tournament final on Sunday.

But I had to, so I tried to push through it. It was hard to breathe,” said Lendeborg, who finished the AAC tourney with 72 points and 50 rebounds. Dainja had his fifth double-double in eight games.

Memphis basketball bulldozed UAB Sunday 84-72 to win the AAC tournament championship, its second in the past three years.