Tigers Fall, 89-78, at Florida Atlantic

Sunday, January 11

Boca Raton, Fla.

12:00 PM

University of Memphis

7-8,2-1American

Florida Atlantic

11-6,3-1American

Memphis

Fla. Atlantic

Jan 11, 2026 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. - Memphis basketball's three-game winning streak came to an end Sunday afternoon as the Tigers fell 89-78 to Florida Atlantic at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena. Despite a career-high 21 points from 7-foot-1 center Aaron Bradshaw, FAU's physicality inside and dominance on the glass proved too much to overcome.

The Owls (11-6, 3-1 American) controlled the rebounding battle, 46-29, and finished with nine blocked shots, constantly disrupting Memphis around the rim. Bradshaw was efficient offensively, going 9-for-15 from the floor and adding five rebounds, while Dug McDaniel chipped in 12 points.

Memphis (7-8, 2-1) showed some resilience late, trimming a 16-point deficit to eight inside the final five minutes after an 8-0 run sparked by a Quante Berry 3-pointer. Berry finished with nine points and scored six straight in the final minute to make it 85-78, but FAU answered with interior buckets down the stretch to seal the outcome.

The Tigers trailed just 36-34 at halftime after closing the first half on a 12-5 run, capped by a Julius Thedford steal and score at the buzzer. However, FAU seized control coming out of the break with a 31-16 surge that pushed the lead to as many as 17.

Florida Atlantic was led by Kanaan Carlyle's 17 points, while Xander Pintelon (13 points, eight rebounds) and Devin Williams (12 points, six rebounds, seven blocks) anchored a dominant frontcourt performance.

POSTGAME NOTES

Starting Five: Memphis opened with a starting lineup of Dug McDaniel, Zach Davis, Ashton Hardaway, Aaron Bradshaw and Hasan Abdul Hakim.
- The group marked the Tigers' 11th different starting lineup this season, equaling the combined total from the previous two years.
Shooting: Memphis shot 45.2 percent (28-of-62) from the floor and went 12-of-28 from beyond the three-point line (42.9%). The Tigers shot 10-of-16 at the free throw stripe.
- The 12 makes from deep were the second most this season (13 vs. Alabama State) after combining for just nine between the last two games.
Turnovers: Memphis committed 14 turnovers, which FAU converted into 12 points.
Defense: Memphis allowed Florida Atlantic to shoot 50.7 percent (35-of-69) and forced 15 turnovers.
- The Tigers turned those miscues into a season-high 27 points.
Bench Production: Memphis got 32 points from its bench, compared to 26 from the Owls.
- It marked the 10th game this season with 30+ bench points.
Rebounding: Memphis got outrebounded by Florida Atlantic 46-29 and pulled down just five offensive rebounds.
- The Tigers streak of 9+ offensive rebounds came to an end at 28 games, ending the longest active streak in Division I.
- Memphis was -17 in rebounding, its largest negative margin since playing at Temple last season (Jan. 19), where the Owls outrebounded the Tigers by 24.
Ball Movement: Memphis dished out 18 assists while committing 14 turnovers.
- It was the team's fourth most assists of the season.
Aaron Bradshaw led the game with 21 points on 9-of-15 shooting overall with a career-high 3-of-3 from long range in 28 minutes.
- He scored 15 of those points and hit all three triples in the first half.
Dug McDaniel scored 12 points with four rebounds, four assists and four steals in 36 minutes.
- It's the second straight game he's had four steals.
Zach Davis and Quante Berry each finished with nine points and four boards.
Hasan Abdul Hakim recorded four points and a season-high six assists and two steals in 17 minutes.
Julius Thedford contributed eight points and three rebounds.

UP NEXT
Memphis has a busy slate this week as the Tigers return home to host a pair of conference tilts. They will first welcome Temple on Wednesday (Jan. 14) at 7 p.m. on ESPN+ before hosting UTSA next Sunday (Jan. 18) at 5 p.m. on ESPN2.

HOW TO FOLLOW THE TIGERS:
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