University of Memphis Athletics
University of Memphis
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Squeaks By Memphis
Feb 15, 2001 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 15, 2001
By TERESA M. WALKER
AP Sports Writer
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Kenny Satterfield hit a falling-down jumper with 0.9 seconds left as Cincinnati rallied for a 66-65 victory over Memphis Thursday night for their fourth straight victory over the Tigers.
Memphis (15-10, 8-3) came in atop the Conference USA standings, a place usually held by the Bearcats (17-7, 7-4) who have won the league's past five regular season titles. The Tigers outrebounded Cincinnati but couldn't outshoot the Bearcats when it mattered. Cincinnati has now won six of the last seven games in this series.
Satterfield put Cincinnati up 64-63 with a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 33.7 seconds to go, and Shamel Jones answered for Memphis with a leaner in the lane with 15.4 seconds left. Cincinnati put the ball back into Satterfield's hands, and he ran the clock down before moving in for the winning shot.
Memphis had one last gasp as Jones tried a long pass from the baseline only to hit the ball off the sideline.
Steve Logan led Cincinnati with 27 points, and Satterfield and Donald Little each had 11.
Jones had a career-high 17 points with 10 rebounds, and Kelly Wise added 16 points and 14 rebounds for Memphis, which outrebounded Cincinnati 41-30.
Logan kept the Bearcats in the game by scoring theyr first nine points of the second half, and they almost looked lost when he sat down for a brief rest.
Memphis couldn't stretch its lead beyond four, and the Bearcats finally woke up as Little scored six unanswered points for a 61-59 lead with 3:11 to go. He had a chance to pad the lead only to miss the front end of a pair of one-and-ones in the final 2:39.
Neither team could take control in a quick first half where Memphis and Cincinnati swapped the lead back and forth. Cincinnati last led in the first half with 4:48 left on a layup by Satterfield at 27-26, and Memphis scored the last four points for a 37-32 halftime lead that could have been bigger if the Tigers hadn't committed some thoughtless turnovers.
