# 1991–92 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team

The 1991–92 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team represented Memphis State University as a member of the Great Midwest Conference during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by head coach Larry Finch and played their home games at the Pyramid Arena in Memphis, Tennessee.
The Tigers received an at-large bid to the 1992 NCAA tournament as No. 6 seed in the Midwest region. After defeating No. 11 seed Pepperdine, No. 3 seed Arkansas, and No. 7 seed Georgia Tech, Memphis State fell to No. 4 seed Cincinnati for the fourth time in the Midwest Regional final. The team finished with a 23–11 record (5–5 Great Midwest).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 29, 1991 | | No. 20 DePaul | L 89–92 $^{OT}$ | 0–1 (0–1) | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Dec 3, 1991* | | Murray State | W 78–54 | 1–1 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Dec 14, 1991* | | Tennessee | L 64–65 | 1–2 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Dec 16, 1991* | | Southwestern Louisiana | W 105–97 | 2–2 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Dec 19, 1991* | | Minnesota | W 65–62 | 3–2 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Dec 23, 1991* | | Jackson State | W 87–73 | 4–2 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Dec 27, 1991* | | vs. Saint Joseph's ECAC Holiday Festival | W 77–60 | 5–2 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Dec 28, 1991* | | at No. 18 St. John's ECAC Holiday Festival | L 54–75 | 5–3 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Jan 4, 1992* | | at UAB | W 67–63 | 6–3 (1–1) | UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 8, 1992* | | No. 12 Missouri | W 89–78 | 7–3 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Jan 11, 1992 | | at DePaul | L 80–88 | 7–4 (1–2) | Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois |
| Jan 15, 1992* | | Texas Southern | W 71–53 | 8–4 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Jan 18, 1992 | | at Cincinnati Rivalry | L 66–75 | 8–5 (1–3) | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 20, 1992* | | at Southern Miss | L 59–67 | 8–6 | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Jan 25, 1992 | | Marquette | W 59–55 | 9–6 (2–3) | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Jan 29, 1992* | | at Vanderbilt | W 72–70 $^{OT}$ | 10–6 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 1, 1992 | | Saint Louis | W 77–64 | 11–6 (3–3) | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Feb 4, 1992* | | at Southwestern Louisiana | W 77–76 | 12–6 | Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Feb 8, 1992* | | No. 5 Arkansas | W 92–88 | 13–6 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Feb 13, 1992* | | Temple | L 63–65 | 13–7 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Feb 16, 1992* | | Southern Miss | W 80–61 | 14–7 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Feb 20, 1992 | | at Saint Louis | W 75–73 $^{OT}$ | 15–7 (4–3) | St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri |
| Feb 22, 1992 | | UAB | W 63–58 | 16–7 (5–3) | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Feb 25, 1992* | | VCU | W 85–58 | 17–7 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Feb 29, 1992 | | at Marquette | L 67–82 | 17–8 (5–4) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Mar 4, 1992* | | at No. 21 Tulane | W 68–67 | 18–8 | Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Mar 7, 1992 | | No. 14 Cincinnati Rivalry | L 59–69 | 18–9 (5–5) | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Great Midwest Conference Tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1992* | | vs. UAB Quarterfinal | W 79–67 | 19–9 | Chicago Stadium Chicago, Illinois |
| Mar 13, 1992* | | vs. No. 19 DePaul Semifinal | W 95–75 | 20–9 | Chicago Stadium Chicago, Illinois |
| Mar 14, 1992* | | vs. No. 12 Cincinnati Championship | L 63–75 | 20–10 | Chicago Stadium Chicago, Illinois |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 19, 1992* | (6 MW) | vs. (11 MW) Pepperdine First round | W 80–70 | 21–10 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Mar 21, 1992* | (6 MW) | vs. (3 MW) No. 9 Arkansas Second Round | W 82–80 | 22–10 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Mar 27, 1992* | (6 MW) | vs. (7 MW) Georgia Tech Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 83–79 | 23–10 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| Mar 29, 1992* | (6 MW) | vs. (4 MW) No. 12 Cincinnati Midwest Regional final – Elite Eight | L 57–88 | 23–11 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Penny Hardaway – GMC Player of the Year