Kent State Downs Tigers In Final Play4Kay Showcase Game

Saturday, November 25

Las Vegas, Nev.

2:30 PM

University of Memphis

1-6

Kent State

2-3

KENT STATE

Memphis

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Kent State Downs Tigers In Final Play4Kay Showcase Game

Nov 25, 2017 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Creighton records second double-double of the tournament with 13 points and 11 rebounds

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The University of Memphis women's basketball team dropped the final game of the Play4Kay Showcase to Kent State by a score of 70-55 Saturday afternoon. Memphis falls to 1-6 on and year with three home games coming up on the schedule.

How It Happened
The Tigers hit their first two shots of the game on a jumper by Brea Elmore and a three-pointer by Taylor Barnes. The first quarter then saw Kent State pull ahead due to a 9-0 run through the heart of the quarter.

Memphis rallied back and held Kent State to nine points in the second quarter while scoring 18 behind the efforts of Elmore's team-leading seven points. The Tigers went into the locker rooms with a four-point, 32-28, lead.

Out of the intermission, Elmore knocked down her three three-pointer of the contest to give the Tigers a seven-point lead. That Memphis lead grew to as many as 11 with 6:51 to play in the third before the Golden Flashes responded with the game-changing run.

Three-straight three-pointers closing out the third quarter by the Golden Flashes ignited the final charge that Memphis was unable to respond to. The Golden Flashes proceeded to outscore the Tigers 20-5 in the final 10 minutes of action.

Turning Point
Three-straight three-pointers by Kent State while Memphis was leading by 11 in the closing minutes of the third quarter ignited a 20-5 fourth quarter for the Golden Flashes.

Notables

Brea Elmore led the Tigers with a team-high 20 points and four made three-pointers.
Cheyenne Creighton finished with her ninth career double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Memphis shot 5-for-6 from the free throw line.
Jasmine James had eight third quarter points and she was one of three Tigers to finish in double-digits with 10.
The Tigers had a season-low 16 turnovers and finished with 32 rebounds.

Melissa McFerrin Quotable
The fourth quarter, I thought there were several defensive possessions that we did a really nice job, but then they would get an offensive rebound. We missed a bunch of shots in the fourth and at the end of the day the fourth quarter was the difference. I thought our kids fought and played hard.

Next Up For The Tigers
Memphis returns home for a game at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse against IUPUI on Nov. 29. Tipoff against the Jaguars is set for 6 p.m. Fans unable to be in attendance can listen to the game on the airwaves at 91.7 FM WUMR or watch the game live at www.gotigersgo.com/watch. For more information on the Memphis women's basketball team, follow the Tigers on Twitter at @MemphisWBB.