BOTTOM LINE: Hayleigh Breland and Charlotte visit Alasia Smith and Memphis in AAC action. The Tigers are 3-6 on their home court. Memphis is 1-2 in one-possession games. The 49ers have gone 1-7 against AAC opponents. Charlotte allows 68.3 points to opponents while being outscored by 7.8 points per game.

Charlotte, North Carolina; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -12; over/under is 147.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 18 Memphis faces Charlotte after PJ Haggerty scored 21 points in Memphis' 88-81 loss to the Temple Owls.

Charlotte, North Carolina; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 18 Memphis visits Charlotte after PJ Haggerty scored 21 points in Memphis' 88-81 loss to the Temple Owls. The 49ers are 5-4 in home games.

Penny Hardaway sees it, even if there are those who don’t. The Memphis basketball coach can see his team getting better. The 17 th-ranked Tigers (14-4, 4-1 AAC) are not a finished product, mind you. Hardaway fully acknowledges that.

Three days after things went left at Temple, Memphis basketball got right Sunday at Charlotte. The 17th-ranked Tigers (14-4, 4-1 AAC) used a 22-6 first-half run to take control of a tight game and propel themselves to a 77-68 win at Halton Arena.

No. 18 Memphis wants to get back on track, and fixing defensive snags is bound to be one way to do it. The Tigers will play Sunday afternoon at last-place

Charlotte is looking to prolong its three-game win streak with a victory over Memphis. Wednesday's matchup is the first of the season for the teams.

For Memphis coach Penny Hardaway, Sunday's 77-68 win at Charlotte was more like it ... including a 75-72 setback Saturday night against East Carolina. R.J. Felton ended the Shockers' hopes of back-to-back wins by canning a 3-pointer as time expired.

Friend served as Tennessee's offensive line coach from ... to finalize a deal to become the offensive line coach at North Carolina. He was OC at Western Kentucky last year and has worked at ...

Mostly sunny. Highs in the low 40s and lows in the low 20s.

On Friday evening, the Charlotte Hornets will host the Portland Trail Blazers in North Carolina. For the game, the Hornets could be without their best player,

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