The Memphis Tigers play the Connecticut Huskies on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the 2014 American (AAC) Championship tournament. Tipoff is at 9:00 p.m. ET. Listen to the live radio broadcast or watch the live stream via the links provided below.
No. 19 Memphis won seven of their last 10 games, including a 67-58 win against SMU to close out the regular season. Senior guard Joe Jackson, Memphis' leading scorer with 14.4 points per game, scored 18 points, including 15 in the second half, in the home victory.
"The win showed our growth as a team and showed we have a dangerous team," Jackson said, via ESPN. "Seeing so many different defenses over the year has prepared us for the road ahead. I was frustrated at halftime and wanted to play better for myself, and my teammates. I had to turn on an extra gear and get the game going."
No. 21 Connecticut, meanwhile, won four of their last five games. The Huskies, though, are coming off an 81-48 blowout loss to No. 5 Louisville in the regular-season finale.
"This is the worst we could ever play. But guess what? As bad as we've played, we can turn it around. So, I'm not giving up on this season," Huskies coach Kevin Ollie said. "This season is not over yet, but I told them if we play like this we have two games and then everybody can go to spring break."
Conference player of the year Shabazz Napier, who leads the team in points (17.8 ppg), rebounds (6.0 rpg) and assists (5.2 apg), was held to just nine points against the Cardinals' stingy defense.
Listen to the live radio broadcast HERE and HERE (CONN), or watch the live stream HERE.
