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Memphis Tigers Notch A Statement Win On The Road Against Top 25 Texas A&M

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The Memphis Tigers picked up a statement win with an 81-75 victory over No. 21/19 Texas A&M Sunday afternoon in College Station. It is the first true road win over a ranked opponent for Memphis since 2022 at Houston.

The Tigers now have three wins over SEC opponents this season, including two against AP ranked squads.

With back-to-back road wins, Memphis improved to 7-2 on the year while Texas A&M dropped to 7-3.

David Jones led the Tigers with 29 points and seven rebounds, while Jahvon Quinerly added 24 points and a team-high five assists.

Caleb Mills also finished in double figures with 13 points, 11 of which came in the second half.

Jones ripped off 14-straight points in the middle of the first half to help the Tigers to a 38-29 lead at the break. He and Quinerly combined for 30 of the team's 38 points.

Texas A&M battled back early in the second half to pull within two, but the Tigers defense was ferocious and they continued to come up with big plays down the stretch on both ends.

Jones, Quinerly and Mills scored 34 of the 43 points in the second half and helped Memphis build a 14-point lead with less than three minutes to play.

The Tigers shot 48.1 percent from the field, converting on 25-of-52 shot attempts. They also hit 9-of-22 from deep (40.9%) and 22-of-29 at the charity stripe (75.9%).

Memphis' defense limited the Aggies to just 39.1 percent shooting (25-64) and locked them down from long range. Texas A&M made just 6-of-33 three-pointers Sunday after making 14 – which tied for the second most in school history – against DePaul on Wednesday.

Manny Obaseki led the Aggies with 21 points, while no other player reached double figures.

POSTGAME NOTES

  • Memphis used the starting lineup of Jahvon Quinerly, David Jones, Ashton Hardaway, Nicholas Jourdain and Malcolm Dandridge for the second-straight game.  
  • The Tigers' last top-25 road win came at No. 6 Houston on Feb. 12, 2022 (69-59). 
  • Memphis ended Texas A&M's 14-game home winning streak with the result. Reed Arena was a place the Aggies had won 23 of their last 24 games entering Saturday.  
  • The Tigers improved to 7-2 against the SEC the last two seasons. 
  • Memphis now leads the all-time series between the schools, 7-4. 
    • The win was the first for Memphis in College Station, but it extends the Tigers' win streak in the series to four. 
  • Jones has now led Memphis in scoring six times this season, with all of them coming in the last seven outings. He has scored in double figures in all nine games. 
  • Jones tied his career high with five made threes, and reached 20-plus points for the third-straight game. 
  • Quinerly has now eclipsed 20 points in back-to-back games for the first time this season after scoring a season-high 24. 
  • The Tigers have won 11-straight games when scoring 80 or more points. 
  • Memphis made 22 free throws in the win, marking the third time this season it has made at least 20 in a game. 
  • Jaykwon Walton and Dandridge tied Jones for the team-high with seven rebounds. 

UP NEXT
Memphis finally returns home after spending the last month on the road. They will get a few days off before hosting an undefeated Clemson Tiger squad Saturday, Dec. 16 at 2 p.m. inside FedExForum. Clemson entered the weekend ranked No. 24 in the AP poll and defeated TCU on Saturday to move to 9-0.