The Memphis Tigers earned their sixth-straight win and ninth in the last 10 games with a 73-52 win at USF Tuesday night in Tampa, Fla.

With the victory, Memphis (15-6, 11-3 AAC) matched the 2018-19 team for its most conference wins in a season since winning 12 in 2013-14.
 
Boogie Ellis led the Tigers with 18 points, including five 3-pointers. He has now led the Tigers in scoring in three-straight games. DeAndre Williams had his second-straight double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Lester Quinones added 12 points and seven rebounds.
 
D.J. Jeffries contributed nine points, four rebounds, and four assists for Memphis.
 
USF (8-11, 4-9 AAC) was paced by Xavier Castaneda's 17 points.
 
The Tigers led by as many as 27 points in the second half, 65-38, and limited USF to 32.0 percent shooting (16-50) overall. The Bulls went just 6-for-20 from the floor in the second half (.300).
 
The Memphis defense was solid once again Tuesday night. Along with Ellis' 12 first-half points, including three 3-pointers, Memphis held the Bulls without a field goal for over seven minutes midway through the first half, during which time the Tigers grew their lead from 21-15 to 34-16. The Tigers forced 11-straight misses during that span.
 
That 34-16 lead was Memphis' largest of the opening 20 minutes, and the Tigers had a 36-23 advantage at the intermission.
 
The Tigers outrebounded USF in the game, 46-28. Memphis had 14 assists on its 23 field goals.
 
Up Next
The Tigers' regular season concludes Sunday at No. 9/7 Houston. Tip-off against the Cougars will be at 11 a.m., and the game will be televised on CBS. Houston is currently in second place in the AAC at 13-3, just winning percentage points behind conference-leading Wichita State at 9-2.