University of Memphis Athletics
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#24 DePaul
Tigers Come Up Short Against DePaul
Dec 28, 1999 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 28, 1999
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Quentin Richardson had 22 points and 14 rebounds Tuesday night as No. 24 DePaul beat Memphis 71-65 in the Conference USA opener for both.
Richardson, who was 7-of-16 from the field, hit two big baskets in the final two minutes as DePaul (9-3) pulled away at the end.
The teams exchanged leads midway through the second half and Memphis (6-7) held a one-point lead when Paris London hit a 5-foot fallaway shot with 3:24 left. But DePaul, behind Richardson and 5-of-6 free throw shooting by Rashon Burno over the final 1:38, put the game away.
Burno finished with 13 points for the Blue Demons, while Lance Williams added 10.
Kelly Wise led Memphis with 21 points and eight rebounds, while London and Courtney Trask had 12 points each. Trask also had 11 assists.
DePaul led 62-60 with 2:02 left after Steven Hunter hit the front end of a 1-and-1. Richardson rebounded Hunter's miss on the second shot and put it back in for a 64-60 lead.
A 3-pointer by Trask from the top of the key cut the DePaul lead to 66-63. But on the ensuing possession, Richardson tipped in his own miss for a 68-63 lead with 48 seconds left.
DePaul led 41-40 after a first half of runs that translated into double-digit leads for each team.
Memphis took a 12-2 lead, but DePaul erased that with a 25-3 run during which Richardson scored 11 points.
But DePaul then went 3 1/2 minutes without scoring and Memphis tied the game 31-31 on London's 18-foot baseline jumper with 4:36 left in the half.
A 30-footer by Burno as the half ended gave the Blue Demons their one-point lead.
Memphis shot 57.7 percent from the field in the first half but ended up at 42.4 percent for the game.
DePaul outrebounded Memphis 53-33, including 26 offensive boards.
