Schedule-Results (23-3, 12-0 C-USA)
Tigers On TV/Radio/Web Television: FOX Sports Net (FSN; SportSouth in Memphis and Mid-South)/Comcast digital channel 52 (Ron Thulin, play-by-play; Perry Clark, analyst; Jenn Hildreth, sideline reporter) Radio: WREC 600 AM (Dave Woloshin, play-by-play; Matt Dillon, color analyst; Forrest Goodman, studio host) Web: None
Game #27 C-USA Game #13
By The Numbers...
350
• Memphis is 1 of 3 NCAA Division I programs to have 350 wins in the 21st century; Duke (381), Kansas (380) are other 2 programs
96.1
• Tigers’ win pct. vs. C-USA foes at FedExForum since 2005-06 (73-3 record; includes C-USA Tour.)
17
• Memphis’ current win streak, which is tied for the longest in nation; is 5th-longest in program’s history
8th
• With a win Saturday, Memphis would claim a share of its 8th CUSA regular-season title; would tie for most in C-USA history
Athletics Communications 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
12 17 22 23 24 29
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 Ohio (CBS SN).................................. 84-58, W 8 Austin Peay (SportSouth)................. 83-65, W 15 #6/6 Louisville (FSN).........................78-87, L 20 Lipscomb (SportSouth)...................... 62-56, W 28 Oral Roberts (CSS)......................... 72-57, W 30 Loyola, Md. (CSS)........................... 78-64, W
4 at Tennessee (ESPN2).........................85-80, W 9 East Carolina* (SportSouth).......... 67-54, W 12 at UAB* (CSS)....................................69-53, W 16 at Rice* (CSS).....................................77-51, W 19 Harvard (FSN).................................. 60-50, W 22 Tulane* (SportSouth)....................... 71-60, W 26 Marshall* (FSN).............................. 73-72, W 30 at East Carolina*..................................75-68, W
2 Tulsa* (CBS SN).............................. 94-64, W 6 at SMU*...............................................60-52, W 9 at Southern Miss* (CBS SN)...............89-76, W 13 UCF* (CBS SN)................................ 93-71, W 16 at Marshall* (CBS SN)........................71-59, W 20 Houston* (CSS)................................ 81-74, W 23 Southern Miss* (FSN)............................ 12 pm 26 at Xavier (ESPN2)......................................6 pm
D ec em ber
J anuar y
Febr uar y
M ar c h
2 at UCF* (FSN).........................................12 pm 5 at UTEP* (CBS SN)...................................8 pm 9 UAB* (CBS SN)...................................... 11 am 13-16 Conference USA Tournament (Tulsa, Okla./BOK Center) Home games in bold small caps *C-USA Game %Battle 4 Atlantis Opening Game (Memphis) ^Battle 4 Atlantis (Nassau, The Bahamas)
Probable Starters/Top Reserves v s . S o u t h e r n M i s s (based on previous game starters) Memphis Starters
Saturday, Feb. 23 • 12 pm CT FedExForum • Memphis, Tenn.
SETTING THE SCENE • Memphis (23-3, 12-0 C-USA) closes a twogame homestand at FedExForum Saturday, Feb. 23 against Conference USA rival Southern Miss (21-6, 10-2 C-USA). The game, scheduled for a 12 p.m. (CT) start, is slated for a Fox Sports Net (FSN; SportSouth on Memphis Comcast digital channel 52) telecast. • The Tigers remained in the national polls for a second-straight week. Memphis moved up to the No. 21 spot in the Associated Press poll and No. 19 in the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll. • The Tigers bounced back after their Dec. 15 setback to No. 6/6 Louisville with 17-consecutive wins over Lipscomb 62-56 Dec. 20, Oral Roberts 72-57 Dec. 28, Loyola, Md., 78-64 Dec. 30, Tennessee 85-80 Jan. 4, East Carolina 67-54 Jan. 9, UAB 69-53 Jan. 12, Rice 77-51 Jan. 16, Harvard 60-50 Jan. 19, Tulane 71-60 Jan. 22, Marshall 73-72 Jan. 26, East Carolina 75-68 Jan. 30, Tulsa 94-64 Feb. 2, SMU 60-52 Feb. 6, Southern Miss 89-76 Feb. 9, UCF 93-71 Feb. 13, Marshall 71-59 Feb. 16 and Houston 81-74 Feb. 20.
No. 5 30 4 1 55
Name Shaq Goodwin D.J. Stephens Adonis Thomas Joe Jackson Geron Johnson
3 Chris Crawford 10 Tarik Black 11 Damien Wilson
USM Starters
Southern Miss (21-6, 10-2) vs. #21/19 Memphis (23-3, 12-0)
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No. 11 24 4 5 23
Name Daveon Boardingham Jonathan Mills Dwayne Davis Neil Watson Jerrold Brooks
10 Cedric Jenkins 21 Norville Carey 44 Michael Craig
Pos F F G/F G G G F G Pos F F G G G G F G/F
Yr Ht/Wt Fr. 6-9/246 Sr. 6-5/188 So. 6-7/240 Jr. 6-1/171 Jr. 6-3/197 — Reserves — Jr. 6-4/218 Jr. 6-9/262 Fr. 6-6/180
PPG RPG 8.0 4.9 6.9 6.8 11.8 4.4 13.7 4.7apg 10.9 4.4
Yr Ht/Wt Jr. 6-7/225 Sr. 6-5/240 Sr. 6-5/205 Jr. 5-11/160 Jr. 6-0/185 — Reserves — Jr. 6-1/195 Fr. 6-5/230 Jr. 6-5/230
PPG RPG 8.0 4.0 8.9 6.9 13.8 4.3 9.3 5.0apg 10.7 2.4
7.8 9.0 2.3
5.0 5.2 9.0
4.0 4.6 1.0
1.2 2.5 5.1
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