BOTTOM LINE: No. 16 Memphis and UAB play for the AAC Championship. The Tigers are 18-2 against AAC opponents and 10-3 in non-conference play. Memphis ranks sixth in the AAC with 23.6 defensive rebounds per game led by PJ Haggerty averaging 4.6. The Blazers are 15-5 in AAC play. UAB is 3-3 in one-possession games.

For the second time in as many weeks, Memphis basketball is lifting a trophy. The Tigers beat UAB 84-72 on Sunday afternoon at Dickies Arena, winning the AAC tournament title and denying the Blazers a spot in the NCAA tournament in the process.

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It's Memphis basketball against UAB in the AAC tournament title game. Here's our prediction and preview for Sunday's game.

Memphis basketball bulldozed UAB Sunday 84-72 to win the AAC tournament championship, its second in the past three years. The 17th-ranked Tigers (29-5) are regular-season and tournament conference champs for the first time since 2013,

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