| On This Date in...December |
| December 01 Results (18-3) |
| Date | Opponent | Location | W/L | Score |
| 12/01/50 | Arkansas Tech | Memphis, TN | W | 48-46 |
| 12/01/54 | Middle Tennessee State | Memphis, TN | W | 95-80 |
| 12/01/55 | @ Union University | Jackson, TN | W | 136-70 |
| 12/01/56 | Arkansas State | Memphis, TN | W | 88-68 |
| 12/01/58 | Chattanooga | Memphis, TN | W | 105-56 |
| 12/01/60 | California-Davis | Memphis, TN | W | 118-52 |
| 12/01/61 | Texas Wesleyan | Memphis, TN | W | 92-51 |
| 12/01/62 | McNeese State | Memphis, TN | W | 80-52 |
| 12/01/64 | Texas A&M | Memphis, TN | W | 82-73 |
| 12/01/69 | Union University | Memphis, TN | L | 62-63 |
| 12/01/70 | California-Davis | Memphis, TN | W | 99-79 |
| 12/01/73 | Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Memphis, TN | W | 89-68 |
| 12/01/75 | @ Western Kentucky | Bowling Green, KY | L | 84-87 |
| 12/01/77 | Southern Miss | Memphis, TN | W | 97-83 |
| 12/01/79 | Arkansas State | Memphis, TN | W | 54-51 |
| 12/01/81 | @ East Tennessee State | Johnson City, TN | L | 62-67 |
| 12/01/82 | @ Saint Louis | St. Louis, MO | W | 75-56 |
| 12/01/84 | Southern California | Memphis, TN | W | 61-45 |
| 12/01/90 | Prairie View | Memphis, TN | W | 104-79 |
| 12/01/99 | Jackson State | Memphis, TN | W | 79-74 |
| 12/01/01 | Eastern Kentucky | Memphis, TN | W | 111-74 |
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| December 02 Results (11-5) |
| Date | Opponent | Location | W/L | Score |
| 12/02/50 | NATTC | Memphis, TN | W | 103-54 |
| 12/02/63 | McNeese State | Memphis, TN | W | 57-44 |
| 12/02/65 | Union University | Memphis, TN | W | 77-59 |
| 12/02/67 | Union University | Memphis, TN | W | 54-41 |
| 12/02/68 | Lamar | Memphis, TN | L | 68-82 |
| 12/02/71 | Missouri-Rolla | Memphis, TN | W | 108-66 |
| 12/02/72 | Missouri Western | Memphis, TN | W | 108-74 |
| 12/02/78 | @ Jacksonville | Jacksonville, FL | L | 87-91 |
| 12/02/92 | @ Arkansas | Fayetteville, AR | L | 76-81 |
| 12/02/93 | Tennessee | Memphis, TN | W | 83-64 |
| 12/02/95 | Florida A&M | Memphis, TN | W | 80-50 |
| 12/02/96 | Jackson State | Memphis, TN | W | 65-58 |
| 12/02/97 | Jackson State | Memphis, TN | W | 73-65 |
| 12/02/98 | @ Tennessee | Knoxville, TN | L | 67-68 |
| 12/02/00 | @ Arkansas (#25) | Fayetteville, AR | L | 68-74 |
| 12/02/06 | Manhattan | Memphis, TN | W | 77-59 |
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| December 03 Results (12-3) |
| Date | Opponent | Location | W/L | Score |
| 12/03/49 | @ NATTC | Millington, TN | W | 57-39 |
| 12/03/53 | Lambuth College | Memphis, TN | W | 89-59 |
| 12/03/59 | @ Ohio State | Columbus, OH | L | 55-94 |
| 12/03/62 | New Mexico State | Memphis, TN | W | 101-77 |
| 12/03/66 | Western Kentucky (#14) | Memphis, TN | L | 44-52 |
| 12/03/77 | Louisiana-Monroe | Memphis, TN | W | 78-71 |
| 12/03/79 | Oklahoma Christian | Memphis, TN | L | 76-90 |
| 12/03/83 | Detroit | Memphis, TN | W | 90-65 |
| 12/03/85 | Kent State | Memphis, TN | W | 83-69 |
| 12/03/91 | Murray State | Memphis, TN | W | 78-54 |
| 12/03/94 | Jackson State | Memphis, TN | W | 94-59 |
| 12/03/02 | Arkansas-Little Rock | Memphis, TN | W | 73-49 |
| 12/03/03 | Tennessee-Martin | Memphis, TN | W | 84-64 |
| 12/03/04 | @ Purdue | West Lafayette, IN | W | 62-51 |
| 12/03/05 | @ Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | W | 91-81 |
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| December 04 Results (14-4) |
| Date | Opponent | Location | W/L | Score |
| 12/04/51 | @ Bethel College | McKenzie, TN | W | 82-55 |
| 12/04/52 | East Tennessee State | Memphis, TN | L | 71-75 |
| 12/04/54 | @ Dayton | Dayton, OH | L | 69-88 |
| 12/04/57 | Union University | Memphis, TN | W | 96-69 |
| 12/04/61 | @ Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | L | 81-89 |
| 12/04/65 | Arizona | Memphis, TN | L | 69-94 |
| 12/04/67 | Rice | Memphis, TN | W | 64-56 |
| 12/04/68 | Texas-Arlington | Memphis, TN | W | 81-49 |
| 12/04/70 | South Dakota | Memphis, TN | W | 113-98 |
| 12/04/71 | Oklahoma State | Memphis, TN | W | 84-66 |
| 12/04/76 | South Dakota State | Memphis, TN | W | 109-76 |
| 12/04/80 | @ Louisiana-Lafayette | Lafayette, LA | W | 80-76 |
| 12/04/82 | Ball State | Memphis, TN | W | 104-81 |
| 12/04/88 | Grambling | Memphis, TN | W | 84-63 |
| 12/04/90 | Murray State | Memphis, TN | W | 85-78 |
| 12/04/99 | Miami (FL) (#25) | Memphis, TN | W | 82-72 |
| 12/04/06 | Marshall | Memphis, TN | W | 78-59 |
| 12/04/07 | USC (#24) | New York, NY | W | 62-58 (OT) |
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| December 05 Results (15-5) |
| Date | Opponent | Location | W/L | Score |
| 12/05/50 | Tennessee Tech | Memphis, TN | W | 59-53 |
| 12/05/52 | @ Lambuth College | Jackson, TN | W | 91-81 |
| 12/05/55 | Texas A&M | Memphis, TN | W | 84-71 |
| 12/05/56 | @ Mississippi State | Starkville, MS | W | 89-78 |
| 12/05/59 | North Texas | Memphis, TN | W | 90-58 |
| 12/05/64 | Louisiana-Lafayette | Memphis, TN | W | 78-71 |
| 12/05/66 | Texas A&M | Memphis, TN | W | 66-56 |
| 12/05/72 | @ LSU | Baton Rouge, LA | L | 81-94 |
| 12/05/73 | California-Davis | Memphis, TN | W | 105-61 |
| 12/05/75 | DePaul | Tempe, AZ | L | 91-100 |
| 12/05/77 | @ Western Kentucky | Bowling Green, KY | W | 86-80 |
| 12/05/78 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Memphis, TN | W | 95-74 |
| 12/05/81 | West Alabama | Memphis, TN | W | 60-40 |
| 12/05/84 | Middle Tennessee State | Memphis, TN | W | 90-77 |
| 12/05/86 | UNLV (#2) | Memphis, TN | L | 77-80 |
| 12/05/87 | @ Arkansas State | Jonesboro, AR | W | 60-59 |
| 12/05/89 | @ Oklahoma State | Stillwater, OK | L | 66-93 |
| 12/05/95 | Georgia State | Memphis, TN | W | 89-69 |
| 12/05/98 | Vanderbilt | Memphis, TN | W | 65-56 |
| 12/05/00 | @ Tennessee (#6) | Knoxville, TN | L | 76-86 |
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| December 06 Results (10-5) |
| Date | Opponent | Location | W/L | Score |
| 12/06/51 | Mississippi State | Memphis, TN | L | 58-60 |
| 12/06/54 | @ Xavier | Cincinnati, OH | L | 72-81 |
| 12/06/58 | Rollins College | Memphis, TN | W | 64-48 |
| 12/06/60 | @ Baylor | Waco, TX | W | 84-58 |
| 12/06/61 | Baylor | Memphis, TN | W | 59-47 |
| 12/06/65 | Pepperdine | Memphis, TN | W | 85-66 |
| 12/06/69 | Sam Houston State | Memphis, TN | W | 72-70 |
| 12/06/75 | Santa Clara | Tempe, AZ | L | 86-93 |
| 12/06/80 | Southern Miss | Memphis, TN | W | 70-65 |
| 12/06/82 | Kent State | Memphis, TN | W | 72-59 |
| 12/06/85 | @ Hawaii-Loa | Honolulu, HI | W | 95-52 |
| 12/06/88 | Bradley | Memphis, TN | W | 84-77 |
| 12/06/92 | @ Tennessee | Knoxville, TN | L | 59-70 |
| 12/06/03 | @ Mississippi | Oxford, MS | W | 73-62 |
| 12/06/06 | @ Tennessee | Knoxville, TN | L | 58-76 |
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| December 07 Results (11-9) |
| Date | Opponent | Location | W/L | Score |
| 12/07/49 | @ Louisville | Louisville, KY | L | 58-79 |
| 12/07/51 | @ NATTC | Millington, TN | W | 60-50 |
| 12/07/53 | @ East Tennessee State | Johnson City, TN | W | 71-68 |
| 12/07/55 | Hardin-Simmons | Memphis, TN | W | 102-52 |
| 12/07/57 | VMI | Memphis, TN | W | 72-58 |
| 12/07/63 | @ Mississippi | Oxford, MS | W | 79-57 |
| 12/07/67 | @ Bradley | Peoria, IL | L | 52-80 |
| 12/07/70 | Union University | Memphis, TN | W | 88-73 |
| 12/07/71 | Marquette (#2) | Memphis, TN | L | 73-74 |
| 12/07/72 | South Florida | Memphis, TN | W | 87-73 |
| 12/07/74 | Wisconsin-Green Bay | Memphis, TN | W | 75-67 |
| 12/07/78 | Mississippi State | Memphis, TN | L | 64-93 |
| 12/07/81 | @ Mississippi State | Starkville, MS | L | 47-48 (OT) |
| 12/07/85 | Fresno State | Honolulu, HI | W | 80-46 |
| 12/07/87 | @ Saint Louis | St, Louis, MO | L | 50-55 |
| 12/07/94 | Georgia State | Memphis, TN | W | 124-52 |
| 12/07/96 | Vanderbilt | Memphis, TN | L | 59-66 |
| 12/07/01 | @ Mississippi | Oxford, MS | L | 67-71 |
| 12/07/02 | Furman | Memphis, TN | W | 72-55 |
| 12/07/04 | Pittsburgh (#11) | New York, NY | L | 51-70 |
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| December 08 Results (11-5) |
| Date | Opponent | Location | W/L | Score |
| 12/08/52 | Louisiana Tech | Memphis, TN | W | 70-63 |
| 12/08/53 | @ Morehead State | Morehead, KY | L | 59-69 |
| 12/08/56 | @ Houston | Houston, TX | W | 82-78 |
| 12/08/59 | Texas Wesleyan | Memphis, TN | W | 107-48 |
| 12/08/61 | Texas Tech | Memphis, TN | W | 63-62 |
| 12/08/62 | @ Texas A&M | College Station, TX | L | 67-78 |
| 12/08/66 | @ Rice | Houston, TX | W | 63-54 |
| 12/08/73 | Southern Miss | Memphis, TN | W | 100-79 |
| 12/08/77 | Mansfield | Memphis, TN | W | 94-79 |
| 12/08/79 | Vanderbilt | Memphis, TN | L | 72-87 |
| 12/08/84 | UCLA | Memphis, TN | W | 86-70 |
| 12/08/89 | Oregon State (#24) | Memphis, TN | W | 78-72 |
| 12/08/90 | Middle Tennessee State | Memphis, TN | W | 75-60 |
| 12/08/93 | Arkansas (#1) | Memphis, TN | L | 78-96 |
| 12/08/98 | Jackson State | Memphis, TN | W | 73-65 |
| 12/08/99 | @ Kansas State | Manhattan, KS | L | 61-62 |
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| December 09 Results (6-7) |
| Date | Opponent | Location | W/L | Score |
| 12/09/49 | Middle Tennessee State | Memphis, TN | W | 64-50 |
| 12/09/50 | Murray State | Memphis, TN | L | 51-71 |
| 12/09/57 | Texas A&M | Memphis, TN | L | 68-71 |
| 12/09/70 | @ Oklahoma State | Stillwater, OK | L | 87-93 |
| 12/09/72 | @ Marquette (#5) | Milwaukee, WI | L | 69-72 |
| 12/09/74 | Florida State | Memphis, TN | W | 70-69 |
| 12/09/76 | Drake | Memphis, TN | W | 79-74 |
| 12/09/78 | Southern Miss | Memphis, TN | L | 89-91 (2OT) |
| 12/09/85 | @ Texas Tech | Lubbock, TX | W | 80-55 |
| 12/09/86 | Murray State | Memphis, TN | W | 78-47 |
| 12/09/92 | Tulane (#20) | Memphis, TN | L | 85-86 |
| 12/09/00 | Mississippi | Memphis, TN | L | 56-64 |
| 12/09/06 | Mississippi | Memphis, TN | W | 82-70 |
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| December 10 Results (9-6) |
| Date | Opponent | Location | W/L | Score |
| 12/10/56 | @ Southern Miss | Hattiesburg, MS | W | 71-70 |
| 12/10/58 | Alabama | Memphis, TN (Ellis) | W | 59-55 |
| 12/10/60 | North Texas | Memphis, TN | W | 102-56 |
| 12/10/62 | @ Texas Tech | Lubbock, TX | W | 79-66 |
| 12/10/64 | @ Texas A&M | College Station, TX | L | 71-81 |
| 12/10/66 | @ Texas Christian | Ft. Worth, TX | W | 56-54 |
| 12/10/68 | Union University | Memphis, TN | L | 53-61 |
| 12/10/69 | Mississippi State | Memphis, TN | W | 83-74 |
| 12/10/71 | Mississippi | Nashville, TN | W | 74-71 |
| 12/10/75 | UCF (Florida Tech) | Memphis, TN | W | 76-57 |
| 12/10/77 | @ Baylor | Waco, TX | L | 87-106 |
| 12/10/83 | Mississippi State | Memphis, TN | L | 49-50 |
| 12/10/88 | @ Missouri | Columbia, MO | L | 74-86 |
| 12/10/94 | Georgetown (#18) | Toronto, Canada | L | 80-83 (OT) |
| 12/10/05 | @ Providence | Providence, RI | W | 97-89 |
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| December 11 Results (8-9) |
| Date | Opponent | Location | W/L | Score |
| 12/11/47 | Middle Tennessee State | Memphis, TN | W | 53-45 |
| 12/11/53 | Marshall (#4) | Memphis, TN | W | 104-85 |
| 12/11/54 | Morehead State | Memphis, TN | L | 90-111 |
| 12/11/57 | Mississippi State | Memphis, TN (Ellis) | L | 54-56 |
| 12/11/61 | Texas A&M | Memphis, TN | W | 62-60 |
| 12/11/65 | @ Western Kentucky | Bowling Green, KY | L | 61-100 |
| 12/11/67 | @ Mississippi State | Starkville, MS | L | 66-71 |
| 12/11/69 | Tulsa | Memphis, TN | L | 72-82 |
| 12/11/71 | @ Vanderbilt | Nashville, TN | L | 82-83 |
| 12/11/73 | Vanderbilt | Memphis, TN | L | 71-75 |
| 12/11/76 | Baylor | Memphis, TN | W | 80-73 |
| 12/11/82 | East Tennessee State | Memphis, TN | W | 80-62 |
| 12/11/84 | @ Mississippi | Oxford, MS | W | 57-52 (OT) |
| 12/11/92 | Louisiana-Lafayette | Memphis, TN | W | 91-85 |
| 12/11/93 | Georgia State | Memphis, TN | W | 66-55 |
| 12/11/99 | @ Mississippi | Oxford, MS | L | 64-74 |
| 12/11/04 | Mississippi | Memphis, TN | L | 53-65 |
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| December 12 Results (11-1) |
| Date | Opponent | Location | W/L | Score |
| 12/12/59 | Baylor | Memphis, TN | W | 71-56 |
| 12/12/63 | Marquette | Memphis, TN | W | 88-74 |
| 12/12/64 | Alabama | Memphis, TN | W | 83-73 |
| 12/12/66 | @ North Texas | Denton, TX | W | 64-57 |
| 12/12/70 | Indiana State | Memphis, TN | W | 81-77 |
| 12/12/72 | Texas | Memphis, TN | L | 79-80 |
| 12/12/74 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Memphis, TN | W | 100-89 |
| 12/12/77 | Jacksonville | Memphis, TN | W | 79-77 |
| 12/12/78 | Missouri-Kansas City | Memphis, TN | W | 88-82 |
| 12/12/81 | Indiana State | Memphis, TN | W | 101-89 |
| 12/12/87 | Missouri (#9) | Memphis, TN | W | 76-68 |
| 12/12/98 | Mississippi | Memphis, TN | W | 78-72 (OT) |
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| December 13 Results (11-3) |
| Date | Opponent | Location | W/L | Score |
| 12/13/39 | Mississippi | Memphis, TN | L | 29-40 |
| 12/13/47 | Austin Peay | Memphis, TN | W | 56-48 |
| 12/13/58 | @ Tampa | Tampa, FL | W | 101-63 |
| 12/13/61 | San Francisco State | Memphis, TN | W | 107-49 |
| 12/13/65 | @ Texas A&M | College Station, TX | L | 84-93 |
| 12/13/73 | @ Texas | Austin, TX | W | 90-82 |
| 12/13/76 | Southern Miss | Memphis, TN | W | 86-71 |
| 12/13/79 | Austin Peay | Memphis, TN | W | 85-73 |
| 12/13/80 | Arkansas State | Memphis, TN | W | 77-66 |
| 12/13/83 | Mississippi | Memphis, TN | W | 73-55 |
| 12/13/86 | Georgia State | Atlanta, GA | W | 79-70 |
| 12/13/90 | Mercer | Memphis, TN | W | 99-48 |
| 12/13/97 | @ Oklahoma | Norman, OK | W | 80-78 |
| 12/13/03 | @ Illinois (#14) | Champaign, IL | L | 64-74 |
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| December 14 Results (11-3) |
| Date | Opponent | Location | W/L | Score |
| 12/14/20 | Whitehaven | Memphis, TN | W | 24-14 |
| 12/14/50 | Austin Peay | Memphis, TN | W | 75-53 |
| 12/14/53 | Southern Methodist | Memphis, TN | L | 63-66 |
| 12/14/56 | UTEP | Memphis, TN | W | 77-48 |
| 12/14/63 | @ Mississippi State | Memphis, TN | W | 73-65 |
| 12/14/68 | Abilene Christian | Memphis, TN | W | 65-62 |
| 12/14/74 | Murray State | Memphis, TN | W | 102-77 |
| 12/14/78 | Valdosta State | Memphis, TN | W | 89-69 |
| 12/14/85 | South Carolina State | Memphis, TN | W | 119-73 |
| 12/14/86 | Georgia | Atlanta, GA | W | 82-71 |
| 12/14/91 | Tennessee | Memphis, TN | L | 64-65 |
| 12/14/00 | Arkansas State | Memphis, TN | W | 83-60 |
| 12/14/02 | @ Missouri (#11) | Columbia, MO | L | 78-93 |
| 12/14/06 | Austin Peay | Memphis, TN | W | 88-63 |
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| December 15 Results (8-3) |
| Date | Opponent | Location | W/L | Score |
| 12/15/51 | @ Idaho | Moscow, ID | L | 48-51 |
| 12/15/55 | Southern Miss | Memphis, TN | W | 112-76 |
| 12/15/59 | Lamar | Memphis, TN | W | 67-45 |
| 12/15/60 | @ Brigham Young | Provo, UT | W | 75-72 |
| 12/15/62 | Mississippi State (#5) | Jackson, MS | L | 66-77 |
| 12/15/73 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Memphis, TN | W | 99-76 |
| 12/15/84 | @ Mississippi State | Starkville, MS | W | 68-59 |
| 12/15/88 | New Orleans | Memphis, TN | W | 92-61 |
| 12/15/96 | @ Tennessee | Knoxville, TN | L | 47-57 |
| 12/15/01 | Tennessee | Memphis, TN | W | 71-69 |
| 12/15/07 | Middle Tennessee State | Nashville, TN | W | 65-41 |
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| December 16 Results (10-3) |
| Date | Opponent | Location | W/L | Score |
| 12/16/20 | McLemore | Memphis, TN | W | 71-7 |
| 12/16/54 | @ Murray State | Murray, KY | W | 70-68 |
| 12/16/57 | The Citadel | Memphis, TN | W | 70-63 |
| 12/16/58 | Hardin-Simmons | Memphis, TN | W | 74-42 |
| 12/16/63 | Alabama | Memphis, TN | W | 108-75 |
| 12/16/66 | Arkansas | Memphis, TN | W | 43-36 |
| 12/16/72 | Navy | Memphis, TN | W | 80-51 |
| 12/16/77 | @ UTEP | El Paso, TX | W | 71-65 |
| 12/16/78 | @ Drake | Des Moines, IA | L | 91-109 |
| 12/16/90 | @ Wyoming | Laramie, WY | L | 72-97 |
| 12/16/91 | Louisiana-Lafayette | Memphis, TN | W | 105-97 |
| 12/16/95 | Tennessee | Memphis, TN | W | 57-55 |
| 12/16/99 | @ Arkansas State | Jonesboro, AR | L | 72-84 |
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| December 17 Results (17-4) |
| Date | Opponent | Location | W/L | Score |
| 12/17/48 | @ Union University | Jackson, TN | W | 51-50 |
| 12/17/49 | Austin Peay | Memphis, TN | W | 68-63 |
| 12/17/51 | @ Whitman College | Walla Walla, WA | L | 52-55 |
| 12/17/52 | @ St. Francis (NY) | Brooklyn Heights, NY | L | 71-76 |
| 12/17/55 | @ Hardin-Simmons | Abilene, TX | W | 75-73 |
| 12/17/56 | New Mexico | Memphis, TN | W | 94-76 |
| 12/17/60 | @ Montana State | Bozeman, MT | W | 77-50 |
| 12/17/66 | Maryland | Memphis, TN | W | 55-53 |
| 12/17/71 | San Francisco | El Paso, TX | W | 82-77 |
| 12/17/74 | Brown | Memphis, TN | W | 85-83 |
| 12/17/76 | Penn State | St. Petersburg, FL | W | 77-69 |
| 12/17/77 | Army | El Paso, TX | W | 77-76 |
| 12/17/79 | Montana State-Billings | Memphis, TN | W | 96-65 |
| 12/17/83 | @ UCLA (#9) | Los Angeles, CA | L | 51-65 |
| 12/17/84 | @ Kent State | Kent, OH | W | 74-57 |
| 12/17/85 | Mississippi | Memphis, TN | W | 73-56 |
| 12/17/87 | Bradley | Memphis, TN | W | 113-108 (OT) |
| 12/17/88 | @ Washington | Seattle, WA | L | 88-89 |
| 12/17/94 | @ Tennessee | Knoxville, TN | W | 50-46 |
| 12/17/03 | Belmont | Memphis, TN | W | 89-83 |
| 12/17/05 | @ Mississippi | Oxford, MS | W | 72-49 |
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| December 18 Results (13-7) |
| Date | Opponent | Location | W/L | Score |
| 12/18/48 | Austin Peay | Memphis, TN | W | 71-65 |
| 12/18/50 | @ Arkansas Tech | Russellville, AR | L | 50-52 |
| 12/18/51 | @ Seattle | Seattle, WA | L | 63-66 |
| 12/18/59 | @ Murray State | Murray, KY | W | 70-57 |
| 12/18/62 | Minnesota | Memphis, TN | W | 78-70 |
| 12/18/65 | North Texas | Memphis, TN | W | 69-67 |
| 12/18/68 | @ Louisville (#19) | Louisville, KY | L | 66-67 |
| 12/18/71 | @ UTEP | El Paso, TX | L | 79-85 |
| 12/18/73 | @ Florida State | Tallahassee, FL | L | 80-88 |
| 12/18/75 | Wichita State | Memphis, TN | W | 75-68 |
| 12/18/76 | Florida | St. Petersburg, FL | L | 83-84 |
| 12/18/80 | Delta State | Memphis, TN | W | 87-58 |
| 12/18/82 | @ Kansas | Lawrence, KS | W | 64-58 |
| 12/18/86 | Tennessee State | Memphis, TN | W | 77-62 |
| 12/18/92 | Jackson State | Memphis, TN | W | 81-78 |
| 12/18/93 | Florida International | Memphis, TN | W | 86-69 |
| 12/18/96 | Louisiana-Monroe | Memphis, TN | W | 83-61 |
| 12/18/99 | Tennessee (#13) | Memphis, TN | L | 69-74 |
| 12/18/00 | Christian Brothers | Memphis, TN | W | 98-54 |
| 12/18/04 | Austin Peay | Memphis, TN | W | 71-66 |
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| December 19 Results (8-7) |
| Date | Opponent | Location | W/L | Score |
| 12/19/51 | @ Portland | Portland, OR | L | 49-78 |
| 12/19/52 | @ Wayne State | Detroit, MI | L | 65-74 |
| 12/19/53 | @ Arkansas Tech | Russellville, AR | L | 67-83 |
| 12/19/55 | @ UTEP | El Paso, TX | W | 71-70 |
| 12/19/59 | Mississippi State | Murray, KY | W | 79-62 |
| 12/19/60 | @ Seattle | Seattle, WA | W | 86-81 |
| 12/19/61 | Mississippi State | Memphis, TN | L | 71-83 |
| 12/19/64 | @ Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | L | 63-80 |
| 12/19/81 | Louisiana-Lafayette (#15) | Memphis, TN | W | 82-70 |
| 12/19/90 | @ Oregon State | Corvallis, OR | L | 74-78 |
| 12/19/91 | Minnesota | Memphis, TN | W | 65-62 |
| 12/19/94 | Florida A&M | Memphis, TN | W | 119-54 |
| 12/19/98 | @ Arkansas (#20) | Fayetteville, AR | L | 74-99 |
| 12/19/02 | Mississippi | Memphis, TN | W | 58-51 |
| 12/19/07 | @ Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | W | 79-69 |
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| December 20 Results (14-8) |
| Date | Opponent | Location | W/L | Score |
| 12/20/51 | @ Eastern Oregon | LaGrande, OR | W | 79-63 |
| 12/20/52 | @ St. Francis (PA) | Loretto, PA | L | 61-76 |
| 12/20/54 | Texas Tech | Memphis, TN | W | 75-66 |
| 12/20/56 | Spring Hill College | Memphis, TN (Ellis) | W | 70-62 |
| 12/20/65 | Texas | Memphis, TN | L | 72-80 |
| 12/20/67 | Tulsa | Memphis, TN | L | 47-64 |
| 12/20/69 | Texas Wesleyan | Memphis, TN | W | 57-52 |
| 12/20/72 | UC-Santa Barbara | Memphis, TN | W | 80-74 |
| 12/20/74 | @ UCLA (#3) | Los Angeles, CA | L | 94-113 |
| 12/20/75 | Midwestern State | Memphis, TN | W | 105-76 |
| 12/20/77 | Mississippi | Memphis, TN | W | 70-67 |
| 12/20/79 | Murray State | Memphis, TN | W | 72-71 |
| 12/20/80 | West Alabama | Memphis, TN | W | 87-60 |
| 12/20/86 | Arkansas State | Memphis, TN | L | 60-61 |
| 12/20/88 | Dartmouth | Memphis, TN | W | 79-75 |
| 12/20/89 | New Orleans | Memphis, TN | W | 59-55 |
| 12/20/93 | Texas-San Antonio | Memphis, TN | W | 78-72 |
| 12/20/97 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN | L | 66-68 |
| 12/20/01 | @ Temple | Philadelphia, PA | W | 64-54 |
| 12/20/04 | Louisiana Tech | Memphis, TN | L | 55-64 |
| 12/20/05 | Louisiana Tech | Memphis, TN | W | 76-58 |
| 12/20/06 | @ Arizona (#9) | Tucson, AZ | L | 71-79 |
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| December 21 Results (16-3) |
| Date | Opponent | Location | W/L | Score |
| 12/21/50 | @ Keesler Air Force | Biloxi, MS | W | 81-51 |
| 12/21/53 | Baylor | Memphis, TN | W | 71-64 |
| 12/21/55 | @ Arizona | Tuscon, AZ | W | 98-92 (OT) |
| 12/21/57 | @ Manhattan | MSG, New York, NY | L | 69-88 |
| 12/21/63 | Mississippi | Memphis, TN (Auditorium) | W | 98-78 |
| 12/21/64 | Seattle | Memphis, TN | L | 77-89 |
| 12/21/65 | Missouri | Memphis, TN | W | 85-72 |
| 12/21/66 | Villanova | Memphis, TN | W | 58-40 |
| 12/21/70 | Princeton | Memphis, TN | W | 86-77 |
| 12/21/73 | Samford | Memphis, TN | W | 101-69 |
| 12/21/74 | @ Pepperdine | Malibu, CA | W | 111-108 (OT) |
| 12/21/76 | Mississippi | Memphis, TN | W | 88-83 |
| 12/21/83 | Texas Tech | Memphis, TN | W | 53-41 |
| 12/21/92 | Chaminade | Maui, HI | W | 64-56 |
| 12/21/94 | Nicholls State | Memphis, TN | W | 92-72 |
| 12/21/95 | Sam Houston State | Memphis, TN | W | 74-51 |
| 12/21/96 | Texas Southern | Memphis, TN | W | 76-53 |
| 12/21/99 | Louisiana-Monroe | Memphis, TN | W | 76-61 |
| 12/21/00 | @ Miami (FL) | Miami, FL | L | 57-66 |
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| December 22 Results (15-4) |
| Date | Opponent | Location | W/L | Score |
| 12/22/51 | @ Eastern Washington | Cheney, WA | W | 67-53 |
| 12/22/54 | Nebraska | Memphis, TN | W | 86-79 |
| 12/22/58 | Toronto | Memphis, TN | W | 96-56 |
| 12/22/59 | Louisiana-Monroe | Memphis, TN | W | 88-40 |
| 12/22/60 | Missouri Mines | Memphis, TN | W | 111-50 |
| 12/22/61 | Richmond | Memphis, TN | W | 96-77 |
| 12/22/62 | Mississippi | Memphis, TN (Auditorium) | W | 70-62 |
| 12/22/69 | Dartmouth | Memphis, TN | L | 74-77 |
| 12/22/77 | Georgia State | Memphis, TN | W | 111-87 |
| 12/22/79 | Mississippi | Memphis, TN | W | 80-75 |
| 12/22/81 | Brown | Memphis, TN | W | 106-96 |
| 12/22/84 | Iona | Memphis, TN | W | 76-62 |
| 12/22/86 | San Diego State | Memphis, TN | W | 101-75 |
| 12/22/92 | Brigham Young | Maui, HI | L | 67-73 (OT) |
| 12/22/97 | Miami (FL) | Memphis, TN | L | 57-65 |
| 12/22/98 | @ Miami (FL) | Miami, FL | L | 64-80 |
| 12/22/01 | Austin Peay | Memphis, TN | W | 109-68 |
| 12/22/03 | Samford | Memphis, TN | W | 63-62 |
| 12/22/07 | Georgetown (#5) | Memphis, TN | W | 85-71 |
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| December 23 Results (19-6) |
| Date | Opponent | Location | W/L | Score |
| 12/23/20 | Messick High School | Memphis, TN | W | 57-8 |
| 12/23/50 | @ Loyola-New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | L | 57-59 |
| 12/23/52 | @ Marshall | Huntington, WV | L | 76-102 |
| 12/23/66 | @ Saint Louis | St. Louis, MO | L | 44-63 |
| 12/23/67 | Texas Christian | Memphis, TN | W | 65-61 |
| 12/23/70 | Missouri-St. Louis | Memphis, TN | W | 108-86 |
| 12/23/72 | @ Arkansas | Fayetteville, AR | W | 87-86 |
| 12/23/75 | Benedictine College | Memphis, TN | W | 84-69 |
| 12/23/76 | Texas Christian | Memphis, TN | W | 116-72 |
| 12/23/78 | Murray State | Memphis, TN | W | 79-54 |
| 12/23/80 | @ Vanderbilt | Nashville, TN | L | 96-111 |
| 12/23/82 | Southern Miss | Memphis, TN | W | 81-60 |
| 12/23/85 | Murray State | Memphis, TN | W | 82-59 |
| 12/23/87 | Alcorn State | Memphis, TN | W | 87-64 |
| 12/23/88 | Oral Roberts | Memphis, TN | W | 70-62 |
| 12/23/89 | Jackson State | Memphis, TN | W | 96-73 |
| 12/23/91 | Jackson State | Memphis, TN | W | 87-73 |
| 12/23/92 | LSU | Maui, HI | W | 70-66 |
| 12/23/93 | @ Louisiana-Lafayette | Lafayette, LA | L | 79-82 |
| 12/23/94 | Louisiana-Monroe | Memphis, TN | W | 100-79 |
| 12/23/95 | Louisiana-Monroe | Memphis, TN | W | 96-76 |
| 12/23/96 | Oklahoma | Memphis, TN | W | 61-47 |
| 12/23/99 | Grambling | Memphis, TN | W | 98-59 |
| 12/23/04 | Providence | Memphis, TN | L | 59-72 |
| 12/23/06 | Middle Tennessee State | Memphis, TN | W | 86-46 |
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| December 24 Results (1-0) |
| Date | Opponent | Location | W/L | Score |
| 12/24/20 | Millington | Memphis, TN | W | 21-6 |
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| December 26 Results (3-1) |
| Date | Opponent | Location | W/L | Score |
| 12/26/69 | Arizona State | Oklahoma City, OK | W | 67-62 |
| 12/26/72 | Cornell | Memphis, TN | W | 96-64 |
| 12/26/74 | Temple | Jacksonville, FL | W | 71-68 |
| 12/26/78 | @ Mississippi | Jackson, MS | L | 89-92 |
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| December 27 Results (9-8) |
| Date | Opponent | Location | W/L | Score |
| 12/27/56 | Texas Tech | Oklahoma City, OK | W | 99-77 |
| 12/27/61 | South Carolina | Shreveport, LA | L | 78-79 |
| 12/27/62 | Toledo | Oklahoma City, OK | W | 76-61 |
| 12/27/63 | @ Vanderbilt (#6) | Nashville, TN | L | 79-85 |
| 12/27/68 | The Citadel | Greenville, SC | L | 73-76 |
| 12/27/69 | @ Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City, OK | L | 58-72 |
| 12/27/74 | Penn State | Jacksonville, FL | L | 54-61 |
| 12/27/75 | Cal-Poly | Memphis, TN | W | 97-66 |
| 12/27/85 | Fresno State | San Diego, CA | W | 57-46 |
| 12/27/86 | Alcorn State | Memphis, TN | W | 108-56 |
| 12/27/89 | Missouri (#7) | Memphis, TN | L | 65-71 |
| 12/27/91 | St. Joseph's (PA) | New York, NY | W | 77-60 |
| 12/27/93 | Jackson State | Memphis, TN | L | 74-79 |
| 12/27/97 | Tulane | Memphis, TN | W | 64-59 |
| 12/27/00 | Southern Miss | Memphis, TN | L | 67-75 |
| 12/27/03 | Missouri (#11) | Memphis, TN | W | 61-59 |
| 12/27/05 | Gonzaga (#8) | Memphis, TN | W | 83-72 |
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| December 28 Results (16-9) |
| Date | Opponent | Location | W/L | Score |
| 12/28/49 | Connecticut State | Terre Haute, IN | L | 50-60 |
| 12/28/51 | @ Whitworth College | Spokane, WA | W | 69-60 |
| 12/28/56 | Seattle | Oklahoma City, OK | L | 76-84 |
| 12/28/57 | Loyola-New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | W | 65-63 (OT) |
| 12/28/62 | Loyola-Chicago (#2) | Oklahoma City, OK | L | 82-94 |
| 12/28/63 | Western Kentucky | Nashville, TN | W | 88-83 |
| 12/28/64 | Southern Methodist | Memphis, TN | W | 95-92 (OT) |
| 12/28/69 | Tennessee | Oklahoma, City, OK | L | 51-72 |
| 12/28/70 | Columbia | Santa Barbara, CA | W | 93-62 |
| 12/28/73 | @ New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | W | 86-81 |
| 12/28/77 | @ Dayton | Dayton, OH | L | 83-85 |
| 12/28/78 | Eastern Michigan | Memphis, TN | W | 86-58 |
| 12/28/79 | Arkansas (#19) | Memphis, TN | W | 74-67 |
| 12/28/85 | Charlotte | San Diego, CA | W | 106-82 |
| 12/28/87 | Kansas (#18) | New York, NY | L | 62-64 |
| 12/28/88 | Illinois State | Knoxville, TN | W | 68-45 |
| 12/28/91 | St. John's (#18) | New York, NY | L | 54-75 |
| 12/28/92 | Robert Morris | Memphis, TN | W | 78-63 |
| 12/28/95 | Temple | Memphis, TN | W | 68-58 |
| 12/28/96 | Michigan (#4) | Honolulu, HI | W | 73-72 |
| 12/28/98 | Southern Miss | Memphis, TN | L | 54-60 |
| 12/28/99 | DePaul (#24) | Memphis, TN | L | 65-71 |
| 12/28/01 | Tennessee-Martin | Memphis, TN | W | 88-58 |
| 12/28/02 | Illinois (#7) | Memphis, TN | W | 77-74 |
| 12/28/06 | Lamar | Memphis, TN | W | 87-62 |
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| December 29 Results (15-8) |
| Date | Opponent | Location | W/L | Score |
| 12/29/51 | @ Whitworth College | Spokane, WA | W | 66-55 |
| 12/29/56 | Marquette | Oklahoma City, OK | W | 77-76 |
| 12/29/58 | Loyola-New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | W | 73-71 |
| 12/29/60 | Western Kentucky | New Orleans, LA | W | 95-74 |
| 12/29/61 | Murray State | Shreveport, LA | W | 79-67 |
| 12/29/62 | @ Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City, OK | W | 80-77 |
| 12/29/64 | Indiana (#7) | Memphis, TN | L | 68-91 |
| 12/29/67 | Davidson | New Orleans, LA | L | 44-51 |
| 12/29/68 | Furman | Greenville, SC | W | 79-69 |
| 12/29/70 | @ UC-Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | L | 81-85 |
| 12/29/73 | N. Carolina State (#5) | New Orleans, LA | L | 83-98 |
| 12/29/75 | Murray State | Memphis, TN | W | 109-83 |
| 12/29/81 | Mississippi | Memphis, TN | W | 61-55 (OT) |
| 12/29/83 | Mississippi State | Los Angeles, CA | W | 43-42 |
| 12/29/87 | Marist | New York, NY | W | 75-57 |
| 12/29/88 | @ Tennessee (#19) | Knoxville, TN | L | 74-76 |
| 12/29/89 | Ball State | Chicago, IL | W | 76-73 (OT) |
| 12/29/90 | Illinois | Memphis, TN | L | 75-84 |
| 12/29/94 | @ Illinois | Champaign, IL | L | 76-86 |
| 12/29/96 | Georgia | Honolulu, HI | L | 68-70 |
| 12/29/97 | Idaho | Memphis, TN | W | 72-58 |
| 12/29/03 | Oakland | Memphis, TN | W | 69-63 |
| 12/29/07 | Arizona (#17) | Memphis, TN | W | 76-63 |
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| December 30 Results (13-9) |
| Date | Opponent | Location | W/L | Score |
| 12/30/48 | NATTC | Memphis, TN | W | 43-39 |
| 12/30/57 | Maryland (#6) | New Orleans, LA | W | 47-46 |
| 12/30/58 | Mississippi State (#8) | New Orleans, LA | L | 55-73 |
| 12/30/60 | West Virginia | New Orleans, LA | L | 82-86 (OT) |
| 12/30/65 | Drake | Buffalo, NY | L | 65-80 |
| 12/30/67 | Michigan State | New Orleans, LA | W | 73-57 |
| 12/30/72 | @ Vanderbilt (#10) | Nashville, TN | W | 74-71 |
| 12/30/74 | Wichita State | Memphis, TN | L | 91-95 |
| 12/30/76 | @ Arkansas (#17) | Fayetteville, AR | W | 69-62 |
| 12/30/78 | @ Arkansas (#20) | Little Rock, AR | L | 69-82 |
| 12/30/80 | @ Mississippi | Oxford, MS | W | 69-64 |
| 12/30/82 | @ Mississippi | Oxford, MS | W | 63-58 |
| 12/30/83 | Iowa | Los Angeles, CA | L | 66-73 |
| 12/30/86 | Oklahoma State | Memphis, TN | W | 89-51 |
| 12/30/89 | Illinois (#4) | Chicago, IL | L | 71-83 |
| 12/30/90 | South Carolina State | Memphis, TN | W | 78-58 |
| 12/30/93 | Georgetown | Memphis, TN | L | 78-94 |
| 12/30/96 | @ Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | L | 60-67 |
| 12/30/00 | Kansas State | Memphis, TN | W | 81-58 |
| 12/30/02 | Murray State | Memphis, TN | W | 67-60 |
| 12/30/04 | East Tennessee State | Memphis, TN | W | 87-56 |
| 12/30/05 | Purdue | Memphis, TN | W | 90-70 |
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| December 31 Results (6-2) |
| Date | Opponent | Location | W/L | Score |
| 12/31/66 | Yale | Memphis, TN | W | 57-43 |
| 12/31/68 | Brown | Memphis, TN | W | 70-52 |
| 12/31/70 | @ UNLV | Las Vegas, NV | W | 83-76 |
| 12/31/71 | Arkansas | Memphis, TN | W | 92-77 |
| 12/31/73 | Murray State | Memphis, TN | W | 67-65 (OT) |
| 12/31/75 | Pepperdine | Memphis, TN | W | 90-82 |
| 12/31/77 | Arkansas | Memphis, TN | L | 70-95 |
| 12/31/92 | @ Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | L | 55-70 |
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