# 1994–95 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team

The 1994–95 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represented Memphis State University as a member of the Great Midwest Conference during the 1994–95 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 won the regular season conference title and received an at-large bid to the 1995 NCAA tournament as No. 6 seed in the Midwest region. After defeating No. 11 seed Louisville and No. 3 seed Purdue, Memphis State fell to No. 2 seed Arkansas in the Midwest Regional semifinal. The team finished with a 24–10 record (9–3 Great Midwest).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 16, 1994* | | Louisiana-Lafayette | W 70–66 | 1–0 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Nov 17, 1994* | | San Francisco | W 94–82 | 2–0 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Nov 18, 1994* | | vs. New Mexico State | L 78–81 | 2–1 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Nov 19, 1994* | | vs. George Washington | L 60–69 | 2–2 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Dec 3, 1994* | | Jackson State | W 94–59 | 3–2 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Dec 7, 1994* | | Georgia State | W 124–52 | 4–2 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Dec 10, 1994* | | vs. No. 18 Georgetown | L 80–83 $^{OT}$ | 4–3 | Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto, Ontario |
| Dec 17, 1994* | | at Tennessee | W 50–46 | 5–3 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Dec 19, 1994* | | Florida A&M | W 119–54 | 6–3 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Dec 21, 1994* | | Nicholls State | W 92–72 | 7–3 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Dec 23, 1994* | | Louisiana-Monroe | W 100–79 | 8–3 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Dec 29, 1994* | | at Illinois | L 76–86 | 8–4 | Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois |
| Jan 3, 1995* | | Houston | W 96–77 | 9–4 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Jan 5, 1995* | | Chattanooga | W 82–76 | 10–4 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Jan 8, 1995* | | at DePaul | W 77–69 | 11–4 | Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois |
| Jan 14, 1995* | | DePaul | W 76–64 | 12–4 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Jan 17, 1995* | | Southern Miss | W 81–71 | 13–4 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Jan 21, 1995* | | at UAB | L 63–80 | 13–5 | Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 25, 1995* | | Saint Louis | W 84–80 | 14–5 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Jan 28, 1995* | | UAB | W 74–67 | 15–5 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Feb 3, 1995* | | No. 23 Cincinnati | W 74–69 $^{OT}$ | 16–5 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Feb 5, 1995* | | at Temple | W 53–51 | 17–5 | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 9, 1995* | | at No. 12 Arkansas | L 87–88 | 17–6 | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Feb 11, 1995* | | at Saint Louis | L 52–68 | 17–7 | Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri |
| Feb 16, 1995* | | at Dayton | W 68–61 | 18–7 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Feb 18, 1995* | | Marquette | W 77–71 | 19–7 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Feb 20, 1995* | | Long Beach State | W 82–73 | 20–7 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Feb 28, 1995* | | Dayton | W 87–60 | 21–7 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Mar 2, 1995* | | at Cincinnati | W 83–73 | 22–7 | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Mar 4, 1995* | | at Marquette | L 61–80 | 22–8 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Great Midwest Conference Tournament ||||||
| Mar 10, 1995* | | vs. Cincinnati Quarterfinals | L 64–77 | 22–9 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 1995* CBS | (6 MW) | vs. (11 MW) Louisville First round | W 77–56 | 23–9 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Mar 19, 1995* CBS | (6 MW) | vs. (3 MW) No. 12 Purdue Second Round | W 75–73 | 24–9 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Mar 24, 1995* CBS | (6 MW) | vs. (2 MW) No. 6 Arkansas Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 91–96 $^{OT}$ | 24–10 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||