Examining Memphis basketball's path to NCAA Tournament: 3 ways it can happen

Penny Hardaway laid out his Memphis basketball team's NCAA Tournament case as best he could. 

In the moments after Tuesday's 73-52 win at South Florida — the Tigers' sixth in a row and ninth in their last 10 games — Hardaway started by owning the blown opportunities for good wins (VCU and Western Kentucky) and the early season blemishes on their résumé (losses to Auburn and Tulsa).