The Tigers (10-6, 6-3 AAC) fired on all cylinders in the 27-point win Monday night, shooting a season-high 56.3 percent from the floor, making a season-best 13 3-pointers, and forcing 28 UCF turnovers.
Memphis also set the American Athletic Conference single-game record with 20 steals in the contest.
The Tigers have won four of their last five games after going 3-3 in the six games prior. Memphis' only loss since Jan. 17 was a two-point decision at SMU last Thursday.
Memphis now has two 27-point AAC wins to its credit this season, including an 80-53 win at East Carolina on Jan. 24. The Tigers last had two 25-plus-point wins in conference play during the 2012-13 Conference USA season, when they won at Rice, 77-51 on Jan. 16 and then against Tulsa, 94-64, on Feb. 2.
The Tigers are in a stretch of four-straight AAC home games to begin the month of February. This is the first time the Tigers have played four-straight conference games at home since Feb. 2-13, 2008 as part of Conference USA.
Wednesday's game against UCF and Saturday against East Carolina conclude a span of six games in 14 days for the Tigers that started Jan. 24 at East Carolina.
After beginning the year 3-1 with wins over Auburn, at Florida State, and against Cincinnati, the Knights have lost seven of their last eight games. UCF enters Wednesday's game with a 4-8 overall record and a 2-7 mark in league play.
The Knights (4-8, 2-7 AAC) have the ninth-best scoring offense in the AAC at 66.9 points per game, and UCF is allowing the most points per outing in the conference at 73.2 per game. UCF is led in scoring by Brandon Mahan at 14.7 points per game, which ranks ninth in the AAC. He led the Knights Monday night against Memphis with 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting and 3-of-5 from 3-point land.
Mahan scored 32 points in the Knights' win at Florida State on Dec. 19, which is the second-highest scoring output in the AAC this season.
Wednesday's game is presented by Regional One Health.
Game Details
Memphis (10-6, 6-3 AAC) vs. UCF (4-8, 2-7 AAC)
Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021 | 7 p.m. CT
FedExForum; Memphis, Tenn.
Broadcast: ESPN+ (Dave Woloshin, pxp; Jon Albright, analysis)
Radio: 102.7 FM/600 AM (Jeff Brightwell, pxp; Matt Dillon, analysis)
By The Numbers
- .486: Memphis' 3-point percentage in the last five games (54-111, 10.8/gm); the Tigers shot 30.2 percent from distance in the first 11 games of the season (70-232, 6.4/gm).
- 1st: Memphis' 3-point percentage rank in the AAC (.362); the Tigers were ninth heading into the Wichita State game five games ago (.302).
- 20: Steals for Memphis Monday night against UCF set an American Athletic Conference record, besting 19 swipes by Louisville against Rutgers on March 13, 2014.
- 19.0: Assists per game for Memphis in the last five outings, which come on an average of 28.6 field goals per game.
- 7: Tigers are averaging 7.0 points or more per game over the last five contests (Nolley II, 14.4; Williams, 12.4; Lomax, 9.6; Cisse, 9.2; Quinones, 8.2; Ellis, 7.8; Jeffries, 7.0).
The Last Time Out
- The Tigers shot a season-high 56.3 percent from the floor, made a season-best 13 3-pointers, and forced 28 turnovers in a 96-69 triumph over UCF Monday night at FedExForum.
- The 27-point margin of victory matched Memphis' 80-53 win at East Carolina on Jan. 24 for its largest in an American Athletic Conference contest this season.
- The Tigers last hit 90 points in a conference game with a 102-76 win over Tulane on Feb. 20, 2019.
- Landers Nolley II led all scorers with 20 points, including 4-of-8 from 3-point range, and DeAndre Williams had 15 points on a perfect 6-for-6 showing from the field.
- Alex Lomax hit a career-high four 3-pointers and ended with 14 points, four steals, and three assists, and Lester Quinones had 13 points, six rebounds, six assists, and three steals.
- Boogie Ellis started and had 11 points, four steals, and three assists, and D.J. Jeffries was just outside double figures with nine points.
- The Tigers jumped on UCF (4-8, 2-7 AAC) right from the start and never looked back, leading 17-3 at the first media timeout.
- Memphis led 52-29 at the half after shooting 56.3 percent from the field (18-32) and forcing 19 UCF turnovers that led to 29 points.
- UCF's 19 first-half turnovers were more than all but one of Memphis opponent this season had in the entire game.
- UCF got no closer than 20 points in the second half, and the Tigers led by as many as 31 en route to the victory.
- Memphis had 20 steals in the game, an American Athletic Conference record and its most since at least 2000-01.
- Monday's game was a rescheduling of a game postponed in Orlando on Jan. 5 due to COVID-19-related issues involving the Knights.
Noting the Knights
- UCF was picked to finish eighth in The American's preseason coaches poll.
- The Knights return Darin Green, Jr., who shot 41.7 percent from behind the arc and averaged 10.1 points per game last season as a freshman.
- Alex Lomax has played five games against UCF in his career, and he is averaging 6.4 points and 2.2 assists per game in an average of 18.0 minutes per contest.
Looking Ahead
The Tigers will wrap up the week Saturday at 1 p.m. against East Carolina on either ESPN2 or ESPNU. The last game on Memphis' four-game homestand is next Thursday, Feb. 11, against Cincinnati at 6 p.m. on ESPN2 or ESPNU.
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