Tigers Return Home to Battle Owls

Wednesday, January 13

Memphis, Tenn.

7 pm CT

University of Memphis

Temple

Tickets

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Jan 12, 2016 | Men's Basketball

By: Bill Salyer

GAME INFORMATION
Memphis (10-5, 1-1 AAC) vs. Temple (8-6, 3-1 AAC)
When: Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Tip-Off: 7 p.m. (CT)
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Arena: FedExForum
TV: CBS Sports Network
Carter Blackburn, play-by-play
Pete Gillen, analyst
Radio: Memphis Radio Network / 600 WREC
Dave Woloshin, play-by-play
Matt Dillon, analyst
Forrest Goodman, pregame/postgame host
Live Stats: Memphis Stat Broadcast
Game Notes: Memphis | Temple
Rosters: Memphis | Temple
Schedules: Memphis | Temple
Media Guide: Memphis | Temple

SETTING THE TABLE

•     Against UConn, it was the first time in head coach Josh Pasnter's career that he has lost a game when Memphis and the opponent have hit the same number of free throws (was 9-0 prior)
•     As of January 10, Temple is one of four teams in NCAA Division I with exactly the same number points scored as number of points allowed (along with San Francisco, Wright State, and Saint Peter's)
•     Last season against Temple, Shaq Goodwin set a then-American Athletic Conference record with 23 rebound (since tied by SMU's Jordan Tolbert)
•     Dedric Lawson's five double-doubles are the fifth most by a true freshman in program history
•     Memphis is believed to be the only basketball program in the country with two multi-sport players on the team
•     Memphis is 20-24 all-time against teams from Pennsylvania, and the program is also 14-17 against the Big Five
•     Memphis' Shaq Goodwin has made 25 of his last 26 free throws dating back to the Tulane game
•     Shaq Goodwin needs 13 points to climb five spots in the program's career scoring record booK
•     With a win, Josh Pastner will move into sole possession of fourth place in the program's all-time wins list
•     Dedric Lawson has been named the American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week four times, one away from AAC record for Rookie of the Week honors in a season (page 12)

SCOUTING THE OWLS

Temple comes into the mid-week game against the Tigers having won four of its last five games including wins at Cincinnati and at UConn.

In the team's last game, a 78-60 win over East Carolina, the Owls were led by 24 points from Quenton DeCosey, while Devin Coleman scored 17 points off of the bench. Josh Brown added a dozen points while dishing out a game-high eight assists. Jaylen Bond missed a double-double by one point while adding a dozen rebounds.

For the year, DeCosey is the only player averaging in double-figure scoring at 15.6, while four others - Bond (9.7), Coleman (9.6), Obi Enechionyia (9.4), and Brown (8.5) - averaging over eight and a half points per game. Bondy pulls down a team-best 7.8 rebounds per game, with Brown leading the team with 63 assists.

PRIZED ROOKIE

Through the first nine weeks of the 2015-16 season, Memphis freshman Dedric Lawson has been named American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week four times, second-most in AAC history.

BIG BOARDING

Last season in the second of two meetings with Temple, Memphis' Shaq Goodwin went into halftime with 17 rebounds, and ended the contest with a career-high 23. The total set a then-American Athletic Conference record (it has since been tied once by Jordan Tolbert against Nicholls this season). Goodwin also owns the third-highest rebounding total in AAC history.

YOUNG DOUBLE-DOUBLES

Through the first 15 games of the 2015-16 season, Memphis freshman Dedric Lawson has recorded five double-doubles. That number not only ranks sixth in the country among all freshmen, but it is also the fifth highest true-freshman total in the University of Memphis history.