Memphis beat South Florida on Friday night at FedExForum to earn its first ever AAC regular-season outright title.
The top two teams in the conference and the top two teams picked in the preseason will meet on Sunday in Birmingham in a game that could decide the AAC’s regular season champion. It’s Memphis and UAB.
Penny Hardaway expects a bare-knuckle fight when his No. 18 Tigers (23-5, 13-2 AAC) take on regional rival UAB on Sunday at Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.