UCF Knights at Memphis Tigers
· Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference Championship - Quarterfinal
Jeffries scores 17 as Memphis tops UCF 70-62 in AAC tourney
The third-seeded Tigers will face No. 2 seed Houston on Saturday, a rematch of the regular-season finale won by Houston 67-64 on a half-court buzzer beater.
DeAndre Williams had 16 points and five assists for Memphis (16-7). His dunk with about three minutes left put the Tigers up 58-54 and UCF didn't get closer than that the rest of the way.
Boogie Ellis added 12 points. Landers Nolley II had 9 points and 12 rebounds. Lester Quinones had a career-high 15 rebounds plus 7 points.
Darius Perry had 15 points for the Knights (11-12). Isaiah Adams added 13 points. Brandon Mahan had 11 points and six rebounds. Dre Fuller Jr. had a career-high 11 rebounds plus 7 points.
Darin Green Jr. had only 3 points despite coming into the contest as the Knights’ second leading scorer at 12 points per game. He made 1 of 5 shots, all from behind the 3-point arc.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Landers Nolley II Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Brandon Mahan missed Three Point Jumper. | 62 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:05 | DeAndre Williams made Free Throw. | 62 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:05 | DeAndre Williams made Free Throw. | 62 - 69 |
Statistics
 UCF |
 MEM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-56 | FG | 24-61 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 7-25 | 3PT | 6-20 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 15-24 | FT | 16-21 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 14 | Assists | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 19 | Fouls | 19 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Attendance: 826 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-2 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-15 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 29-7 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |