A game where each team had double digit leads finished in Memphis' favor, as the Tigers earned their eighth-straight American Athletic Conference home win with a 67-64 win over the Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tuesday night at FedExForum.

Memphis (8-5, 2-1 AAC) fell behind 10-0 to start the game, then scored 25 of the next 30 points, led by 18 at the start of the second half, and held off the Golden Hurricane when they got within a point with three seconds left.

Malcolm Dandridge and Earl Timberlake led the Tigers with 12 points apiece, and Lester Quinones added 11. Reigning AAC Freshman of the Week Josh Minott grabbed 11 rebounds to go along with seven points, five assists and two steals, and DeAndre Williams contributed nine points and seven rebounds.

After falling behind 10-0 and then 12-3, the Tigers ripped off 15-straight points to lead by six on their way to having a 10-point advantage of their own on two occasions the rest of the half.

The Tigers' lead ballooned to as large as 18, 46-28, before Tulsa whittled away and had the game within single digits for the final 3:21. A Golden Hurricane 3-pointer brought the contest within one point with three seconds remaining, but Landers Nolley II made two free throws and sealed the victory for Memphis.

Memphis had 17 assists on its 24 field goals, and the Tigers turned over the Golden Hurricane 19 times.

Tulsa (6-7, 0-2 AAC) got 25 points from Sam Griffin and 20 from Jeriah Horne.

UP NEXT
The Tigers welcome Cincinnati to FedExForum Sunday at 2:30 p.m. The game, which is a Blue Out, can be seen on ABC. After Sunday, Memphis hits the road to UCF (Jan. 12) and East Carolina (Jan. 15).