Memphis Tigers

Memphis Tigers

Memphis Tigers

16-7 (6-2), 4th Conference USA

 Last Game
Feb 6 (17) Gonzaga, L 58-66
Gonz: Matt Bouldin 5-9, 19 Pts
Memp: Wesley Witherspoon 8-11, 26 Pts
 
 Next Game
UCF Knights Feb 10 UCF, 7:00 pm EST
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Last Meeting: Jan 10, 2009, W 73-66
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Bouldin, No. 17 Gonzaga top Memphis 66-58

Bouldin, No. 17 Gonzaga top Memphis 66-58
AP, Feb 6, 2010
Gonzaga coach Mark Few let his players sleep in Saturday, and the extra rest wound up providing some energy down the stretch. Matt Bouldin scored 19 points and the 17th-ranked Bulldogs pulled away for a 66-58 victory over Memphis on Saturday. Gonzaga (19-4) made a cross country flight Friday after Thursday night's 76-49 win over Portland. ...More
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Memphis Team Report Feb 8, 2010

After the Tigers beat UAB, 85-75, at FedExForum and improved to 6-2 in Conference USA, Wesley Witherspoon wanted the conference to know something.

"We're out to prove a point," Witherspoon told the Memphis Commercial Appeal. "Memphis basketball hasn't gone anywhere."

Memphis proved the point against UAB by doing something it has rarely done in recent years. The Tigers shot 89.2 percent from the free throw line—25 of 28.

But a few days later against No. 17 Gonzaga, it was Witherspoon who missed two key free throws late that let an opportunity to seize the lead slip away. Gonzaga won 66-58 as the Tigers reverted to their old free throw shooting form: 14 of 26, 53.8 percent.

Witherspoon was 4-for-8 and Elliot Williams was 6-for-12.

"That's the ...More

 
 
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 Scores & Schedule
Date Opponent Result Tickets Audio/Video Video Highlights
 Fri, Nov 13 Jackson St. W 82-53 ---- 
 Tue, Nov 17 at (1) Kansas L 55-57 ---- 
 Fri, Nov 20 Tennessee Tech W 92-59 ---- 
 Tue, Nov 24 Central Arkansas W 81-49 ---- 
 Mon, Nov 30 Oakland W 77-46 ---- 
 Sat, Dec 5 Arkansas St. W 74-55 ---- 
 Wed, Dec 9 Montana St. W 76-51 ---- 
 Sat, Dec 12 at AR Little Rock W 83-71 ---- 
 Sat, Dec 19 at Massachusetts L 72-73 ---- 
 Tue, Dec 22 SE Missouri St. W 87-57 ---- 
 Mon, Dec 28 IUPUI W 87-67 ---- 
 Thu, Dec 31 (14) Tennessee L 59-66 ---- 
 Sun, Jan 3 Houston Baptist W 93-52 ---- 
 Wed, Jan 6 at (7) Syracuse L 57-74 ---- 
 Sat, Jan 9 at Southern Miss W 59-57 ---- 
 Wed, Jan 13 East Carolina W 77-57 ---- 
 Sat, Jan 16 at Rice W 80-68 ---- 
 Wed, Jan 20 UTEP L 67-72 ---- 
 Sat, Jan 23 Houston W 92-77 ---- 
 Wed, Jan 27 at Marshall W 75-72 ---- 
 Sat, Jan 30 at SMU L 60-70 ---- 
 Wed, Feb 3 UAB W 85-75 ---- 
 Sat, Feb 6 (17) Gonzaga L 58-66 ---- 
 
Date Opponent Time Tickets Audio/Video Video Highlights
 Wed, Feb 10 UCF 7:00 pm ---- 
 Sat, Feb 13 at Tulsa 7:00 pm ---- 
 Wed, Feb 17 at Tulane 8:00 pm ---- 
 Sat, Feb 20 SMU 8:00 pm ---- 
 Wed, Feb 24 at Houston 8:00 pm ---- 
 Sat, Feb 27 Southern Miss 8:00 pm ---- 
 Wed, Mar 3 at UAB 7:00 pm ---- 
 Sat, Mar 6 Tulsa 1:00 pm ---- 
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 UTEP 8-1  17-5 
 UAB 7-2  19-4 
 Tulsa 7-2  18-5 
 Memphis 6-2  16-7 
 Marshall 5-4  17-7 
 Southern Miss 4-4  14-8 
 SMU 4-4  11-11 
 Houston 4-5  12-11 
 UCF 3-5  11-11 
 Tulane 2-7  7-15 
 Rice 1-8  8-15 
 East Carolina 1-8  7-16 
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 Individual Leaders
 PPGElliot Williams19.6 
 REBWill Coleman5.8 
 ASTWillie Kemp3.9 
 FG%Will Coleman61.8 
 FT%Aaron Jacques100.0 
 3PT%James Harvey Jr.100.0 
 BLKWill Coleman2.3 
 STLRoburt Sallie2.1