“Thanks for reminding me,” Memphis coach Penny Hardaway quipped Wednesday during media availability ahead of the game against East Carolina (9-7, 1-2) on Saturday (1 p.m., ESPN+).

So, he started pushing buttons. Hardaway dialed up the defensive pressure, but Temple was ready for it. He went with a four-guard lineup next, but all that did was dig a deeper rebounding hole. He tried to account for it with more shooters on the floor, but they weren’t hitting.

Memphis basketball coach Penny Hardaway admits he has made concessions this season, particularly with his defensive strategy.

A win in which Memphis simply scraped by versus an ECU squad ranked No. 203 in the NCAA’s NET rankings and No. 165 in KenPom won’t move the needle when it comes to advanced analytics.

Coach Penny Hardaway saw the signs when he and his team landed back in Memphis following their 28-point road win over Florida Atlantic in Boca Raton. But his message wasn’t delivered.

Jamal Mashburn Jr. scored 21 points Thursday night to lead five players in double figures as Temple upset No. 18 Memphis 88-81 in an American Athletic Conference game in Philadelphia.

As Memphis headed into the new year, coach Penny Hardaway made it clear that the No. 21 Tigers could not coast through the American Athletic Conference. They could not relax. They were "the hunted ...

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And, in the game of the night, on CBS Sports Network, Oregon State beat nationally ranked Gonzaga 97-89 in overtime. Relatively speaking, it was a slow day in the sport (except for another Florida coach being accused of wrongdoing in a Title IX complaint).

PHILADELPHIA – The No. 18 University of Memphis men's basketball team fell to Temple, 88-81, in an American Athletic Conference road game Thursday night inside the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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