POST GAME NOTES

Feb 26, 2013 | Men's Basketball

Feb. 26, 2013

Recap |  Box Score

No. 19/17 Memphis (24-4) 62, Xavier (16-11) 64
February 26, 2013
Cintas Center (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Series Notes

Career/Season Highs

Tarik Black tied a season high with two blocks. Black has recorded two blocks in a game four times with the last coming against Tulsa (2/2/13).

Game Leaders

 Geron Johnson led the Tigers with 14 points, the fifth time he has led the team this season.
Tarik Black led the team in rebounds with nine, the fifth time he has led the Tigers this season.
Joe Jackson recorded five assists to lead Memphis, the 18^th time he has led the Tigers this season.
Geron Johnson tallied two steals to lead the Tigers, the 12^th time he has led Memphis this season.
D.J. Stephens notched five blocks to lead the team, the 19^th time he has led the Tigers this season.

Game Notes

The Tigers scored a season low 20 points in the first half. Memphis’ 20 first-half points was its lowest point total in any half of basketball this season, the Tigers’ previous low was 22 points coming against both Northern Iowa (11/24/12) and SMU (2/6/13).
Xavier snapped Memphis’ 18-game winning streak. The Musketeers also snapped the Tigers’ nation-leading 11-game road winning streak dating back to last season.
This was the fifth time this season that Memphis trailed at the half. The Tigers carry a record of 2-3 when trailing at the half during the 2012-2013 campaign.
Geron Johnson (14 points), Joe Jackson (11 points) and Chris Crawford (10 points) each recorded double-figures scoring for Memphis. The Tigers are 14-4 this season when at least three players score in double-digits.