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No. 14 Memphis Defeats SMU, 79-66
Feb 04, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 4, 2009
DALLAS, Texas (AP) - Tyreke Evans scored 26 points, including eight in a key second-half run, and No. 14 Memphis won its 50th straight Conference USA game, beating SMU 79-66 on Wednesday night.
The Tigers (19-3, 8-0) last lost in league play to UAB on March 2, 2006. The Tigers have won 13 straight, the second-longest winning streak in the nation behind Utah State's 16.
The Tigers trailed 41-39 early in the second half before they went on a 21-5 run that gave them the lead for good. Evans scored eight points in the surge, including a 3-pointer that gave Memphis a 60-46 lead with just over 4 minutes remaining.
SMU (6-14, 1-7) has lost five straight games and nine in a row to ranked teams dating to 2003.
Shawn Taggart scored 14 points and Robert Dozier and Roburt Sallie both had 13 for the Tigers.
Paul McCoy had 16 points for SMU, while Mouhammad Faye added 14 and Derek Williams 13.
