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No. 20 Memphis 67, No. 18 Southern Methodist 58: Joe Jackson scored 15 of his 18 points after intermission as the host Tigers avenged an earlier setback to the Mustangs in the regular-season finale for both teams.

Austin Nichols contributed 14 points, nine rebounds and three blocks for Memphis (23-8, 12-6 AAC), which claimed its ninth straight home victory while keeping SMU from wrapping up the third seed in next week’s conference tournament. The Tigers also got payback for a 15-point loss to the Mustangs on Feb. 1 by holding the conference’s best shooting team to 40 percent – tied for its second-worst effort.

Nic Moore finished with 16 points and seven assists for SMU (23-8, 12-6). Nick Russell and Markus Kennedy each chipped in with 13 points as the Mustangs lost back-to-back games for the first time this season.

Moore scored 10 first-half points as SMU settled for a 30-26 advantage at the break after a frenetic but mistake-filled opening stanza that featured 13 steals and 18 turnovers. Memphis scored the first seven points after intermission to pull ahead by three with 18:19 remaining before the teams traded blows over the next four minutes.

The Tigers, who made nine of their first 11 field-goal attempts to open the second half, began to pull away as Jackson sparked a 9-0 burst with a 3-pointer and Crawford caught fire with three triples over a 1:24 span during a 11-3 surge a few minutes later to give Memphis a 58-44 lead with nine minutes left. The Mustangs closed the gap to 64-58 with 1:41 to go before Jackson sealed it with a three-point play on the other end.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Memphis has won its last nine “Senior Day” contests and improved to 38-4 in games following a loss under coach Josh Pastner. … The Tigers matched a season high with 15 steals while the Mustangs have watched their last two opponents combine for 32 after Louisville recorded 17 on Wednesday. … Memphis went 6-of-13 from beyond the arc in the second half after missing all six of its 3-point attempts in the opening 20 minutes.