Another year and another Conference USA Basketball tournament championship for the Memphis Tigers. The #1-seeded Tigers topped #7 seed Tulsa 77-51 on CBS on Saturday, and will likely earn a #1 seed in the upcoming NCAA Tournament.

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For the second consecutive season the Memphis Tigers are the Conference USA Tournament Champions. Last year they defeated UAB in the C-USA Championship game and this year they have knocked off Houston by a score of 71-59.

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A 18-5 run to close the first half gave the Tigers a 40-29 and the Tigers continue to control the game leading 44-36 with 16:12 remaining.

The Memphis Tigers led early, but used an 18-5 run to end the first half and takle a 40-29 lead into halftime over the Houston Cougars.

The Houston Cougars remain on top in the 2007 Conference USA Basketball Tournament Championship Game, but the Memphis Tigers are making their move. Down by 5-6 points at many times in the first half, the Tigers have cut the lead to 2 with 7:22 remaining in the first half.
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The Conference USA Basketball Tournament Championship Game is being played right now and the Houston Cougars, a heavy underdog, have come out firing as they lead Memphis 20-15. The Cougars have been sparked by Oliver Lafayette who has scored 13 of Houston’s 20 points.

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For the Houston Cougars it has been a long and disappointing season. In a season that featured a brutal out of conference schedule and surprising losses to VCU, South Alabama, St. Louis and more, Cougar fans had to be a little disappointed. But some of the disappointment has disappeared as the Cougars (18-14) have knocked off #6 Southern Miss and #7 Rice on consecutive nights to advance to the Conference USA Basketball Tournament Championship Game. A win on Saturday would turn a disappointing season into a huge success; a loss could mean the end of the line for the 2007 Houston Cougars.

The Memphis Tigers, the defending Champions of Conference USA, are headed back to the C-USA Tournament Championship Game. The Tigers continued to mow down C-USA competition as they outscored #4 seed Tulane 41-22 in the first half en route to a 71-49 win in the Conference USA Basketball Tournament Semifinals today. With the win, the Tigers advance to Saturday’s C-USA Championship game looking for their 2nd consecutive Tournament Championship.

In the final C-USA Basketball Tourney Quarterfinal game of the night, the #4 seeded Tulane Green Wave defeated the #5 seed Tulsa Golden Hurricane 58-56. Tulane (17-12) jumped out to a 31-23 lead at the half and survived a Tulsa (20-11) second half run to hang on for the win. Both teams featured balanced scoring attacks as 9 players from each team scored in the game led by Tulane’s Kevin Sims with 15. With the win, Tulane advances in the C-USA Basketball Tournament to face #1 seed memphis at 6 pm on Friday night. Be sure to look to CUSA-fans.com for Conference USA Basketball Tournament previews, recaps, updates & articles throughout the tourney.