Tigers On TV/Radio/Web
Thursday, Dec. 20 • 7 pm CT FedExForum • Memphis, Tenn.
By The Numbers...
85.7 78 16
+7.1
• Josh Pastner winning percentage vs. in-state opponents (12-2 record) • Number of years since Memphis and Lipscomb last played 3-straight years (2010, 2011, 2012); last time the 2 schools played 3-straight seasons was 1932-35 • Total number of players on the two rosters from the state of Tennessee (Memphis 8, Lipscomb 8) • Memphis rebounding margin this season, which is 3rd in C-USA; 2011-12 rebounding margin after 9 games was -2.5
Media Relations Info Contact .........................Lamar Chance Office ............................ 901-678-2349 Cell................................ 901-734-9949 Home ............................ 901-465-4247 Email ............lchance1@memphis.edu Mailing/Overnight Address ............... 203 Athletic Office Building 570 Normal St. Memphis, TN 38152
Schedule-Results (6-3, 0-0 C-USA) N ovem ber 7 12 17 22 23 24 29
CHRISTIAN BROTHERS#..............................65-54, W NORTH FLORIDA (CSS) .............................81-66, W SAMFORD%................................................65-54, W vs. VCU^ (NBC SN) ................................. 65-78, L vs. Minnesota^ (AXS.tv)........................... 75-84, L Northern Iowa^ (AXS.tv) ........................52-47, W UT MARTIN (SPORTSOUTH) ......................93-65, W
5 8 15 20 28 30
OHIO (CBS SN) ................................. 84-58, W AUSTIN PEAY (SPORTSOUTH)................ 83-65, W #6/6 LOUISVILLE (FSN)........................78-87, L LIPSCOMB (SPORTSOUTH)............................. 7 PM ORAL ROBERTS (CSS) ................................ 7 PM LOYOLA, MD. (CSS) .................................. 7 PM
4 9 12 16 19 22 26 30
at Tennessee (ESPN2)................................7 pm EAST CAROLINA* (SPORTSOUTH) ................. 7 PM at UAB* (CSS) .................................... 7:30 pm at Rice* (CSS) ...........................................6 pm HARVARD (FSN) ..................................11:30 AM TULANE* (SPORTSOUTH) .............................. 7 PM MARSHALL* (FSN)..................................... 1 PM at East Carolina*........................................6 pm
2 6 9 13 16 20 23 26
TULSA* (CBS SN) ..................................... 1 PM at SMU*.....................................................7 pm at Southern Miss* (CBS SN) .....................3 pm UCF* (CBS SN) ....................................... 7 PM at Marshall* (CBS SN) ..............................7 pm HOUSTON* (CSS) ....................................... 8 PM SOUTHERN MISS* (FSN)........................... 12 PM at Xavier (ESPN2) .....................................6 pm
D ec em ber
J anuar y
Febr uar y
M ar c h 2 5 9 13-16
at UCF* (FSN) ........................................12 pm at UTEP* (CBS SN) ..................................8 pm UAB* (CBS SN) ..................................... 11 AM Conference USA Tournament (Tulsa, Okla./BOK Center) Home games in bold SMALL CAPS *C-USA Game #Exhibition %Battle 4 Atlantis Opening Game (Memphis) ^Battle 4 Atlantis (Nassau, The Bahamas)
Probable Starters/Top Reserves v s . L i p s c o m b (based on previous game starters) Memphis Starters
Lipscomb (5-5) vs. Memphis (6-3)
SETTING THE SCENE • Memphis (6-3) hosts Lipscomb (5-5) Thursday, Dec. 20 at FedExForum. The game, to be televised on SportSouth, is scheduled for a 7 p.m. (CT) start. • The Tigers did not appear in either national poll this week. • The Tigers had their four-game win streak snapped Dec. 15 with an 87-78 setback to No. 6/6 Louisville. • Prior to the Dec. 15 loss, Memphis had won four straight with victories over Northern Iowa 52-47 Nov. 24, UT Martin 93-65 Nov. 29, Ohio 84-58 Dec. 5 and Austin Peay 83-65 Dec. 8. • Memphis returns four starters and 11 letterwinners from last year’s squad. • Lipscomb is 3-2 in its last five contests. The Bisons defeated Tennessee Tech, UT Martin and Austin Peay and fell to Belmont and Kentucky. • Lipscomb is 2-3 in its road games this season, with victories at Gardner-Webb 66-62 and Austin Peay 87-84. • The Bisons return six letterwinners and three starters from last year’s squad that went 13-18.
Lipscomb Starters
Game 10
Television: SportSouth/Comcast digital channel 52 (Pete Pranica, play-by-play; Sean Tuohy, color analyst) Radio: WREC 600 AM (Dave Woloshin, play-by-play; Matt Dillon, color analyst; Forrest Goodman, studio host) Web: None
No. 5 30 4 1 3
Name Shaq Goodwin D.J. Stephens Adonis Thomas Joe Jackson Chris Crawford
Pos F F G/F G G
2 10 55
Antonio Barton Tarik Black Geron Johnson
G F G
No. 1 41 00 3 35
Name Malcolm Smith Stephen Hurt Khion Sankey Carter Sanderson Martin Smith
Pos F C G G G
4 14 32
Deonte Alexander John Ross Glover Oscar Garcia
G G C
Yr Ht/Wt Fr. 6-9/246 Sr. 6-5/188 So. 6-7/240 Jr. 6-1/171 Jr. 6-4/218 — Reserves — Jr. 6-2/178 Jr. 6-9/262 Jr. 6-3/197
PPG RPG 8.1 6.0 6.1 5.6 10.1 3.8 12.0 4.3apg 8.6 4.3
Hometown Atlanta, Ga. Killeen, Texas Memphis, Tenn. Memphis, Tenn. Memphis, Tenn.
7.0 11.8 11.2
Baltimore, Md. Memphis, Tenn. Dayton, Ohio
Yr Ht So. 6-5/210 Fr. 6-10/285 Jr. 6-5/220 r-So. 6-1/170 So. 6-4/190 — Reserves — Sr. 6-1/175 Fr. 6-4/200 Jr. 6-8/225
PPG RPG 11.5 4.5 10.6 7.9 8.3 7.3 6.0 1.6apg 13.3 4.6
Hometown Clarksville, Tenn. Murfreesboro, Tenn. Stockton, Calif. Nashville, Tenn. Clarksville, Tenn.
10.3 5.3 3.1
Nashville, Tenn. Jackson, Tenn. El Paso, Texas
1.9 4.5 4.8
2.8 1.9 2.5