Memphis Tigers and UCF Knights square off in AAC Tournament

Published Mar. 10, 2023 3:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

UCF Knights (18-13, 8-10 AAC) vs. Memphis Tigers (23-8, 13-5 AAC)

Fort Worth, Texas; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Memphis Tigers play in the AAC Tournament against the UCF Knights.

The Tigers' record in AAC play is 13-5, and their record is 10-3 in non-conference play. Memphis is the top team in the AAC with 39.8 points in the paint led by DeAndre Williams averaging 10.3.

The Knights are 8-10 against AAC opponents. UCF averages 72.1 points and has outscored opponents by 6.6 points per game.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kendric Davis is averaging 21.5 points, 5.6 assists and 2.1 steals for the Tigers. Keonte Kennedy is averaging 1.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Memphis.

Taylor Hendricks is averaging 15.6 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.6 blocks for the Knights. CJ Kelly is averaging 13.1 points and 2.2 steals over the past 10 games for UCF.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 7-3, averaging 78.7 points, 31.3 rebounds, 14.5 assists, 8.3 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 49.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.1 points per game.

Knights: 5-5, averaging 72.4 points, 27.5 rebounds, 15.6 assists, 9.2 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 43.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.5 points.

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