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Tigers Look to Bounce Back Against Bearcats
Feb 05, 2016 | Men's Basketball
GAME INFORMATION
Memphis (13-9, 4-5 AAC) vs. Cincinnati (17-6, 7-3 AAC)
When: Saturday, February 6, 2016
Tip-Off: 11 a.m. (CT)
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Arena: FedExForum
TV: ESPN2
Allen Bestwick, 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: Memphis StatBroadcast
Game Notes: Memphis | Cincinnati
Roster: Memphis | Cincinnati
Schedule: Memphis | Cincinnati
Media Guide: Memphis | Cincinnati
• Memphis has the sixth-quickest pace of play of all teams in NCAA Division I basketball
• The game marks a return home for Cincinnati forward Octavius Ellis, and Ellis' father, Jerell Horne, played for the Tigers from 1992-94
• Over the last seven seasons, Memphis is 15-1 in non-tournament (during and post-season) formats when having just one day between games
• Memphis has assisted on 60.7 percent of its baskets this season, ranked as the 32nd-highest total in the country
• Shaq Goodwin, following his eight-point performance against UConn, has climbed into a tie for 20th place all-time in the Memphis record books for career points, and needs 12 to move into 19th place, passing Antonio Anderson
• Shaq Goodwin has scored 52 career points against Cincinnati, the most of any active player in their careers against the Bearcats
• The duo of Dedric Lawson and Shaq Goodwin rank as the top rebounding duo in the American Athletic Conference this season, as the pair pull down a combined 16.8 rebounds per game
Cincinnati comes into the Saturday morning game having won four straight games, including most recently an 88-57 win over USF at home on Thursday evening.
In the win over the Bulls, six players reached double-figures in the scoring column, and two had double-doubles. Troy Caupain led the team with 18 points while dishing out 10 assists, as Gary Clark scored 16 points with a game-high 13 rebounds. Jacob Evans and Coreontae DeBerry each scored 11 points while Octavius Ellis and Farad Cobb each scored 10.
For the season, Cobb leads three players averaging double-figure scoring with 11.7, while Caupain is just behind at 11.5. Clark averages 10.5 with Ellis just off of the double-figure pace at 9.8 tallies per contest.
Clark pulls down a team-best 8.5 rebounds per game, as Cincinnati out-rebounds its opponents by an average of 5.3 rebounds per game. Capuain has dished out 107 assists, while Clark leads the team with 27 steals.
After games as of February 1, the Memphis Tigers have the seventh-fastest offense in NCAA Division I basketball, averaging 75.4 possessions per game, and have the fifth quickest possession length in the country. Below are the five teams ahead of Memphis per length of possession in NCAA Division I basketball.
Cincinnati forward Octavius Ellis grew up in Memphis, and his dad, Jerell Horne played for the Tigers from 1992-94. Horne, a 6-8 forward/center who played his prep basketball at Westwood High School, scored 126 points in his first season with the Tigers while adding 86 rebounds over 32 games during the season. A year later he played in 20 games, starting eight times, and averaged 4.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.
Memphis is preparing for its third game this season in which the team had just a day break between the contests, and the Tigers are 2-0 in the previous two such meetings this season (November 19 against Grambling State and January 26 at UCF). Over the last 16 regular season, non-tournament games with such a narrow turnaround, the Tigers are 15-1.
The Tigers have played against nine of the 13 NCAA Division I schools within the state of Ohio, and have a 48-61 all-time record in those games. The largest portion of games have come against Cincinnati, where the Tigers are 31-40 all-time.
This season the Memphis Tigers have assisted on 60.7 percent of its field goals, good for the 32nd-highest total in the country this season. Leading NCAA Division I by a wide margin is Michigan State, who has 72 percent of its baskets coming off of an assist. Below are the two teams ahead of and below Memphis in the rankings.
Against Ohio State on November 27, Memphis senior forward Shaq Goodwin became the 50th member of the program's 1,000-point club with an ally-oop dunk with eight minutes remaining in the first half. He now has 1,258 career points, which puts him 21st in the school record book, and stands 11 away from climbing into sole possession of 19th all-time. Below is where Goodwin stands, and the two former standouts ahead of him in the record book.
Memphis (13-9, 4-5 AAC) vs. Cincinnati (17-6, 7-3 AAC)
When: Saturday, February 6, 2016
Tip-Off: 11 a.m. (CT)
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Arena: FedExForum
TV: ESPN2
Allen Bestwick, 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: Memphis StatBroadcast
Game Notes: Memphis | Cincinnati
Roster: Memphis | Cincinnati
Schedule: Memphis | Cincinnati
Media Guide: Memphis | Cincinnati
SETTING THE TABLE
• Memphis has the sixth-quickest pace of play of all teams in NCAA Division I basketball
• The game marks a return home for Cincinnati forward Octavius Ellis, and Ellis' father, Jerell Horne, played for the Tigers from 1992-94
• Over the last seven seasons, Memphis is 15-1 in non-tournament (during and post-season) formats when having just one day between games
• Memphis has assisted on 60.7 percent of its baskets this season, ranked as the 32nd-highest total in the country
• Shaq Goodwin, following his eight-point performance against UConn, has climbed into a tie for 20th place all-time in the Memphis record books for career points, and needs 12 to move into 19th place, passing Antonio Anderson
• Shaq Goodwin has scored 52 career points against Cincinnati, the most of any active player in their careers against the Bearcats
• The duo of Dedric Lawson and Shaq Goodwin rank as the top rebounding duo in the American Athletic Conference this season, as the pair pull down a combined 16.8 rebounds per game
SCOUTING THE BEARCATS
Cincinnati comes into the Saturday morning game having won four straight games, including most recently an 88-57 win over USF at home on Thursday evening.
In the win over the Bulls, six players reached double-figures in the scoring column, and two had double-doubles. Troy Caupain led the team with 18 points while dishing out 10 assists, as Gary Clark scored 16 points with a game-high 13 rebounds. Jacob Evans and Coreontae DeBerry each scored 11 points while Octavius Ellis and Farad Cobb each scored 10.
For the season, Cobb leads three players averaging double-figure scoring with 11.7, while Caupain is just behind at 11.5. Clark averages 10.5 with Ellis just off of the double-figure pace at 9.8 tallies per contest.
Clark pulls down a team-best 8.5 rebounds per game, as Cincinnati out-rebounds its opponents by an average of 5.3 rebounds per game. Capuain has dished out 107 assists, while Clark leads the team with 27 steals.
QUICK PACE
After games as of February 1, the Memphis Tigers have the seventh-fastest offense in NCAA Division I basketball, averaging 75.4 possessions per game, and have the fifth quickest possession length in the country. Below are the five teams ahead of Memphis per length of possession in NCAA Division I basketball.
BACK HOME FOR ELLIS
Cincinnati forward Octavius Ellis grew up in Memphis, and his dad, Jerell Horne played for the Tigers from 1992-94. Horne, a 6-8 forward/center who played his prep basketball at Westwood High School, scored 126 points in his first season with the Tigers while adding 86 rebounds over 32 games during the season. A year later he played in 20 games, starting eight times, and averaged 4.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.
SHORT TURNAROUND
Memphis is preparing for its third game this season in which the team had just a day break between the contests, and the Tigers are 2-0 in the previous two such meetings this season (November 19 against Grambling State and January 26 at UCF). Over the last 16 regular season, non-tournament games with such a narrow turnaround, the Tigers are 15-1.
MEMPHIS VS THE BUCKEYE STATE
The Tigers have played against nine of the 13 NCAA Division I schools within the state of Ohio, and have a 48-61 all-time record in those games. The largest portion of games have come against Cincinnati, where the Tigers are 31-40 all-time.
HELP ME, HELP YOU
This season the Memphis Tigers have assisted on 60.7 percent of its field goals, good for the 32nd-highest total in the country this season. Leading NCAA Division I by a wide margin is Michigan State, who has 72 percent of its baskets coming off of an assist. Below are the two teams ahead of and below Memphis in the rankings.
CLIMBING INTO THE POINTS CLUB
Against Ohio State on November 27, Memphis senior forward Shaq Goodwin became the 50th member of the program's 1,000-point club with an ally-oop dunk with eight minutes remaining in the first half. He now has 1,258 career points, which puts him 21st in the school record book, and stands 11 away from climbing into sole possession of 19th all-time. Below is where Goodwin stands, and the two former standouts ahead of him in the record book.
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