Tyler Harris hit four 3-pointers on his way to 18 points, Emoni Bates added 16 and Jalen Duren had 13 points, eight rebounds and six blocked shots in a 90-74 Memphis Tigers win over Saint Louis Tuesday night in Memphis, Tenn.

No. 11/16 Memphis (3-0) also saw 10 rebounds and seven points from Landers Nolley II, and Josh Minott added 12 on a perfect 5-for-5 showing from the field.

The Tigers shot 54.4 percent as a team in the game (31-57) and 60.0 percent in the second half (15-25).

Memphis blocked 14 shots in the game, tied for the second-most all-time in a game in school history.

After Saint Louis took a 13-10 lead, the Tigers regrouped and rattled off nine-straight points to take a 19-13 advantage. Minott had five points during the spurt. Three minutes later, Memphis rattled off 10-straight points, highlighted by back-to-back 3s by Jayden Hardaway and Harris, and the lead was 31-16.

In all, that was a 21-3 Memphis run, while the defense limited the Billikens to 1-for-15 shooting during the stretch.

After the Tigers led by 15 at the half, 42-27, the lead ballooned to as many as 24 points midway through the second 20 minutes.

Saint Louis was paced by Terrence Hargrove Jr.'s 20 points and 11 rebounds.

UP NEXT
The Tigers conclude their season-opening four-game homestand against Western Kentucky Friday at 7 p.m. After that, the Tigers travel to Brooklyn, N.Y., next week for the NIT Season Tip-Off at Barclays Center. The Tigers play Virginia Tech next Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. CT on ESPN2 and then either Iowa State or Xavier next Friday.