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Feb 03, 2010 | Men's Basketball
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Memphis Post-Game Notes
Memphis (85), UAB (75)
Memphis (16-6), UAB (18-4)
February 3, 2010
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Tigers improve to 29-10 all-time against UAB. Memphis has not lost home game against UAB since Jan. 2, 1999, winning the last 11 meetings in Memphis vs. the Blazers
Wesley Witherspoon scored a career-high 29 points against the Blazers. His previous career high was 22 points against East Carolina on Jan. 13, 2010. This is the third time this season Witherspoon has scored 20 points or more. He has scored in double figures in 10 of the last 15 games
Memphis is the first UAB opponent in the last six games to score over 62 points. The Blazers had held their previous five opponents under the 62-point plateau
Wesley Witherspoon hit a career-high 12 free-throws against the Blazers. His previous career high was nine against East Carolina
Wesley Witherspoon also had a career high with eight made field-goals
Memphis tied their second-highest total for made free-throws with 25. The mark ties their 25 hit against Rice and falls short of 30 free throws made against Jackson State in the first game of the season
Memphis' 54 second-half points ties season high for most points scored in a half. The Tigers also scored 54 points in the second half against UALR
Elliot Williams tied a career high with 11 made free throws
Will Coleman blocked a career-high seven shots including five in the second half. Coleman's mark ties for seventh in the program's history. The all-time single-game high was nine blocks by David Vaughn in 1993 and Keith Lee in 1981
D.J. Stephens earned his second career start against the Blazers
