Dain Dainja has 6 points for Memphis in the first eight minutes, while PJ Haggerty has 4 for the Tigers. But after falling behind 6-0, Tulane has battled back to tie the game 12-12 with 12 minutes left in the first half.

Hardaway has a long-held, deep-seated belief that Memphis does not get the same benefit of the doubt that many other programs around the country do. The Tigers still have one of the more decorated March Madness resumès in the nation, with five Quad 1 wins, a 9-3 record in Quads 1 and 2, and just one loss outside the first two quadrants.

Bracketville's Dave Ommen has Memphis in his latest bracket as a 5-seed against McNeese State in Denver. Meanwhile, On3's James Fletcher III has the Tigers slotted as a 6-seed versus facing either North Carolina or BYU in Providence.