Postgame Notes

Dec 03, 2011 | Men's Basketball

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#21/22 Memphis (4-2) 91 vs. Austin Peay (0-9) 60
December 3, 2011 FedExForum (Memphis, Tenn.)

Memphis Postgame Notes

Series Notes

Memphis now leads the overall series with Austin Peay, 17-4, after winning the last six games.

Career Highs

Will Barton: 13 rebounds, 6 assists (tie)
Joe Jackson: 4 steals
Adonis Thomas: 5 three-pointers made, 6 three-pointers attempted

Season Highs

Chris Crawford: 7 assists (tie)
Team: 15 three-pointers (see note below), 42 rebounds, 23 assists

Game Notes

After going with the same starting line-up in the first four games of the season, Memphis has used a new starting five for the past two contests as the combination of Joe Jackson, Chris Crawford, Will Barton, Stan Simpson and Wesley Witherspoon is now 2-0 on the season.
The 31-point Memphis win (91-60) marks the Tigers' largest margin of victory this season.
Memphis' 15 three-pointers in the game is the second-highest team total in program history. The mark has been achieved a total of eight times with the most recent coming Feb. 20, 2010 against SMU.
For the third time this year, the Tigers tallied assists on at least 50 percent of their baskets (23 assists on 32 field goals, .719). Memphis is 3-0 this season and 13-3 last year when accomplishing that feat.
Memphis' first six baskets of the game were all three-pointers as the Tigers were 6-for-9 from the floor and 6-for-7 from three-point range in the first seven minutes of the contest to build an 18-10 lead.
The Tigers finished the first half 11-for-15 (.733) from three-point range with six different players hitting from behind the arc.
After Austin Peay got off to a 2-for-4 shooting start, the Memphis defense locked down, allowing the Governors to make just two of their next 10 shots.
The Tigers used a 16-2 run from 15:10 to 11:48 in the first half to establish a commanding 25-10 lead.
Memphis' 52 first-half points marks the third time this year the Tigers have scored at least 50 points in a half.
Sophomore Will Barton posted his second double-double of the season and his career with 22 points and 13 rebounds. He actually achieved the mark in the first half after racking up 13 points and 10 boards.
Barton's 22 points mark the fourth time this season and eighth time in his career he has scored more than 20 points. Barton scored nine straight points for the Tigers during a four-minute stretch in the second half.
For the second-straight game, true freshman Adonis Thomas was the first Tiger sub, coming in at the 17:29 mark. He made an immediate impact with a three-pointer to give Memphis a 9-5 lead, his sixth-straight game with a made trey. Thomas finished the game with 17 points while going 5-for-6 from three-point range.