Jahvon Quinerly's 3 pointer with 3 seconds left helps No. 15 Memphis to a 62 59 win over SMU

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jahvon Quinerly connected on a 3 pointer with three seconds left, part of his 11 points in the game, to complete a comeback for No. 15 Memphis as the Tigers defeated SMU 62 59 on Sunday. David Jones led the Tigers with 17 points and Jaykwon Walton added 10 as Memphis (13 2, 2 0 American Athletic Conference) won its eighth straight.

Tyreek Smith led SMU (10 5, 1 1) with 12 points and seven rebounds as the Mustangs saw their four game winning streak end. It marked the second straight game where Quinerly hit the winning basket in the closing seconds. His 3 pointer at Tulsa with four seconds remaining resulted in earlier this week.

Memphis, which played poorly in the first half, used a 17 5 run opening the second half to pull even. The Tigers eventually built a six point lead. Tied with two minutes remaining, both teams had blocks down the stretch, including Nick Jourdain of Memphis blocking Smith at the rim leading to a jump ball with 12 seconds remaining.

Both teams have dealt with close games this season. Only one of the Mustangs four losses was by double digits — to Texas A&M 79 66 on Nov. 14. Two of their losses — to Arizona State and Dayton — were by two points. Meanwhile, Memphis has survived two close games recently. The SMU defense forced the Tigers into turnovers and kept Memphis' shooting under 40% for much of the first half.

While the Mustangs weren't putting up a lot of points, they were crashing the boards outrebounding Memphis 25 9. All of that and a lackadaisical approach by Memphis translated into a 15 point lead for SMU, which carried a 36 24 advantage into the break. UP NEXT SMU: At East Carolina on Saturday.

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