University of Memphis
#15 Texas
No. 4 Memphis Upset by No. 15 Texas 69-58
Jan 02, 2006 | Men's Basketball
Jan. 2, 2006
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- P.J. Tucker had 24 points and 13 rebounds and Daniel Gibson added 18 points as No. 15 Texas beat fourth-ranked Memphis 69-58 on Monday, snapping the Tigers' eight-game winning streak.
Texas (11-2), ranked No. 2 for the first five polls of the season before consecutive losses, held Memphis almost 30 points below its average and sealed the win by going 17-of-19 over the free throw line over final 8:34.
Memphis (11-2) had not lost at home this season and wanted to burnish its record before heading into Conference USA where the Tigers are the league's only ranked team.
LaMarcus Aldridge, the Longhorns' leading scorer, had a season-low 12 points before fouling out. Senior forward Brad Buckman, who injured his right knee in the loss to No. 1 Duke and then missed the home loss to Tennessee, went 1-of-11 from the field and had six points.
Memphis came in with the nation's fifth-best scoring offense (87.3 points), but against Texas' zone, the Tigers missed 13 of their first 14 shots and finished at a season-low 28.6 percent (20-of-70).
Rodney Carney had 22 points for Memphis but was 3-of-14 from 3-point range, and freshman Shawne Williams was 2-of-14 for 10 points.
With a sellout crowd on its feet for most of the second half, the Tigers whittled away at Texas' lead with a 17-4 run capped by Darius Washington's 3-pointer from the top of the key. That made it 48-47 with 7:16 to go and was the Tigers' first lead of the game.
Kenton Paulino put Texas back up to stay at 52-50 with a three-point play off a fastbreak layup with 6:28 left.
Texas led 29-23 at halftime even though Aldridge went scoreless in the first half and played only 11 minutes after picking up his third foul. Buckman missed his first nine shots.
