University of Memphis Athletics
University of Memphis
Tulsa
Memphis Downs Tulsa, 69-52
Feb 14, 2007 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 14, 2007
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TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Chris Douglas-Roberts scored 20 points and tied his career-high with four steals, and Antonio Anderson returned from an injury to score 15 points as No. 8 Memphis clinched a bye in the Conference USA tournament by beating Tulsa 69-52 Wednesday night.
Memphis (22-3, 12-0) took control with a run late in the first half and led by at least nine throughout the second half en route to its 14th straight win.
Douglas-Roberts scored the final seven points during a 10-0 Memphis run that put the game away midway through the second half. After a 3-pointer by Andre Allen, Douglas-Roberts hit five straight free throws - earning a pair of trips to the foul line after stealing the ball and getting fouled on consecutive possessions.
His last basket came when Tulsa's Darold Crow was called for goaltending on his shot from the left side that ended the run and put the Tigers up 58-38. That earned the Tigers' leading scorer a trip to the bench, where he toweled off before sitting out the final 6:39.
Tulsa (15-9, 5-6), with the lowest shooting percentage in Conference USA, struggled against Memphis' stingy defense. The Tigers rank fifth in the nation, allowing opponents to shoot only 38 percent.
The Golden Hurricane, who average 38.1 percent shooting in conference play, made only 32 percent of their shots after an even slower start.
Freshman Jamel McLean scored a career-high 16 to lead Tulsa, including eight after the Tigers were already up by 20. He also matched his career-high with eight rebounds.
Memphis evened the all-time series at 12-12, catching up after Tulsa won the first 11 meetings. The Golden Hurricane lost for the second time in 16 home games this season.
The Tigers surged ahead with a 10-0 first-half run that included three-point plays by Douglas-Roberts and Anderson, who'd missed the Tigers' last game against Tulane after spraining his right ankle early in Memphis' previous game at UAB.
Douglas-Roberts made it 26-14 with a steal that led to a two-handed, fast-break dunk.
Memphis was up 34-24 at halftime after holding Tulsa to 6-for-27 shooting (22 percent) and forcing 11 turnovers.
