Penny Hardaway’s team (1-2) trailed by 21 points with 9:02 left in the game but cut the deficit to 82-74 with 4:45 to play. Twenty-five seconds later, an Isaac Williamson 3-pointer ended Memphis’ 18-5 run and its hopes of a miraculous comeback.

Freshman guard Issac Williamson and senior guard Howie Fleming Jr tied for the team lead with 25 points. Williamson went 6 of 10 from three-point range and came away with five steals on the defensive side of the ball. Fleming made 6 of 7 free throws and pulled down 12 rebounds. These two were the top players of the game for the Rebs.

There’s nothing a coach can do to force anything out of a guy,” Tigers coach Penny Hardaway said after losing to the Runnin’ Rebels.

When UNLV visits FedExForum, it will be the second time in program history Memphis basketball has hosted the Runnin' Rebels.

LAST MEETING: December 28, 2024 (L, 70-87, Memphis, Tenn.) • Trailing by just two points in FedEx forum at the half, Ole Miss fell behind in the second frame to Memphis who was led by a career day from Colby Rogers.

Penny Hardaway has his team off to a 1-1 start with a home win over San Francisco and a road loss to Ole Miss.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The undefeated Cardinals had one of their best defensive displays of the season as Ball State women's basketball earned an 83-59 defeat on

Ilias Kamardine scored a career high 26 points to lead Ole Miss past Memphis in front of a loud SJB Pavilion 83-77 on Tuesday night. Memphis (

Once a longstanding rivalry, Ole Miss women's basketball will travel to Memphis for the first time since 2009 on .