The Tigers entered the 2011 Conference USA Men 's Basketball Tournament as the 4 seed with a 22 – 9 overall record and 10 – 6 record in conference . Tournament MVP Joe Jackson led the Tigers to the tournament championship , defeating 5 seed Southern Miss , 8 seed East Carolina , and 3 seed UTEP , which was playing at home , for the conference crown . Jackson sealed the victory against UTEP in the championship game in dramatic fashion , scoring the final two of his 17 points on two free throws with 7.8 seconds remaining , causing the Tigers to take their first lead of the game
2011 Conference USA Men 's Basketball Tournament
2011 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
2010–11 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team