FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — DeAndre Williams had 27 points and 11 rebounds as Memphis overwhelmed Tulane 94-54 Saturday in the American Athletic Conference tournament semifinals.
 
Kendric Davis added 20 points and six assists for the Tigers (25-8), who have their most wins since going 31-5 a decade ago in their final Conference USA season before moving to the AAC in 2013-14.
 
Jalen Cook had 15 points and Kevin Cross had 12 for Tulane (20-11). Tylan Pope had 13 rebounds. The Green Wave shot a season-low 25.8% (17 of 66).
 
Memphis advanced to play top-ranked Houston (31-2) in the AAC tournament championship game for the second year in a row. The second-seeded Tigers lost both regular-season matchups, including 67-65 at home a week ago.
 
The winner Sunday gets the league’s automatic NCAA Tournament berth, but both will be part of the 68-team field — like last year when the Cougars won the AAC title game 71-53.
 
Tulane led 10-5, and had made four of its first six shots in the game’s first four minutes, when Cross made a jumper. But the Green Wave were outscored 37-7 the rest of the half, missing 23 of their next 25 shots to trail 42-17 at the break.
 
The Green Wave also missed their last eight shots, and 12 of their last 13.
 
Both regular-season meetings had been close, including Memphis winning 90-89 in overtime at home on Feb. 4. The AAC semifinal wound up being the most lopsided victory all season for the Tigers.
 
The latest tournament information can be found online at The American's Championship Central by visiting www.TheAmerican.org/mbb. Tickets for the championship are on sale through Ticketmaster.
 
2023 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship Schedule
 
First Round | Thursday, March 9
Game 1: No. 9 East Carolina 73, No. 8 South Florida 58
Game 2: No. 7 UCF 76, No. 10 SMU 70
Game 3: No. 11 Tulsa vs. No. 6 Wichita State | 7 p.m. | ESPNU
 
Quarterfinals | Friday, March 10
Game 4: No. 1 Houston 60, No. 9 East Carolina 46
Game 5: No. 4 Cincinnati 84, No. 5 Temple 54
Game 6: No. 2 Memphis 81, No. 7 UCF 76
Game 7: No. 3 Tulane 82, No. 6 Wichita State 76
 
Semifinals | Saturday, March 11
Game 8: No. 1 Houston 69, No. 4 Cincinnati 48
Game 9: No. 2 Memphis 94, No. 3 Tulane 54
 
Final | Sunday, March 12
Game 10: No. 2 Memphis vs. No. 1 Houston | 3:15 p.m. | ESPN