POST GAME NOTES

Jan 22, 2013 | Men's Basketball

Jan. 22, 2013

Memphis (15- 3, C-USA 4-0) 71, Tulane (13-6, C-USA 1-3) 60
January 22, 2013
FedExForum (Memphis, Tenn.)

Series Notes

Career/Season Highs

Geron Johnson tied a career/season high for steals with four. Johnson last recorded four steals against Austin Peay (12/8/12).
Joe Jackson recorded one block, tying a season high. Jackson last notched one block against Tennessee (1/4/13).
Chris Crawford tied a season high with six assists. Crawford last recorded six assists against Austin Peay (12/8/12).
D.J. Stephens clocked a career high 36 minutes. Stephens previous career high was 35 coming against Harvard (1/19/13)
The Tigers tied a season high for blocks with 11. The last time Memphis recorded 11 blocks was against Tennessee (1/4/13).

Game Leaders

Geron Johnson led Memphis with 18 points, the second time he has led the team this season.
D.J. Stephens led the team with 10 rebounds, the 10^th time he has done so this season.
Geron Johnson led the Tigers with five assists, the fourth time he has led the team this season.
Geron Johnson recorded four steals to lead the Tigers, the sixth time he has led the team this season.
D.J. Stephens notched three blocks to lead Memphis, the 10^th time he has led the Tigers this season.

Game Notes

Memphis overcame a 15 point deficit against Tulane, the largest deficit overcome by the Tigers at any point during a game this season. The largest deficit overcome by the Tigers, prior to Tulane, was 14 against Northern Iowa (11/24/12).
Joe Jackson (16 points) recorded his 14^th game in row scoring in double-digits. Jackson has 16 double-figure scoring games this season and 51 for his career donning the Blue and Gray.
Geron Johnson (18 points), Joe Jackson (16 points), Chris Crawford (14 points) and Tarik Black (10 points) each recorded double-digit scoring for Memphis. This was the third game in row with at least four Tigers in double-figures scoring. 
This game marked the second time this season the Tigers have won when trailing at the half. The other time Memphis won a game trailing at the half this season was against Northern Iowa (11/24/12).
The Memphis bench contributed 26 points in the winning effort. The Tigers are 9-2 when the bench scores 20 or more points.