Parth Upadhyaya

Memphis reserve point guard Dante Harris injured his left ankle in the first half of the Tigers’ 75-70 road win over UTSA. Harris exited the game and did not return.

Those who watched the final seconds of Memphis’ 84-79 overtime road loss to Wichita State on Sunday were baffled by the Tigers’ late-game execution.

The No. 14 Tigers (21-5, 11-2 AAC) eventually couldn’t do enough to leave the venue known as The Roundhouse with a victory and instead took an 84-79 loss to the Shockers (15-10, 5-7 AAC) to pick up their third Quadrant 3 defeat of the season.

The Tigers eventually got the revenge they so desired in a 90-82 win over the Owls on Sunday afternoon at FedExForum.

Coach Penny Hardaway knows the Memphis Tigers can’t lose their edge as they get set to take on Wichita State at home Thursday.

“When we play poorly, it looks bad,” Memphis coach Penny Hardaway said of the No. 18 Tigers after they beat AAC bottom-feeder Charlotte by single digits Sunday. “But when we play great, it looks great. We have our moments.”

Memphis is sticking around in the national rankings.

Led by PJ Haggerty’s 18 points and 14 points and nine rebounds from Dain Dainja, the Tigers pick up the road win to improve to 4-1 in the AAC and 14-4 overall.

The No. 18 Memphis Tigers will have an opportunity to quickly bounce back from their recent loss to Temple when they visit the Charlotte 49ers.

Memphis has been outrebounded in each of its past three games, by a total margin of 119-82. The Tigers must fix that problem in order to rebound from Thursday’s defeat at Temple.