SMU hosts Davis and Memphis

Memphis Tigers (22-7, 12-4 AAC) at SMU Mustangs (10-19, 5-11 AAC)

Dallas; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Memphis plays the SMU Mustangs after Kendric Davis scored 22 points in Memphis’ 76-73 win over the Cincinnati Bearcats.

The Mustangs are 7-8 in home games. SMU averages 12.3 turnovers per game and is 6- when it turns the ball over less than its opponents.

The Tigers are 12-4 in AAC play. Memphis is second in the AAC scoring 79.9 points per game and is shooting 48.3%.

TOP PERFORMERS: Zhuric Phelps is scoring 17.6 points per game with 3.9 rebounds and 3.2 assists for the Mustangs. Zach Nutall is averaging 13.7 points and 3.2 assists over the past 10 games for SMU.

Davis is averaging 21.3 points, 5.6 assists and 2.1 steals for the Tigers. DeAndre Williams is averaging 19.0 points over the last 10 games for Memphis.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mustangs: 3-7, averaging 73.8 points, 29.9 rebounds, 15.5 assists, 8.6 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 43.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.4 points per game.

Tigers: 8-2, averaging 81.5 points, 31.8 rebounds, 15.3 assists, 7.6 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 50.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.4 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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