MEMPHIS, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Rodney Carney scored 19 points Wednesday night and Memphis clamped down on defense late in the game to defeat No. 6 Louisville, 62-58.
The Cardinals went without a basket for 5 1/2 minutes down the stretch.
Sean Banks added 14 points, Antonio Burks had 13 and Anthony Rice 10 for the Tigers (15-4, 6-2), who won their sixth straight game after opening conference play with back-to-back losses.
Memphis took the lead for good, 57-55, on a follow shot by Carney with 4:15 remaining. Burks added a jumper with 3:10 left, Banks had a putback off a missed dunk by Rice with a minute to play and Rice split two free throws with 30 seconds remaining to make it 62-55.
Louisville played without the injured Francisco Garcia (ankle) and Taquan Dean (groin), who combine for nearly 30 points per game.
