Still smarting from a 62-66 loss at the hands of Tennessee on Saturday and losing grip of the top spot in the rankings, the No.2 ranked University of Memphis basketball team looks to rebound when it returns to C-USA action by hosting Tulsa University at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tenn., Wednesday night. Online oddsmakers at SBGglobal.com have installed the Tigers as 19-point favorites on their home court. The game starts at 7:05 p.m. ET and can be seen nationwide on CSTV.
Memphis (26-1, 12-0 C-USA) is led by junior Chris Roberts-Douglas, who averages 17.8 points, and sensational freshman Derrick Rose, who has scored at a 14.1 clip and had dished off 4.3 assists.
Memphis is first in the league in field-goal percentage defense (37.5 percent) and points allowed (61.3), but Tulsa isn’t far behind. The Golden Hurricane are third in the conference, allowing opponents to shoot just 40.7 percent, and are yielding 64.6 points per game.
The Tigers captured a 56-41 victory in January against the Golden Hurricane as the nation's No. 1-ranked team. This is the 26th meeting in the series with Memphis holding a slight 13-12 series edge, but the Tigers have won the last five games.
Tulsa (15-10, 6-6 C-USA) has used a balanced attack this season, as sophomore Ben Uzoh leads the way with a 15.1 scoring average and is followed by freshman reserve Glenn Andrews' 10.5 points per game.
Memphis coach John Calipari expects the Tigers contest with the Golden Hurricane to be a difficult one.
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