Jahvon Quinerly has hit some big shots for Memphis basketball this season.

Perhaps none was bigger than the 3-pointer he hit with 44 seconds left in the Tigers' game against Wichita State on Saturday at FedExForum. His clutch triple gave Memphis its first lead of the game and propelled it to a 65-63 win, snapping its gut-wrenching four-game losing streak and keeping its slim NCAA tournament at-large hopes alive.

As big as Quinerly's shot was, though, it was David Jones' midrange jumper with 2.8 seconds left that broke a 63-63 tie and officially sent the Tigers (16-6, 5-4 AAC) into the locker room with their heads held high.

Here are five observations from the game.

David Jones with another big game

Memphis' leading scorer was at it again against Wichita State (9-13, 1-8).

He led the Tigers with 26 points. But he was especially clutch, putting up 16 points in the second half. Six of them came at the free throw line.

More Nae'Qwan Tomlin

The Tigers have had trouble getting their newest member involved in the offense.

That changed Saturday. Nae'Qwan Tomlin got 11 field goal attempts, one off his season high. He converted the extra opportunities into 10 points. Only Jones and Malcolm Dandridge finished with more.

Rotation curiosities

Hardaway went with another new starting lineup, grouping regulars Quinerly, Jones, Jaykwon Walton and Dandridge with Tomlin.

That group played just 1:59 together in the first half. That same lineup started the second half. It opened with an 8-3 run. Then Hardaway subbed Walton out for true freshman Carl Cherenfant. Wichita State responded by ripping off a 17-5 run that put the Shockers up 54-40 with less than eight minutes to play.

But Hardaway found a combination he liked late and stuck with it (Quinerly, Jones, Walton, Nicholas Jourdain and Tomlin). He kept the same lineup on the floor for the final 7:26, and the Tigers outscored Wichita State 22-8.

Jahvon Quinerly cold as ice — until he wasn't

Not many Tigers have shot the ball well lately.

But none has struggled more than Quinerly. Through the first 17 games, the senior point guard was the team's second-leading scorer and shooting 45.5% from the field. In the four games before Saturday, Quinerly was connecting on only 35.5% from the field.

His showing versus Wichita State was a whole other level of futility, though. He missed his first 12 field goal attempts, including three from the 3-point line.

But he saved his best for last. Quinerly also made up for his lack of scoring in other areas, with eight assists and six rebounds and committing just one turnover.

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Tigers seesaw on turnovers

Nine times.

The Tigers entered averaging the second-most turnovers per game (13.7) since AAC play began. So it should not have come as a surprise to anyone when they committed a whopping nine turnovers in the first 20 minutes against Wichita State.

The ninth one came out of a timeout. Playing for the last possession of the half, the Tigers worked the ball around to Jones, who promptly coughed it up to Wichita State's Harlond Beverly. So instead of possibly going into halftime with just a one-possession deficit, the visitors carried a 30-24 advantage into the locker room.

The second half was a different story. The Tigers committed a grand total of three turnovers, which led to only four Wichita State points.

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This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Memphis basketball wins thriller to snap four-game losing streak