IN THE RANKINGS
Memphis is at No. 24 in the latest AP Top 25 and No. 22 in the latest USA Today Coaches Poll.
DOUBLE-DOUBLE MACHINE
UAB’s Yaxel Lendeborg is tied for fifth in Division I with 10 double-doubles on the season. He is fourth all-time in The American with 29 career double-doubles.
GETTING TO THE LINE
UTSA has converted 82.5 percent of their free throws this season, second in Division I. Temple has made 19.0 free throws per game, eighth in Division I.
Memphis’ PJ Haggerty has made the second-most free throws in Division I this season with 132 and ranks second in attempts at 163. Charlotte’s Nik Graves ranks 16th with 102 free throws made and 14th in attempts (136). North Texas’ Atin Wright is shooting 94.2 percent, second in Division I.
POURING IN THE POINTS
UTSA’s Primo Spears became the sixth player in conference history to score 40 points in a game, dropping 40 against Tulsa on January 7.
Memphis’ PJ Haggerty is second in Division I in scoring with 22.1 points per contest, while Temple’s Jamal Mashburn Jr. is fifth at 21.3.
ON THE RUN
UAB is first in Division I with 18.78 fastbreak points per game and leads The American with 85.0 points per game. UTSA is sixth with 17.35 points per game on the break, partly due to averaging 10.0 steals per game, which ranks 12th in Division I.
SCHEDULE/RESULTS
TUESDAY, JANUARY 14
North Texas 69, East Carolina 60
Wichita State 68, Charlotte 59
UTSA 90, Rice 84
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15
UAB 92, South Florida 83
Tulane 80, Florida Atlantic 65
THURSDAY, JANUARY 16
Temple 88, Memphis 81
SATURDAY, JANUARY 18
South Florida 63, Tulsa 56
North Texas 72, UTSA 57
East Carolina 75, Wichita State 72
SUNDAY, JANUARY 19
Florida Atlantic 75, Rice 73
Temple 80, Tulane 77
Memphis 77, Charlotte 68
TUESDAY, JANUARY 21
UTSA at UAB (ESPN+)……………………………… 7:30 p.m.
East Carolina at Tulsa (ESPN+)…………………… 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22
South Florida at Charlotte (ESPN+)……………. 7 p.m.
Temple at North Texas (ESPN+)…………………. 8 p.m.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23
Wichita State at Memphis (ESPN2)…………… 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 25
South Florida at East Carolina (ESPN+)……… 1 p.m.
Tulane at Rice (ESPNU)…………………………. 2:30 p.m.
Temple at UTSA (ESPN+)……………………………… 4 p.m.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 26
UAB at Memphis (ESPN2)……………………………. 1 p.m.
Florida Atlantic at North Texas (ESPNU)…… 2 p.m.
Wichita State at Tulsa (ESPN+)………………….. 3 p.m.
All times ET and subject to change
