Memphis Tigers - The Temple News

The American Athletic Conference announced the results of its preseason media poll at today’s media day festivities in Newport, Rhode Island.

Temple won its third straight match, coming back to defeat Memphis in five sets Sunday at Elma Roane Fieldhouse.

Neither Temple nor Memphis could score on a misty Saturday night at the Temple Sports Complex.

Temple knocked off Memphis, 80-75, in a close contest Friday to secure its first victory in a conference tournament since 2011.

Sophomore guard Josh Brown’s jump shot with 2.4 seconds left helped Temple salvage a 61-60 victory Saturday.

Freshman Alliya Butts led all scorers with 30 points, while senior Tyonna Williams netted 25 in Temple’s 84-61 defeat of Memphis Wednesday.

A last-second field goal from Memphis’ Jake Elliott propelled the Tigers in their 16-13 defeat of Temple Friday night.

Temple wins its second consecutive game with a 64-51 victory against Memphis.

Team falls to 5-9, 0-4 in American Athletic Conference play.