Memphis Men's Basketball Postgame Notes at Gonzaga

Jan 31, 2015 | Men's Basketball

Jan. 31, 2015

Recap |  Box Score

  Series Notes

Despite tonight’s loss, Memphis stills leads the all-time series 6-3.
Gonzaga’s win tonight ended the Tigers’ two-game win streak in the series.
Gonzaga won for the first time in the series when playing in Spokane. Memphis had won the previous three games played in Spokane in 2007, 2009 and 2011.
Tonight’s game was Memphis’ first visit to the McCarthey Athletic Center, Gonzaga’s on-campus arena. The Tigers’ previous three visits were played at the Spokane Arena in downtown Spokane.

  Team Notes

With tonight’s win, Gonzaga pulled even with Memphis for the most wins since 2000-01 at the NCAA Division I level. Both programs have 395 victories since 2000-01. Memphis and Gonzaga trail only Duke and Kansas on that chart.
Memphis’ record against top-10 foes on the road fell to 6-26 in the modern era of college basketball (since World War II). The Tigers are 1-18 against top-10 non-conference opponents on the road since World War II.
The Tigers had only 10 turnovers vs. Gonzaga. The 10 turnovers tied for the third-fewest in a game this season.
With their 10 turnovers tonight, the Tigers have averaged only 8.0 turnovers in their last two games.
Memphis out-rebounded Gonzaga by a narrow 39-38 margin. The Tigers now are 11-3 when out-rebounding their opponent.
The Bulldogs shot 55.3 percent from the floor vs. Memphis tonight, the highest field goal percentage against the Tigers this season.
Memphis was 4-of-16 from the three-point arc vs. Gonzaga. It was the 476th-consecutive game in which the Tigers hit at least one three-pointer. The last time Memphis failed to hit a three-pointer was vs. Alabama in November of 2001.

  Players Notes

Nick King netted a team-high 13 points tonight. It was his second-straight double-figure scoring game. It also was his third double-figure scoring performance in his last four games.
Nick King tied a career best with four steals vs. Gonzaga.
Austin Nichols tied a career high with three steals vs. Gonzaga.
Markel Crawford handed out a season-high five assists vs. Gonzaga.
Austin Nichols scored 12 points tonight for his 17th double-figure scoring game of the season. It is his 14th double-digit performance in last 15 games, including four straight.
Austin Nichols had no blocks in tonight’s game vs. Gonzaga. It was the first time this season that he did not register a block.
Trahson Burrell finished with eight points and nine rebounds tonight, nearly missing another double-double. It is the fourth time this season he has grabbed nine rebounds in a game.
Austin Nichols started his 55th-straight game Wednesday.

  Up Next Notes

Memphis continues its trek outside conference play Wednesday, Feb. 4 when it hosts Jacksonville State. Game time from FedExForum is 7 p.m. (CT). WatchESPN/ESPN3.com is televising the game.