Memphis, TN (SportsNetwork.com) - Joe Jackson scored 18 points to go with five rebounds and five assists to lead 20th-ranked Memphis to a 76-70 win over UCF.

Shaq Goodwin scored 14 points and Chris Crawford and Michael Dixon, Jr. finished with 10 points apiece for the Tigers (19-5, 8-3 AAC), winners in three straight and seven of their last eight games overall.

Tristan Spurlock finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds and Isaiah Sykes scored 14 for the Knights (9-13, 1-10), losers in nine straight.

With the score tied 48-48 with 9:14 remaining, Crawford buried a 3-pointer to ignite a 12-4 run give Memphis a 60-52 lead with 4:28 left. Spurlock sank a pair of free throws moments later, but the Tigers scored eight straight to open up a 68-54 advantage. Dixon and David Pellom scored four points apiece on the run.

UCF wouldn't go down without a fight as the Knights rattled off seven of the next nine points to make it 70-61.

Jackson made a pair of free throws with 42 seconds remaining and Matt Williams hit a 3-pointer on the other end to make it an eight-point game.

Daiquan Walker then stripped Jackson on a blatant missed call. Walker, going for the steal, knocked Jackson to the floor with his shoulder, and recovered the subsequent loose ball. Brandon Goodwin missed a try from long range, but Spurlock cleaned up the miss to make it a two-possession game with 25 ticks showing.

The Knights didn't get closer than six the rest of the way.

Staphon Blair gave UCF a 16-13 lead with 12:15 left in the first, but the Tigers opened up a 16-0 run to take a 29-16 advantage. UCF rattled off 11 straight to pull within two, but Memphis took a 36-30 lead into the break.