University of Memphis Athletics
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Southern Mississippi
No. 3 Memphis Coasts Past Southern Miss
Feb 14, 2006 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 14, 2006
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Rodney Carney scored 15 points and Kareem Cooper had 13 points and 13 rebounds to help No. 3 Memphis rout Southern Mississippi 80-41 on Tuesday night for its 12th straight victory.
Darius Washington and Shawne Williams had 11 points each for Memphis (23-2, 9-0 Conference USA), and Robert Dozier finished with 10 points, hitting all three of his shots from the field and all four free throws.
Courtney Beasley scored 15 points for Southern Mississippi (8-17, 2-8) and David Cornwell added 10. The Golden Eagles shot 28 percent in losing for the eighth time in their last nine games.
Memphis led 34-10 at the half, the lowest total for a Memphis opponent in a half this season. The Golden Eagles scored two points in the first 10 minutes and failed to score in the final 7 minutes.
With Tigers defenders denying passes and pressuring the ball, Southern Mississippi shot 15 percent from the field in the first half and had 13 turnovers.
Memphis had its own problems in the half, committing nine turnovers and missing 10 of its first 13 shots. That hindered the Tigers from building the lead to double digits until midway through the half. Memphis scored the last 15 points of the half.
Things just didn't get better for Southern Mississippi in the second half, with Memphis using a 14-3 run to make it 57-21.
