Game • Recaps • And • Boxscores Murray State 76 • #21/20 Memphis 72 Dec. 11, 2011 • Memphis, Tenn.
GAME #8
GAME #7
#21/20 Memphis 71 • Miami (Fla.) 54 Dec. 6, 2011 • Coral Gables, Fla.
Sophomore guard Will Barton posted career-highs in points, 27, and rebounds, 14, while leading No. 21/20 Memphis to a 71-54 win at Miami. Sophomore forward Tarik Black added nine points and six boards and sophomore guard Chris Crawford chipped in nine points and handed out five assists. Freshman forward Adonis Thomas scored six points, but hauled in a career-high 10 rebounds as Memphis improved to 5-2. Miami fell to 5-3 with the loss. After Miami’s Shane Larkin finished a driving layup to pull the Hurricanes within six, 55-49, Thomas sank two free throws and Stan Simpson converted on a layup to push Memphis’ lead to 10 with less than five minutes remaining. The Tigers finished the game on a 16-5 run to put it out of reach. Will Barton picked up the double-double, his second-consecutive and third of the season, when he collected an offensive board and finished the stick-back for his 16th point and 10th rebound at the Tigers Tails 16:29-mark in the second-half. • Memphis’ win at Miami was its first victory in a true road opener since The Tigers’ second-leading scorer, sophomore the 2007-08 season, a 65-41 win guard Joe Jackson, was held scoreless until six-minutes Middle Tennessee. into the second half when he knocked down an open • over Despite entering the game bethree-pointer from the right wing. Jackson finished the ing outscored in second chance points by an average of 5.2 points game with eight points and three assists. per game, the Tigers posted their Despite connecting on only 1-of-12 (8.3 percent) biggest margin of the year in that of its three-point shots, Memphis finished the game 28category with a 17-9 advantage. of-60 (46.7 percent) from the floor. Miami was held to Memphis’ 13 offensive rebounds 20-of-56 (35.7 percent) shooting, including 5-of-18 (27.8 were a season high. percent) from long-range. After being outrebounded in • With Will Barton’s 14 rebounds and Adonis Thomas’ 10 boards, four of its first six games, Memphis held a decisive adMemphis had two double-digit vantage on the boards, 41-33. rebounders in a game for the first Memphis withstood a seven-point run by Miami time since Dec. 5, 2009 (Niles – 11, Coleman – 10 vs. Arkansas and a shaky start before rallying to take the lead, 27-26, St.) after the first half of play. Barton put on an offensive display in the first half, scoring 14 points on 7-of-14 fieldgoal attempts. The sophomore guard scored 10 of the Tigers’ first 14 points and ripped down eight boards. Kenny Kadji scored 12 points to lead the Hurricanes. Scott Durand and Trey McKinney Jones also scored in double figures, with 10 points apiece. Kadji and Durand both pulled down a team-high six rebounds.
Despite a furious comeback attempt in the final two minutes, No. 21/20 Memphis dropped a non-conference tilt against Murray State, 76-72. Will Barton scored a career-high-tying 27 points, on 10-of-13 (76.9 percent) shooting, in the loss. Memphis (5-3) trailed, 71-60, with a just under two-minutes left in the game when a Will Barton layup sparked Memphis’ run, igniting the crowd and putting Murray State (10-0) on its heels. The Racers’ Isaiah Canaan stepped to the line and missed the front-end of the oneand-one. On the ensuing Tiger possession, Wesley Witherspoon connected on a three-point basket from the right corner. Memphis stiffened its defense and capitalized on three-consecutive Murray State turnovers to pull within three, 71-68, with 47 seconds remaining. A pair of free throws by Ivan Aska put the Tigers Tails Racers back up by five. Joe Jackson scored four-straight points on two free • The 76-72 Murray State win marks the Racers’ first victory over the throws and a layup to bring Memphis within a point, 73Tigers since Jan. 19, 1994. 72, and only 14 ticks left on the clock. • Memphis is now 0-3 when trailing After Canaan increased the lead to three on two at the half this year after a 34-29 shots from the charity stripe, Chris Crawford’s gamedeficit against Murray State. tying three-point attempt rimmed out. Zay Jackson iced • Memphis was outscored 23-11 on the fast break. The Tigers are 0-3 the game with a free throw for Murray State. this year when being outscored Jackson finished with 20 points and four assists for in fast break points and 5-0 when topping their opponents in that Memphis. Crawford handed out a season-high-tying sevcategory. en assists, hauled in five boards and collected three steals. • Jackson reached the 20-point mark Tarik Black came up just short of a double-double with for the third time this year with 20 points while Tarik Black reached 11 points and a season-high nine rebounds. Witherspoon double digits for the third time this added seven points and pulled down a season-high eight year with 11 points. boards. Memphis went 25-of-61 (41.4 percent) from the floor and 6-of-19 (31.6 percent) from beyond the arc. Murray State connected on 23-of-53 (41.7 percent) attempts, including 9-of-20 (45.0 percent) from three-point range. The Tigers finished 16-of-20 (80.0 percent) from the charity stripe, while the Racers connected on 21-of-29 (72.4 percent) of their free-throws.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Memphis Tigers vs Miami 12-06-11 9 p.m. at BankUnited Center | Coral Gables, Fla.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Murray State vs Memphis Tigers 12/11/11 5:00 p.m. at Memphis, Tenn. (FedExForum)
Memphis Tigers 71 • 5-2 ##
Player
11
Witherspoon,Wesley Simpson,Stan Jackson,Joe Crawford,Chris Barton,Will Barton,Antonio Black,Tarik Thomas,Adonis Team Totals
32 01 03 05 02 10 35
Murray State 76 • 10-0 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA
FG % 1st Half: 12-37 3FG % 1st Half: 0-7 FT % 1st Half: 3-5
f f g g g
32.4% 0.0% 60.0%
0-6 3-3 1-7 4-6 12-20 2-3 3-4 3-11
0-2 0-0 1-3 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-4
0-0 2-2 5-6 1-1 3-7 0-0 3-4 0-0
28-60
1-12
14-20
2nd half: 16-23 2nd half: 1-5 2nd half: 11-15
69.6% 20.0% 73.3%
Rebounds Off Def Tot PF
1 3 4 2 0 1 1 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 5 9 14 1 0 1 1 3 3 3 6 4 2 8 10 1 2 1 3 13 28 41 19
Game: 28-60 Game: 1-12 Game: 14-20
TP
A TO Blk
0 8 8 9 27 4 9 6
0 0 3 5 3 1 0 0
71 12
2 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 8
Min
##
Player
0 0 0 4 4 1 0 1
15 13 25 30 39 24 26 28
02
DANIEL, Ed ASKA, Ivan CANAAN, Isaiah POOLE. Donte LONG, Jewuan WILSON, Stacy MUSHATT, Latreze JACKSON, Zay GARRETT, Brandon Team Totals
0 1 1 1 2 0 1 1
Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA
Player
10
Raphael Akpejiori Shane Larkin Durand Scott Malcolm Grant Trey McKinney Jones Rion Brown Erik Swoope Garrius Adams Kenny Kadji Team Totals
00 01 03 04 15 21 25 35
FG % 1st Half: 3FG % 1st Half: FT % 1st Half:
9-30 4-10 4-7
f g g g g
30.0% 40.0% 57.1%
0-1 3-8 4-12 2-9 4-8 1-4 1-4 0-0 5-10
0-0 0-2 1-2 1-5 2-6 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1
2-4 1-1 1-3 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-0 0-0 2-6
20-56
5-18
9-18
2nd half: 11-26 2nd half: 1-8 2nd half: 5-11
42.3% 12.5% 45.5%
1st
2nd
27 26
44 28
Last FG - MEM 2nd-00:56, UM 2nd-01:31. Largest lead - MEM by 17 2nd-01:46, UM by 7 1st-17:16.
11 33 01 04 10
Deadball Rebounds 3
FG % 1st Half: 10-24 3FG % 1st Half: 4-10 FT % 1st Half: 10-14
f f g g g
41.7% 40.0% 71.4%
3-5 4-6 5-14 7-11 2-6 0-0 1-1 1-7 0-3
0-0 1-1 1-5 6-8 0-2 0-0 1-1 0-3 0-0
7-9 3-4 4-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 2-4 3-4
23-53
9-20
21-29
2nd half: 13-29 2nd half: 5-10 2nd half: 11-15
44.8% 50.0% 73.3%
Rebounds Off Def Tot PF
4 5 9 3 1 2 3 2 2 2 4 3 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 1 3 4 4 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 10 21 31 20
Game: 23-53 Game: 9-20 Game: 21-29
TP
A TO Blk
13 12 15 20 4 0 5 4 3
0 0 7 1 4 0 0 3 0
1 2 3 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 76 15 14
Stl
Min
0 1 2 4 1 0 1 1 0
27 32 30 35 27 4 13 24 8
4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1
7 10 200
43.4% 45.0% 72.4%
Deadball Rebounds 5,3
Memphis Tigers 72 • 5-3
1 1 2 2 0 3 3 0 1 5 6 1 0 2 2 1 0 5 5 4 0 1 1 0 3 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 2 4 0 4 11 22 33 15
TP
A TO Blk
2 7 10 5 10 6 2 0 12
0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0
54
3 1 2 2 3 0 0 1 1 1 6 14
Stl
Min
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
13 26 32 29 36 19 15 5 25
5
3 200
35.7% 27.8% 50.0%
Deadball Rebounds 6
Officials: Technical fouls: Memphis Tigers-None. Miami-None. Attendance: 4500 Score by periods Memphis Tigers Miami
03
13
46.7% 8.3% 70.0%
Rebounds Off Def Tot PF
Game: 20-56 Game: 5-18 Game: 9-18
42
7 10 200
Miami 54 • 5-3 ##
Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA
Stl
Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA
##
Player
11
Witherspoon,Wesley Simpson,Stan Jackson,Joe Crawford,Chris Barton,Will Barton,Antonio Black,Tarik Thomas,Adonis Team Totals
32 01 03 05 02 10 35
FG % 1st Half: 12-29 3FG % 1st Half: 1-8 FT % 1st Half: 4-4
f f g g g
41.4% 12.5% 100.0%
2-7 0-1 6-15 1-10 10-13 2-5 4-5 0-5
2-3 0-0 1-3 1-7 2-3 0-2 0-0 0-1
1-2 0-0 7-8 0-0 5-6 0-0 3-4 0-0
25-61
6-19
16-20
2nd half: 13-32 2nd half: 5-11 2nd half: 12-16
40.6% 45.5% 75.0%
Rebounds Off Def Tot PF
2 6 8 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 4 2 3 5 1 3 2 5 4 0 2 2 4 3 6 9 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 5 14 23 37 22
Game: 25-61 Game: 6-19 Game: 16-20
TP
A TO Blk
7 0 20 3 27 4 11 0
0 0 4 7 2 1 0 1
Stl
Min
0 0 4 2 3 4 1 1
0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0
2 0 0 1 3 1 2 0
21 8 31 37 34 18 33 18
72 15 15
5
9 200
41.0% 31.6% 80.0%
Deadball Rebounds 2
Officials: Rick Crawford, James Breeding, Steve Pyatt Technical fouls: Murray State-None. Memphis Tigers-None. Attendance: 16795
Total
71 54
Points MEM UM
In Paint 42 18
Off T/O 17 6
2nd Chance 17 9
Fast Break 12 10
Score tied - 6 times. Lead changed - 7 times.
Bench 19 20
Score by periods Murray State Memphis Tigers
1st
2nd
34 29
42 43
Last FG - MUR 2nd-01:58, MEM 2nd-00:14. Largest lead - MUR by 13 1st-07:28, MEM by 3 2nd-18:49.
Total
76 72
Points MUR MEM
In Paint 22 34
Off T/O 22 16
2nd Chance 9 14
Fast Break 23 11
Bench 12 15
Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 4 times.
2011-12 • Memphis • Tigers • Basketball