The Tulane men's basketball team fought on equal terms with 19th-ranked Memphis for 30 minutes on Thursday night but was done in by a lack of composure late against the experienced Tigers.
Memphis basketball has won three games in a row and seven of its past eight. But a dreaded road trip to Tulane (11-9, 5-2) awaits the No. 16 Tigers (16-4, 6-1) on Thursday (8 p.m., ESPN2).