#9/8 Ohio State Tops Memphis in Opening Round of Play4Kay Showcase

Thursday, November 23

Las Vegas, Nev.

5:00 PM

University of Memphis

1-4

100

#9/8 Ohio State

5-1

MEMPHIS

OHIO STATE

100

Photo by: Joe Murphy

#9/8 Ohio State Tops Memphis in Opening Round of Play4Kay Showcase

Nov 23, 2017 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Davis, Elmore lead Memphis with 16 points at the Mandalay Bay Events Center

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The University of Memphis women's basketball team dropped a hard-fought contest to No. 9/8 Ohio State Thanksgiving afternoon by a score of 100-69. The Tigers will now take on DePaul in the next round Friday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. CT/12:30 p.m. PT at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.

How It Happened
The Buckeyes jumped out early against the Tigers with five quick points from Stephanie Mavunga. A Breigha Wilder-Cochran lay-up was the first Memphis basket of the game. Ohio State continued to use its explosive offense to build a lead on Tigers, one that grew as many as 20 in the first quarter. Alana Davis helped inside for the Tigers with a quick four points off the bench.

The Tigers, however, continued to battle into the second quarter. Brea Elmore came up with six, second quarter points to lead Memphis. In all, the Tigers matched their first quarter total with 17 and held Ohio State to just 21.

Right out of the intermission, Memphis scored four quick points by Elmore and Cheyenne Creighton. OSU had an answer, and forced Memphis into a scoring drought until Creighton responded with less than five minutes left in the third.

Memphis continued to battle tough and outscored Ohio State in the fourth quarter, 20-14, led by six points by Creighton. Three Tigers finished the game in double-digits in Creighton, Davis, and Elmore.

Turning Point
Ohio State jumped out in front of the Tigers early in the first quarter. The No. 9/8 Buckeyes outscored Memphis 35-17 in the first quarter and Memphis was unable to overcome the early deficit.

Notables

Memphis outscored the Buckeyes in the fourth quarter and the 69 points scored is the second-highest offensive output this season by Memphis.
The Tigers produced 30 points off the bench compared to 17 by Ohio State.
Alana Davis had 10 points and four rebounds in the first half. She finished with a career-high 16 points.
Brea Elmore joined Davis with a team-high 16 points. It's her third double-digit game this season and it was a season-high.
The Tigers surpassed their season scoring average against the top 10 Buckeyes.
Cheyenne Creighton scored 11 points to be one of the three Tigers in double-digits.
Elmore led the Tigers with four assists and one block.
Memphis falls to 1-4 on the year with two more games remaining at the Play4Kay Showcase.

Melissa McFerrin Quotable
We put 69 points on the board today and that's good. We need to put points on the board and as we go along, we are seeing more players getting aggressive offensively.

Next Up For The Tigers
Memphis will now take on DePaul, who fell to Florida Gulf Coast in the opening round, Friday at 2:30 p.m. CT/12:30 p.m. PT. The game can be heard on the airwaves at 91.7 FM WUMR and a link to view the contest is available at www.gotigersgo.com. For more information on the Memphis women's basketball team, follow the Tigers on Twitter at @MemphisWBB.