POST GAME NOTES

Feb 23, 2013 | Men's Basketball

Feb. 23, 2013

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No. 21/19 Memphis (24-3, C-USA 13-0) 89, Southern Miss (21-7, C-USA 10-3) 73
February 23, 2013
FedExForum (Memphis, Tenn.)

Series Notes

Career/Season High

Chris Crawford tied a career-high with five treys. Crawford has recorded five treys in a game four times, with the last coming against Southern Miss on Feb. 1, 2012.
D.J. Stephens notched a career-high 16 points. Stephens’ previous best was 15, which he recorded two times with the last coming against Tulsa (2/2/13).

Game Leaders

Shaq Goodwin and Chris Crawford each recorded 19 points to lead Memphis, the second time for Goodwin and third time for Crawford to lead the Tigers this season.
D.J. Stephens led the Tigers with seven rebounds; the 12^th time has led the team in rebounding this season.
Geron Johnson led Memphis with seven assists, the seventh time Johnson has led the Tigers this season.
Joe Jackson led the Tigers with four steals, the eight time Jackson has led the Tigers this season.
D.J. Stephens led the Tigers with five blocks, the 18^th time he has led the team this season.

Game Notes

The Tigers have won 18 games in a row.
Memphis’ 18 game winning streak is tied with Akron for the longest winning streak in NCAA Division I this season. The Tigers’ streak is the fifth-longest in program history.
Memphis clinched a share of its eighth Conference USA regular-season championship, tying the Tigers for the most in C-USA history.
Shaq Goodwin (19 points), Chris Crawford (19 points), D.J. Stephens (16 points), Joe Jackson (15 points) and Adonis Thomas (12 points) all recorded double-figures scoring for Memphis. This marks the second game in a row and the sixth time this season the Tigers have had five players in double-digits scoring.
Memphis is 6-0 this season when five Tigers score in double-figures.
Memphis tallied 25 assists, three shy of their season-high of 28.