Memphis Basketball Postgame Notes at SMU

Jan 08, 2015 | Men's Basketball

Jan. 8, 2015

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  Series Notes

With tonight’s loss to SMU, Memphis now leads the all-time series 12-5.
The series is tied at 4-all in games played in Dallas. SMU has won three of the last four meetings in Dallas.

  Team Notes

With tonight’s loss, Memphis lost back-to-back game for the first time since near the start of the 2012-13 season. The last time the Tigers dropped consecutive games was to VCU and Minnesota at the Battle 4 Atlantis (Nov. 22-23, 2012) – a stretch of 80 games ago.
Memphis now is 43-5 following a loss under head coach Josh Pastner (.896 winning percentage).
Memphis’ consecutive conference losses are the first since the Tigers dropped back-to-back league games near the end of the 2010-11 season (at UTEP, at East Carolina) – a stretch of 124 games.
Tonight’s loss dropped Memphis below .500 in conference play for the first time since the start of the 2003-04 league season (Conference USA). The Tigers started that C-USA campaign 0-2 with losses to Southern Miss and DePaul – a span of 365 total games and 174 conference games ago.
The Tigers were out-rebounded by SMU 38-22 tonight. It was the most Memphis had been out-rebounded this season.
Memphis’ 21 points in the first half was its lowest offensive output before halftime this season. The Tigers’ previous first-half low was 22 points in the season opener versus Wichita State.
Memphis was 5-of-15 from the three-point arc vs. SMU. It was the 469th-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

D’Marnier Cunningham netted a season-high 10 points tonight. His previous season best was seven points versus Western Illinois.
Chris Hawkins scored a season-high nine points tonight. He also tied a season best with seven rebounds.
Markel Crawford dished out a season-high four assists. He also tied a season-best with nine points.
Austin Nichols scored 11 points tonight. It was his eighth-straight, double-figure scoring game. He has netted double figures in 10 of last 11 games.
Austin Nichols blocked three shots today. It is his 12th multi-block game of the season and the 24th of his career.
Austin Nichols now has 49 blocks this season (14 games). He had 42 blocks last season (34 games).
Nick King dressed tonight, but did not play. King missed his third-straight game as the result of suffering a sprained ankle in the Tigers’ Dec. 30 practice.
Austin Nichols started his 48th-straight game Thursday.

  Up Next Notes

Memphis continues its Texas road trip Sunday, Jan. 11 when it heads to Houston to face the Cougars. Game time is 3 p.m. (CT) from Hofheinz Pavilion. CBS Sports Network will televise the contest.