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Tigers 90, East Carolina 70

The Tigers closed out their regular season Sunday afternoon at FedExForum by gaining a measure of revenge for one of their ugliest losses of the season. Kareem Brewton scored 22 points and Mike Parks added 20 as Memphis easily handled the ECU Pirates, a month to the day after losing an overtime game in Greenville, North Carolina.

With the win, the Tigers finish the regular season with an overall record of 19-12, identical to their mark at this stage a year ago. Memphis posted a 10-8 record in the American Athletic Conference, good enough for fifth in the 12-team league. (It’s the first 10-win conference season for Tiger coach Tubby Smith since his 2004-05 campaign at Kentucky.)

Tubby Smith

The Tigers will get another chance to avenge an ugly loss in the first round of the AAC tournament in Orlando. They’ll play USF Thursday (1 p.m.), precisely a week after losing by 24 points to the Bulls at home. A win would give Memphis its first 20-win season since 2013-14 and earn a spot in the AAC quarterfinals Friday against Tulsa.

By Frank Murtaugh

Frank Murtaugh is the managing editor of Memphis magazine. He's covered sports for the Flyer for two decades. "From My Seat" debuted on the Flyer site in 2002 and "Tiger Blue" in 2009.