University of Memphis Athletics
Memphis vs. Oklahoma State Postgame Notes
Dec 01, 2013 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 1, 2013
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No. 21/19 Memphis (5-1) 73, No. 5/8 Oklahoma State (7-1) 68
Nov. 29, 2013
2013 Old Spice Classic Championship Game
HP Field House (Lake Buena Vista, Fla.)
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Memphis vs. Oklahoma State - Series Notes |
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Oklahoma State leads the all-time series over Memphis 4-3.
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The two teams split two meetings so far this season.
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Memphis vs. Oklahoma State - Team Notes |
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Memphis outscored Oklahoma State 41-26 in the second half to erase a 10-point halftime deficit. Tonight's win marked the second straight come-from-behind win for the Tigers this season.
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This is the first win over a top-five opponent for Memphis since April 5, 2008, when the Tigers beat No. 3 UCLA 78-63 in the 2008 NCAA Final Four in San Antonio, Texas.Tonight's victory marks the first win for Memphis over a top-five opponent in the regular season since the Tigers defeated No. 5 Georgetown 85-71 on Dec. 22, 2007.
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Memphis now has a 5-2 record when playing in in-season tournaments in the state of Florida.
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In its history, Memphis now has a 100-66 record in in-season tournaments.
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The championship in the 2013 Old Spice Classic is the best performance in an in-season bracketed tournament since Memphis won the 2007 2K Sports College Hoops Classic (defeated Connecticut 81-70 for the title at Madison Square Garden).
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Since 2000, Memphis has a 12-2 record when playing in the state of Florida.
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Memphis is now 7-2 when playing in the Orlando area.
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The Tigers are now 37-18 against members of the Big 12 Conference.
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Memphis vs. Oklahoma State - Player Notes |
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Sophomore Shaq Goodwin just missed posting his second double-double in the last three games. Goodwin led the Tigers in scoring with 17 points and also posted a team-leading eight rebounds. The sophomore forward also finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds in the Nov. 28 victory over Siena.
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Goodwin also played a career-high 39 minutes in Sunday's contest.
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Senior Chris Crawford is just 13 points away from the 1,000-point milestone for his career after scoring 16 in tonight's victory. Crawford now has 987 points in his Memphis career.
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Senior Joe Jackson scored 11 points in tonight's game and now has 1,294 points in his Memphis career. Jackson is in 18th place on the program's all-time scoring list, 11 points behind David Vaughn (1991-1995) for 17th place.
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Senior Michael Dixon Jr. scored 12 points, posting his fourth double-figure scoring game of the season.
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Freshman Austin Nichols had his double-figure scoring streak end at three consecutive games after scoring nine points in tonight's contest.
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Up Next for Memphis |
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Memphis takes the midweek off from action, but returns to the court Saturday, Dec. 7 with a 12 p.m. (CT) game vs. Northwestern State at FedExForum.
