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gm #20: #22 Memphis (16-4, 6-2) VS. SMU (16-5, 5-3) SATURday, FEB. 1 • 1 Pm (ct) • MOODY COLISEUM • DALLAS, TEXAS
By The Numbers... 1-302010
• Date that Memphis had its previous conference road win streak broken at SMU; 70-60 SMU win halted conf. road win streak at 27
83.3
• Memphis’ win pct. in games played in Dallas-Fort Worth area since 2000-01 (10-2 record)
80.2 76.9 16/ 19
• Tigers’ scoring offense, which is 2nd in The American; SMU’s scoring defense is 61.2 ppg, which is 2nd in The American • Tigers’ winning pct. (10-3 record) when playing Super Bowl weekend since 2000-01; Memphis is 2-0 in Dallas-Ft. Worth area in Super Bowl weekend games • Memphis’ current conference road win streak; Tigers have won 19 straight away from FedExForum (16-0 true road wins; 3-0 at last year’s C-USA Tourney in Tulsa)
SETTING THE SCENE • Memphis (16-4, 6-2 The American) closes out its short two-game road swing Feb. 1 when it travels to Dallas, Texas, to face SMU (16-5, 5-3 The American). • CBS Sports Network is televising Saturday’s 1 p.m. (CT) contest from Moody Coliseum. The Memphis-SMU game is not available via the web. • The Tigers opened their two game road trip with a 69-59 win at UCF Jan. 29. • Prior to the Jan. 29 UCF game in Orlando, Memphis had a four-game homestand in which it posted a 3-1 record. The Tigers defeated LeMoyne-Owen College 101-78 Jan. 18, Houston 82-59 Jan. 23 and USF 80-58 Jan. 26, but lost to Connecticut 83-73 Jan. 16. • The Tigers remained in both national polls released Jan. 27. Memphis has appeared in all 13 polls in the 2013-14 season. Memphis is No. 22 in both the Associated Press (AP) and USA Today coaches polls. SMU is not ranked. • Memphis enters Saturday’s encounter having won eight of its last 10 games. The Tigers’ two setbacks in the last 10 games were to Cincinnati 69-53 and Connecticut 83-73. • The Tigers are 4-1 on the road this season and 7-2 away from FedExForum (road/neutral games). • Memphis returns three starters, but only five letterwinners from last year’s squad.
Memphis Starters
Probable Starters/Top Reserves v s . S M U (based on previous game starters)
SMU Starters
No. Name 2 Shaq Goodwin 4 Austin Nichols 1 Joe Jackson 3 Chris Crawford 55 Geron Johnson
5 Nick King 11 Michael Dixon Jr. 12 David Pellom
No. Name 2 Shawn Williams 5 Markus Kennedy 3 Sterling Brown 11 Nic Moore 12 Nick Russell
1 Ryan Manuel 4 Keith Frazier 15 Cannen Cunningham
Pos F F G G G F G F Pos F F G G G G G C
Yr Ht/Wt So. 6-9/242 Fr. 6-8/212 Sr. 6-1/174 Sr. 6-4/222 Sr. 6-3/203 — Reserves — Fr. 6-7/220 Sr. 6-1/200 Gr. 6-7/224 Yr Ht/Wt r-Sr. 6-7/230 r-So. 6-9/245 Fr. 6-6/200 r-So. 5-9/170 r-Sr. 6-4/210 — Reserves — Jr. 6-4/185 Fr. 6-5/190 Jr. 6-10/225
PPG RPG 12.9 6.9 8.4 4.0 14.2 4.3apg 9.1 3.9 8.7 5.5
Hometown Atlanta, Ga. Collierville, Tenn. Memphis, Tenn. Memphis, Tenn. Dayton, Ohio
5.4 3.0 11.3 2.5apg 5.5 3.6
Memphis, Tenn. Kansas City, Mo. Wilmington, N.C.
PPG RPG 4.8 2.9 11.7 7.0 3.4 3.5 13.9 4.4apg 8.4 3.3
Hometown Duncanville, Texas Philadelphia, Pa. Maywood, Ill. Winona Lake, Ind. Duncanville, Texas
5.2 5.8 5.0
Houston, Texas Dallas, Texas Arlington, Texas
2.4 2.0 2.9
Email: Lchance1@memphis.edu
Tigers On TV/Radio/Web Television: CBS Sports Network (John Sadak, play-by-play; Chris Walker, analyst)/Memphis Comcast channel 222 Radio: WREC 600 AM (Dave Woloshin, playby-play; Matt Dillon, color analyst; Forrest Goodman, studio host) Web: None
Schedule-Results (16-4, 6-2 American) November
14 19 23 28 29
AUSTIN PEAY (SportSouth)................ 95-69, W at #7/9 Oklahoma State% (ESPN)........ 80-101, L NICHOLLS (SportSouth)..................... 98-59, W vs. Siena# (ESPN2)............................... 87-60, W vs. LSU# (ESPN2)................................. 76-69, W
december
1 7 13 17 21 28 31
#5/8 Oklahoma State# (ESPN2)........... 73-68, W NORTHWESTERN STATE (ESPN3)........ 96-76, W UALR (ESPN3).................................... 73-59, W vs. #16/17 Florida& (ESPN)................... 75-77, L SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (SportSouth).77-65, W JACKSON STATE (ESPNU)................... 75-61, W at USF* (ESPN2).................................. 88-73, W
january
4 9 11 16 18 23 26 29
CINCINNATI* (ESPN2)..........................53-69, L at #12/8 Louisville* (ESPN)................. 73-67, W at Temple* (ESPN2)............................. 79-69, W CONNECTICUT* (ESPN/ESPN2)............73-83, L LEMOYNE-OWEN (SportSouth)........ 101-78, W HOUSTON* (ESPNews)...................... 82-59, W USF* (CBS SN)................................... 80-58, W at UCF* (ESPN2).................................. 69-59, W
february
1 4 8 12 15 20 22 27
at SMU* (CBS SN).......................................1 pm RUTGERS* (CBS SN)................................. 6 pm GONZAGA (ESPN Gameday/ESPN)........... 8 pm UCF* (ESPNU)......................................... 8 pm at Connecticut* (ESPN/ESPN2)................11 am at Rutgers* (CBS SN)..................................6 pm TEMPLE* (ESPNU).............................. 8:30 pm at Houston* (CBS SN).................................8 pm
march 1 6 8 12-15
LOUISVILLE* (CBS Sports)........................ 1 pm Cincinnati* (ESPN/ESPN2)..........................6 pm SMU* (ESPN/ESPN2)............................. 11 am American Athletic Conference Tournament (FedExForum/Memphis, Tenn.)
Home games in bold CAPS * American Game % Old Spice Classic Opening Game (Memphis) # Old Spice Classic (Orlando, Fla.) & Jimmy V Classic (New York, N.Y.)