University of Memphis Athletics
University of Memphis
#22 Marquette
Memphis Upsets No. 22 Marquette
Jan 13, 2005 | Men's Basketball
Jan. 13, 2005
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Rodney Carney scored 29 points, and freshman guard Darius Washington had 20 points and five assists in Memphis' 78-68 victory over No. 22 Marquette on Thursday night.
Carney was 10-of-20 from the field, and Washington was 8-of-14 for the Tigers (9-7, 2-0 Conference USA). Anthony Rice added 17 points.
Dameon Mason led the Golden Eagles (13-2, 1-1) with 20 points, Ryan Amoroso had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and Travis Diener also scored 16 points.
Memphis played without Jeremy Hunt, the junior guard recently arrested on misdemeanor assault charges in connection with a complaint filed by his former girlfriend.
Hunt missed the previous seven games with a broken left wrist before being declared fit to play earlier this week. The university said Thursday afternoon that he would not be in uniform until school officials investigate the matter.
Marquette had a season-high 22 turnovers, nine by Diener.
Memphis led 41-25 at the half, with Marquette struggling against the Memphis defense from the outset, committing six turnovers, including three by Diener, before the first media timeout. The Tigers converted the turnovers into baskets, both on drives and 3-pointers, eventually building the lead to 20-3 before the Golden Eagles hit their first basket with 13:30 left.
Marquette averaged a turnover-per-minute through the first 14 minutes. Diener missed all five of his first-half shots and mishandled the ball six times, part of Marquette's 16 turnovers.
Memphis maintained its double-digit lead through the early stages of the second half, although Rice went to the locker room with a broken nose after catching an elbow on Diener's first field goal of the game - a 3-pointer- with 17:44 left.
Rice, who finished with 17 points, didn't return.
The Golden Eagles closed to 63-57 when Amoroso hit a pair of free throws, capping a 14-3 run with 4:42 left. But a 3-point play and a 3-point basket, both by Carney, pushed the Tigers' lead back to 10.
