Tigers Remain on Road at SMU

Saturday, January 30

Dallas, Texas

7 pm CT

University of Memphis

#13 SMU

Tickets

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Jan 29, 2016 | Men's Basketball

GAME INFORMATION
Memphis (13-7, 3-3 AAC) vs. #13 SMU (118-1, 7-1 AAC)
When: Saturday, January 30, 2016
Tip-Off: 7 p.m. (CT)
Location: Dallas, Texas
Arena: Moody Coliseum
TV: ESPNU
Ted Emrich, play-by-play
Tim Welsh, analyst
Radio: Memphis Radio Network / 600 WREC
Dave Woloshin, play-by-play
Matt Dillon, analyst
Forrest Goodman, pregame/postgame host
Live Stats: SMU GameTracker
Game Notes: Memphis | SMU
Roster: Memphis | SMU
Schedule: Memphis | SMU
Media Guide: Memphis | SMU

SETTING THE TABLE

•     SMU, ranked 13th in the country, saw its 18-game unbeaten streak fall at Temple on Sunday, January 24. The Mustangs, currently leading the American Athletic Conference, are ineligible for the 2016 postseason.
•     The game is the yearly Suits and Sneakers game for Memphis (Page 4)
•     Against UCF, Shaq Goodwin had the highest scoring game in the American Athletic Conference this season, and the sixth-highest scoring game in AAC history. (Page 4)
•     Goodwin's 15 field goals made are tied for the most in a Conference game in program history, is a new American Athletic Conference record, and is the fifth-most in a game this season in NCAA Division I (Page 4)
•     The game is the annual Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers game (Page 5)
•     The Memphis pair of Shaq Goodwin and Dedric Lawson are the second-highest scoring pair in the American Athletic Conference this season (Page 6)
•     Memphis has scored 26.1 percent of its points from the charity stripe, the fifth-highest such percentage in the country (Page 6)
•     Against UCF, Shaq Goodwin moved from 27th to 24th in the all-time scoring list in program history. He is now 15 points away from moving up three more spots, including passing Orby Arnold, current Memphis M Club Director Dwight Boyd, and James Bradley. (Page 7)

SCOUTING THE MUSTANGS

SMU heads into the weekend game after recording its first setback of the season, 89-80 at the hands of the Temple Owls.
    In the game, Sterling Brown scored a team-high 19 points and pulled down a game-high nine rebounds, leading five players in double-figure scoring. Jordan Tolbert scored 15 points with eight rebounds, as Nic Moore had 10 points and seven assists.
    For the season the team is led by defending American Athletic Conference Player of the Year Nic Moore, who averages 15.3 points and leads the Conference with 91 assists. Ben Moore averages 13 points, as Jordan Tolbert scored 12.6 points and pulling down 9.2 rebounds per game.
    Ben Moore has blocked a team-best 24 shots, with Nic Moore leading the team with 22 steals. As a team, the Mustangs shot 51 percent from the field, and 41 percent from beyond the arc.

BIG DAY FOR SHAQ

Against the UCF Knights, Shaq Goodwin had a game for the ages. He scored a career-high 24 points by halftime, and ended the game with 35 points - two away from the program record for points in a conference game. He hit 15-of-23 shots in the contest, the makes tying for fifth-most in a game in NCAA Division I this season, and also tying the program record for field goals made in a conference game.

AMERICAN UPHEAVEL

After the completion of action on the hardwood on Wednesday evening, the battle for the top seed in the upcoming American Athletic Conference Tournament got even murkier. Going into the evening, the top two contenders on the standings - Tulsa and Temple - each lost. As it stands now, the difference from the top seed record (4-2) and the seventh seed record (4-4) is just one game.

MEMPHIS VS. SCHOOLS IN TEXAS

Over the course of the last three games, the Memphis Tigers have faced off against teams from three of the five highest populated states with NCAA Division I schools. Saturday's opponent, SMU, resides in Texas, which has 23 Division I opponents, with the Tigers sporting a 118-44 record against those, and have played 20 of the 23 teams (with the only exceptions being Texas State, recent Division I addition Incarnate Word, and new school UTRGV (University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley).

SUITS AND SNEAKERS

For the game in Dallas, the Memphis coaching staff will be wearing basketball shoes with their suits in recognition of Coaches vs. Cancer Suits & Sneakers. The team is taking part in the nationwide event when basketball coaches across the country unite for a common cause - saving lives from cancer! Coaches and their staff wear sneakers with their suits while coaching games to raise awareness, share the importance of nutrition and physical activity, and to promote the American Cancer Society as a place for people facing cancer to turn to for free information, help, and support 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Hundreds of local and national basketball game broadcasts will help focus on the American Cancer Society's lifesaving mission and how everyone can fight back against cancer. It's as simple as lacing up your sneakers!

ALL-TIME SERIES VS SMU

Memphis holds a 10-6 lead in the all-time series over the Mustangs all-time, and are 4-3 all-time in Dallas (not including two games vacated by the NCAA from the 2007-08 season). The teams have split each of the last six games in the series, with the last Memphis win in Dallas coming on February 6, 2013.

HIGH-SCORING PAIRS

The Mempis scoring duo of Shaq Goodwin and Dedric Lawson rank as the second-highest scoring pair in the American Athletic Conference this season. The only teammates that average more are the Tulsa tandem of James Woodard and Shaquille Harrison. Below are the top two scorers of each of the teams in the American Athletic Conference.